Austrian pair fight for downhill start, Miller struggles
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ARE, Sweden  - Austrians Christoph Gruber and Hermann Maier were fighting for a men's downhill place at the world championships on Wednesday after clocking the first and fourth fastest times respectively in first training.
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Hermann Maier faltered to give Bode Miller victory in the men&#39;s Giant Slalom at Val d&#39;IsÃ¨re on Sunday. Maier had led after the first leg but, along with fellow Austrian&#39;s Gruber and Raich, stuttered on the
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As far as Hermann Maier is concerned, the Alpine skiing season has yet to start. The Austrian champion has never had such a slow start to a World Cup season
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In the overall standings the 27-year-old Miller, in outstanding form this season, has a 391 point lead over defending champion Hermann Maier of Austria.
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Following a historic day for the US Ski Team Friday, the 1-2 punch of Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves got KO&#39;d on the tricky giant slalom course yesterday.
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Bode Miller's three-race winning streak ended Thursday, but the American still added to his commanding lead in the World Cup overall standings by finishing second to Austria's Stephan Goergl in a Super G.
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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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KLAGENFURT, Austria  - As the fight to qualify for next year's European Championship resumes this weekend, the only two countries to have already made sure of their starting places face their own battles.
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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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VAL D'ISERE, France  - Lindsey Kildow has done her share of the work involved in keeping Austria's skiers off the podium in the World Cup's opening downhills this season.
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Bode Miller and Anja Paerson set off on parallel paths as the Alpine ski World Cup season began at the weekend. Both won their opening giant slaloms of the campaign
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LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - The final piece might have fit into the puzzle for American Bode Miller. Miller won the opening World Cup downhill race of the season Saturday, serving notice he&#39;s ready to challenge
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Bode Miller&#39;s three-race winning streak ended yesterday in Beaver Creek, Colo., but the American still added to his commanding lead in the World Cup skiing overall standings by finishing second to Austria&#39;s Stephan Goergl in a Super G.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Steve Nyman clocked the fastest time in training on Thursday for the season's opening Alpine World Cup downhill while the all-conquering Austrians occupied six of the top 11 spots.
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Benjamin Raich of Austria held off teammate Rainer Schoenfelder and Giorgio Rocca of Italy on Sunday to win the first slalom of the World Cup season, while overall leader Bode Miller skied out for a second straight race.
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Austria and Great Britain were neck and neck in their race for a place in the world group of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas as darkness fell over the mountains on Saturday night.
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KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Bad weather in the Austrian  resort of Kitzbuehel appears to have damaged World Cup leader  Bode Miller's chances of matching one of Alpine skiing's  greatest records.