By USSA

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — World Championship bronze medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) was third Sunday in the final super G of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup “regular season.”

Mancuso finished just ahead of discipline leader Tina Maze of Slovenia to push the title to the final race of the year. Maze leads Mancuso by 55 points with a max of 100 super G points up for grabs at the March 11-17 World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

Julia Mancuso

Austrian Anna Fenninger won the race, pushing local favorite Maria Hoefl-Riesch to second.

Mancuso’s result, coupled with her second on Friday and Laurenne Ross’ (Bend, Ore.) second in the downhill capped a three podium weekend for the U.S. Ski Team.

It was Mancuso’s fifth super G podium of the season and second in three days at Garmisch. She was second in the first SG Friday.

“I am happy to be on the podium, just trying my best every day. I am enjoying it with the sun out. I wish I could have gained some more points on her (Maze), I need all the luck on my side. I need to win the (last) race and then anything can happen,” Mancuso said.