WINTER PARK, Colo.—Julia Mancuso added to her national record with her 12th win at U.S. championships, turning in a swift second run on soft snow to beat Sarah Schleper in the giant slalom.
Trailing after the opening run, Mancuso held nothing back on the bumpy course. The skier from Squaw Valley, Calif., finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 21.61 seconds Friday to capture her third straight U.S. giant slalom title.
Mancuso moved ahead of Andrea Mead Lawrence last spring for most national crowns by an American, a mark that had stood for 55 years.
Schleper, of Vail, Colo., had the top time after the first run, but then took a more conservative line. She finished 0.61 seconds behind Mancuso. Stacey Cook, more of a downhill specialist, was third.
