Ninth in giant slalom "big step"
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Tina Maze of Slovenia won her third World Cup giant slalom Saturday in Maribor, Slovenia, while Vail's Lindsey Kildow enjoyed her best result in the event by finishing ninth.
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American Daron Rahlves made his first serious attempt at skiing since a dramatic crash nine days ago, completing a men's training session Thursday ahead of the Hahnenkamm downhill this weekend.
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Canadian Thomas Grandi won his second World Cup giant slalom in three days Tuesday, while American Bode Miller extended his lead in the overall standings with a third-place finish.
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Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the giant slalom Wednesday, and American Ted Ligety finished fourth, missing out on a medal by 0.07 seconds at the world ski championships.
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Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen clears a gate during the women&#39;s slalom World Cup race in Zauchensee, Austria, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004.
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Tahoe City&#39;s Julia Mancuso proved she was podium worthy in a World Cup women&#39;s giant slalom on Wednesday, but the results didn&#39;t reflect it.
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BORMIO, Italy  - Hermann Maier bounced back to  take gold in the giant slalom at the world championships on  Thursday with his compatriot Benjamin Raich's silver medal  completing a return to form for the Austrian team.
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Marc Berthod led a 1-2 sweep for Switzerland in the World Cup giant slalom on Saturday and Bode Miller missed a gate during a treacherous first leg that 23 skiers did not complete.
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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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Bode Miller finished fourth in a World Cup super giant slalom Friday won by Michael Walchhofer but maintained his commanding lead in the overall standings.
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Hermann Maier won the giant slalom Thursday for his first gold medal at the Alpine Skiing World Championships since 1999, two years before he nearly lost his leg in a motorcycle accident.
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SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's Marlies Schild was poised to collect the women's slalom World Cup on Sunday after setting the first-leg pace in the discipline she has dominated all season.
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Flachau, Austria (Ski Press)-World Cup leader Bode Miller reclaimed the giant slalom points lead Tuesday as he finished third on a âsuper icy trackâ in Flachau, Austria, Hermann Maierâs hometown.
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A day after winning the Giant Slalom at Semmering, Austria&#39;s Marlies Schild repeated the feat in the slalom finishing with a combined time of 1:35.49.
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FLACHAU, Austria  - Canadian Thomas Grandi won his  second World Cup giant slalom victory in three days with a  convincing win on Tuesday.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - American Bode Miller won his first World Cup super-giant slalom race Sunday, giving him his third consecutive victory of the season and moving him into an exclusive club.
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The skier from Canmore, Alta., won a giant slalom race Tuesday for his second World Cup victory in three days. He overtook Switzerland&#39;s Didier Cuche, who led after the first run, posting a combined two-run time of two minutes 15.90 seconds.