Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, Calif.) ripped through the head-to-head style parallel slalom to win under the lights for her second Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win this season. 

Teammate Lindsey Vonn (Vail, Colo.) tacked another 60 points to her immense overall World Cup lead with third on the 170 foot tall ramp built in Luznhiki Olympic Complex as thousands of fans braved the frigid Moscow temperatures. 

The event was presented by Soelden, Austria, the official European Training base of the U.S. Ski Team in Europe. It capped a brilliant showcase of alpine skiing in Russia, hostcountry for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

“Events like this are really exciting, anything can happen,” Mancuso said. “You're bummed out if you lose and when you win, it's a big surprise. I knew that if you can have a good start, you can make up any amount of time, so I really focused on my start.

“This is a very unique event. It's an incredible hill that they built. I've been pleasantly surprised with Russia. The hospitality has been great, the locations are awesome, it's been a fun few weeks in Russia.”

Photo: Julia Mancuso wins Moscow night slalom World Cup. (Eurosport/UK)