Slalom victory sets pace for Miller
After the win in St. Anton,
Austria, the American is now
70 points behind World Cup
leader Hermann Maier
By Philip Hersh
Chicago Tribune (KRT)
Thanks to Bode Miller, the U.S. ski
team is making up for a lot of lost
time on the World Cup alpine circuit.
The question now is whether Miller
still has enough time to make up for
points he lost—or squandered—ear
lier this season.
Miller's victory Sunday in a slalom
at St. Anton, Austria, put him back in
the running to become the first U.S.
winner of a World Cup overall title
since 1983.
"It's going to come down to the
wire, and I never bet against myself
when it comes down to the wire,"
Miller said.
He stands third overall, one point
behind Benjamin Raich and 70 be
hind leader Hermann Maier, both
Austrians. Stephan Eberharter of Aus
tria, overall winner the last two years,
is 23 points behind Miller.
The top 30 finishers in each World
Cup race earn points, with 100 to the
winner, 80 for second and 60 for
third, going down to one for 30th.
Miller has five World Cup wins this
season, his others coming in giant
slalom and combined. With Daron
Rahlves having won in downhill and
super-giant slalom this season, the
U.S. men have victories in every
alpine discipline, an unprecedented
achievement for a U.S. ski team.
Miller could be in the overall lead
had he skied more conservatively. He
has failed to finish seven events, in
cluding three slaloms and two giant
slaloms—his specialties.
Sunday's was the fourth slalom win
of his career but first in two years, a
drought that owes partly to equip
ment changes and partly to spreading
his energy by racing all four disci
plines the last two seasons. The latter
now will work to his advantage.
Ron Jenkins Forth Worth Star-Telegram
American Bode Miller won the slalom at St. Anton, Austria, and is within striking distance of a World Cup title.
"One of the things I've got going for
me is I'm the only one skiing all four
events," Miller said. "If I can keep scor
ing in the top 10 in super-G and
downhill, I have a good chance."
Eight races remain, two in each of
the sport's four disciplines. Maier and
Eberharter figure to dominate the
speed events. Maier leads the super-G
standings and is second in downhill;
Eberharter is first in downhill and
fourth in super-G. Miller is second in
giant slalom and fifth in slalom, Raich
third in slalom and fourth in giant.
Winter bits
Raphael Poiree, a French biathlete,
and his wife, Liv Grete Poiree, a Nor
wegian biathlete, may be the most
successful married couple in sports
history. The Poirees are both 29 and
have been married since May 2000.
They won nine medals in 10 events at
the world biathlon championships in
Germany, which ended Sunday with
his victory in the mass-start race. She
won four golds, finishing eighth in
her fifth race, and he won three golds,
a silver and a bronze.
With a second place in Sunday's
four-man race in Austria — the final
World Cup event — U.S. bobsled
driver Todd Hays finished second in
the four-man season standings and
second in the combined standings.
(c) 2004, Chicago Tribune.
Distributed by Knight Ridder/
Tribune Information Services.
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Maybe not the greatest, but at least
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St Joseph's has received just as much
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Cal retired Kidd's No. 5 jersey in a
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