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KREISCHBERG, Austria - Qi Guangpu of China successfully defended his aerials title, while Laura Peel of Australia won the womens event on the opening day Thursday of the freestyle skiing world championships.Qi landed solidly from his final jump, which included a triple back flip and five full twists, to gain 139.50 points. Alex Bowen of the United States, who has yet to earn a podium on the World Cup circuit, won silver with 121.27 points, and Maxim Gustik of Belarus ended on 119.91 to take bronze.Travis Gerrits of Milton, Ont., was 12th. Qi also won the title at the 2013 worlds in Voss, Norway, and placed fourth at the Sochi Olympics the following year.In the womens race, Peel earned 88.47 points to edge Kiley Mckinnon of the United States for the gold medal by 0.35 points and become the first Australian winner since Alisa Camplin 12 years ago. Defending champion Xu Mengtao of China won bronze with 86.84.Mckinnons silver was the first American womens aerials medal since Nikki Stones bronze 16 years ago.Xu, the Olympic silver medallist , led the competition until landing on her back after the final jump.I just cant believe it, said Peel, who earned her sole World Cup win at the same venue in Austria three years ago. (Xu) is an incredible jumper and her landing is usually bang on. I am just so happy to be on top of the podium.Xu Sicun of China crashed after landing from her second jump and was carried off on a sled. There was no immediate update on her condition.The freestyle skiing and snowboard world champs are being held simultaneously at the same venue for the first time. The next medal event is the snowboard cross on Friday. Manny Machado Jersey . Ben Street scored twice for the Heat (17-5-1), who won their fourth game in a row and 13th in their last 14 outings. Brett Bulmer scored the lone goal for the Wild (6-11-0), who dropped their sixth straight contest. Ubaldo Jimenez Jersey . -- C.J. Cron hit an RBI single on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues, doubled his second time up and hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. http://www.theoriolesteamshop.com/Orioles-Chris-Tillman-Kids-Jersey/ .com) - Will Conant booted a 39-yard field goal as time expired and Air Force played spoiler with a 27-24 win over 21st- ranked Colorado State on Friday. Zach Britton Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cal Ripken Jersey . Vonn "reopened" the idea of competing in the season-opening World Cup event on Oct. 26-27 in Soelden, Austria after returning to the slopes last month in Portillo, Chile.RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Montreal Canadiens needed a little time to get up to speed in their final game before the Olympic break. When they did, they left behind the Carolina Hurricanes. David Desharnais scored twice and the Canadiens rallied for a 4-1 victory Saturday night. "We had a little slump a couple of weeks ago and we wanted to get out of it," Desharnais said. "We did and we want to stay up in the standings and with these three wins, we did. That was our goal." Ryan White and Brian Gionta also scored and Carey Price made 31 saves to help the Canadiens win their third in a row. "It was nice to finish before the break with another win," said Price, set to play for Canada in the Olympics. "We talked about staying focused and earning that one and it worked out for us. Confidence in hockey is a big thing and to finish strong like this is good," Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty, a member of the U.S. team, suffered a first-period injury after being checked into the goal by Carolinas Brett Bellemore. He left with 7:30 left in the first period and did not return. After the game, Pacioretty said it was all precautionary for his to sit out the rest of the game. "I went in pretty hard and I got the wind knocked out of me," Pacioretty said. "I think the team wanted to play it safe and I think it was a good decision." After a scoreless first period, Carolina got on the scoreboard first in the second period. Drayson Bowman sccored his fourth goal of the season with a rising shot from the top of the right circle at 5:42.dddddddddddd Bowman took advantage of Tuomo Ruutus screen that kept Price from making a play on the puck. But the rest of the game belonged to the Canadiens. "We responded the right way," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "Even though they scored the first goal, we started playing well." Desharnais tied it with 2:08 left in the second, converting a 3-on-2 rush. It took only 1:25 for Montreal to take the lead as White scored on a rebound at the top of the crease with 42.7 seconds left in the period. Desharnais gave Montreal some breathing room early in the third period with his 11th goal of the season. It marked his first multi-goal game of the season. Gionta finished the scoring for Montreal with an empty-netter with 2:37 to go. Carolina defenceman Justin Faulk said the Hurricanes didnt play with energy. "We didnt have the drive and the effort we needed," said Faulk, who also is on the U.S. Olympic team. "In a game like this, especially before the break, we needed to leave it all out there. It didnt go our way." Neither team took advantage of their power-play opportunities. Montreal was 0 for 1 with the man-advantage, and Carolina failed on two power plays. NOTES: Carolina C Riley Nash extended his point streak to a career-best three games. ... Hurricanes D Justin Faulk matched his season-best points total with 22, picking up an assist. ' ' '