Living up to her No. 1 international...

Living up to her No. 1 international ranking under the pressure of performing before a home crowd, Julie Parisien of Auburn, Me., edged Sweden’s Pernilla Wiberg by 0.03 seconds to win the opening slalom of the women’s World Cup ski season at Park City, Utah.

Parisien, 21, completed two runs down Payday’s 1,600-foot, 50-gate course in 1 minute 18.63 seconds.

Wiberg posted a faster morning run and had a better intermediate time in the second heat. But the Swede became entangled in a couple of gates near the end of the course, throwing her off balance enough to cost her the victory.