Rauffer Beats Favorites to Win Downhill
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VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Max Rauffer became the first  German man in nearly 13 years to win an Alpine ski World Cup  race when he beat the favorites in a wind-affected downhill on  Saturday.
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American Bode Miller stormed to victory in the opening downhill of the 2004-05 World Cup season, finishing nearly a second ahead of France's Antoine Deneriaz.
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Max Rauffer became the first German man in 12 years to win an Alpine ski World Cup race when he beat the favorites in a wind-affected downhill at Val Gardena.
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SANTA CATERINA, Italy  - Michaela Dorfmeister of  Austria won an Alpine skiing World Cup downhill race on  Thursday in a time of one minute 41.66 seconds, according to  provisional results.
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Julia Mancuso won a downhill Saturday, moving closer to her ultimate goal of winning the overall World Cup title, and Renate Goetschl finished second to take the season's discipline title.
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Steve Nyman of the United States won a downhill Saturday for his first World Cup victory. Nyman covered the 2.1-mile Saslong course in 1 minute, 56.52 seconds. Didier Cuche of Switzerland was second, 0.02 seconds behind, and Fritz Strobl of Austria was third.
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Bode Miller won for the fourth time this season Friday and Daron Rahlves was second -- the first 1-2 finish for US men in a World Cup downhill.
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Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel overcame a broken rib to win the first downhill of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup season yesterday in Lake Louise, Alberta, and deny Canada's Manuel Osborne-Paradis a historic victory.
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VAL GARDENA, Italy (CP) - Germany&#39;s Max Rauffer captured a downhill in strong wind Saturday for his first World Cup victory as most of the pre-race favourites struggled.
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Bode Miller won his fourth World Cup ski race this season and Daron Rahlves was second Friday -- the first 1-2 finish for the United States in the downhill.
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Bode Miller became the first American to win the men's downhill at a world championships Saturday, and teammate Daron Rahlves was runner-up in this signature event for an overpowering show by the U.S. team.
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BORMIO, Italy  - Austria&#39;s Johann Grugger won the men&#39;s World Cup downhill, ahead of countrymen Michael Walchhofer and Fritz Strobl, for the first victory of his career.
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Austrian downhiller Johann Grugger won his first World Cup race yesterday on the course in Bormio, Italy, the site of next month's world championships, while overall Cup leader Bode Miller came in 14th.
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Bode Miller of the United States clinched his first World Cup downhill title in six years in Lake Louise, Alberta of Canada on Saturday.
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With one victory and four top-three finishes this season, Lindsey Kildow is well on her way to becoming the only American woman other than Picabo Street to win the World Cup downhill championship.
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BEAVER CREEK, Colorado  - American Bode Miller won  a men's World Cup Alpine skiing downhill Friday to celebrate a  phenomenal fourth win in five races.
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Werner Franz claimed his maiden World Cup downhill victory with a time of one minute 57.51 seconds at Val d&#39;Isere. The Austrian&#39;s victory means he becomes the first man to beat American Bode Miller, who finished fourth, in the discipline this season.