ARE, Sweden - Olympic champion Marielle Thompsons pursuit of a second skicross World Cup title will go down to the wire. Frederik Sorensen Jersey . Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., was fourth in Sundays race while rival Fanny Smith of Switzerland finished first, cutting Thompsons lead in the overall standings to just five points with only next weekends World Cup finals in France left to go. Ophelie David of France was second while Vancouvers Georgia Simmerling was third. "The overall is pretty exciting — for both the women and the men," said Thompson, who has 655 points compared to Smiths 650. "In the final, I was leading into the first turn and then Ophelie passed me and I got pushed into the powder and lost all my speed. Thats how she goes sometimes." Simmerling won her first heat Sunday and was second in her quarter- and semifinals to advance to the big final. "It was good today. I had to fight hard and it all came together," Simmerling said. "I messed up my timing on one of the features at the end of the start and I was fourth. Then Marielle (fell back) and the three of us just ended up 1-2-3. "Ive had a pretty consistent year, I would say. Theres one more race to go and Im hoping for a strong result again." Danie Sundquist, of Calgary was third in her first heat and finished 20th overall. Olympic silver medallist Kelsey Serwa, of Kelowna, B.C., did not participate as she took the post-Olympic season off. On the mens side, Austrias Thomas Zangerl finished first while teammate Andreas Matt was second. Armin Niederer of Switzerland picked up the bronze. Mathieu Leduc of Comox, B.C., was the top Canadian, finishing eighth. "It was definitely nice to see I can compete with the top guys," Leduc said. "Im just hoping to establish myself on the World Cup and put my name in there. "Im learning from my mistakes and trying to bank all my experiences and put them to good use." Calgarys Brady Leman and Montreals Chris Del Bosco did not advance past their first heats. Louis-Pierre Helie, of Berthierville, Que., did not finish his qualification run, while Tristan Tafel, of Canmore, Alta., did not qualify for the round of 32 heats. Canada sits second (1,898) behind Switzerland (2,124) in the ski cross Nations Cup standings with one race to go. Kingsley Coman Juventus Jersey . -- The Tim Hortons Brier will be held at Calgarys Scotiabank Saddledome in 2015, the finale of a new Triple Crown series unveiled Wednesday by the Canadian Curling Association. Roberto Pereyra Juventus Jersey . Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant outscored New Yorks Carmelo Anthony 41-15, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 112-100 on Sunday.TORONTO -- In a game featuring two evenly matched Canadian clubs, the American Hockey Leagues best came out on top. The first-overall St. Johns IceCaps edged out the third-ranked Toronto Marlies with a tight 2-1 victory Saturday in AHL play. Carl Klingberg scored the game-winner in the third period and Edward Pasquale shut the door the rest of the way, stopping 24 shots for the win. It was a tight-checking game right down to a frantic last minute before final buzzer, leaving both coaches pleased with the way their teams played. "We came out with a really high intensity, a real good push in the first period," IceCaps head coach Keith McCambridge said. "We knew Toronto would come out in the second period and try to get the momentum back and I thought they did that. They controlled a lot of the play in the second. And the third period was back and forth on both sides." "It was hard-fought game by both teams, and we had to work real hard to get the two points out of this building." Despite the loss, Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins was pleased with the way his club player blowing a three-goal lead in Fridays win. "It was a lot like a playoff game -- tight, physical, and the game pushed back and came back the other way," he said. "Even though we didnt get the points, I like being in those games because it prepares our team for these big games going down the stretch. "Were going to be in a ton of 2-1, 3-2 games going down the stretch. We want to learn from that and our guys are getting it. I trust this group. .Sometimes it good to get a kick in the butt like this to refocus." Ryan Hamilton had the lone goal for the Marlies. Ben Scrivens made 23 saves in defeat in front of 5,370 at Ricoh Coliseum. Patrice Cormier had the other goal for the IceCaps. The game featured the best road team in St. Johns (18-3-3) against the top home team in Toronto (16-5-4). McCambridge attributed his team success on the road to one thing. "Character -- we have a real good character group of players," he said. "We have a really good balance of veteran leadership with really young players that want to learn, play hard and go to the dirty areas of the ice. "We realize where our strengths are. We realize how wwe need to execute on the road to have success and weve been able to feed off that and get wins out of tough buildings. Fernando Llorente Juventus Jersey. " St. Johns opened the scoring early with a weak goal past Scrivens, who was making his first start in four games. Cormier picked up a loose puck behind the Marlies goal and snuck it by Scrivens uncontested on the wraparound less than three minutes into the game. The IceCaps (33-13-6) dominated the first period, outshooting the Marlies 9-3 and controlling most of the play. Toronto (29-18-6) came to life in the second and got a break midway through the period, catching St. Johns making a horrible line change. Hamilton snuck behind the changing players, took a breakaway pass from Juraj Mikus and snapped a shot past the glove hand of Pasquale (15-6-0). "Multiple things happened," McCambridge said. "One, we didnt get the puck deep to their goal-line. Two, we didnt help it get to the goal-line. And three, we changed when they shouldnt of. We need to hold at least two guys on the ice. We cant have two defenceman changing at one time. "The Marlies recognized it, turned it back quickly and put it in the back of our net. A mental error, but luckily it didnt cost us." It was Hamiltons team-leading 20th goal of the season, matching his career high set in 2007-08 when he was with the Houston Aeros. "I really wanted to put a full season together and stay healthy, thats a huge part," Hamilton said. "In saying that, we got such a great team here. We got good offensive players out there and theyre making me look good." St. Johns retook the lead at 6:40 on the third period when Klingberg streaked in off the left wing and fired a shot past Scrivens (13-10-1) for his 14th of the season. Toronto pulled Scrivens late in the game and pushed hard for the tying goal, but couldnt get one past Pasquale. "He was really good, a real strong game by him," McCambridge said. "Hes been really strong for us as of late." Toronto hosts Lake Erie on Monday, while St. Johns visits Hamilton on Friday. Notes: It was the eighth and final time the teams faced each other this season. Toronto won the season series 4-3-1. ... The Marlies dropped to 5-1-1 on their 10-game homestand. cheap nfl jerseyscheap jerseys ' ' '
