Karin Huttary wins skier X gold medal

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- A World Cup skier for five years, Karin Huttary grew tired of weaving between red and blue flags, racing against the clock instead of the person next to her.
So when some friends asked her to try skiercross, Huttary figured why not. It turned out to be a great decision.
Thriving on the jostling and jumping that comes with the sport, the Huttary has been one of the world's best skiercross racers the past few years.
She added to her collection of Winter X medals on Sunday, fighting through a slow course and holding off Norway's Gro Kvinlog to win her second skier X gold.
"It was so much fun, much more fun skiing with riders beside you," Huttary said of switching sports.
"And with all the jumps, I love jumps. That was a big decision and I'm happy that I made it. It's cool to be here."
Lars Lewen won the men's race, holding off Idaho's Reggie Crist to win his second Winter X gold.
"It was a more difficult test than when I won in 2003," Lewen said.
"It was very, very slow. In the training, we had no chance. It was not much fun. But it got better and better and at the end it was not so bad. We had a good race."
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