Kravchuk, Li wins World Cup aerials at Park City


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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Stanislav Kravchuk of the Ukraine won his first World Cup aerials competition, and world champion Li Nina of China topped the women's field Friday.

Kravchuk did a triple flip with three twists and stuck the landing, finishing with a combined score of 226.85. Vladimir Lebedev of Russia was second (223.21), followed by Switzerland's Renato Ulrich (222.23).

Li finished with a score of 199.16, beating World Cup leader Jaqui Cooper of Australia (194.87). China's Cheng Shuang (188.75) was third.

American Emily Cook was fourth, her best World Cup finish in two years.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-02-01-08 2105MST

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