Bode pulls closer to Austrian
logjam
At top of World Cup
U.S. Ski Team star Bode Miller,
back in his attacking style, pulled within 133 points of the overall
World Cup men’s leadership with a second-place result in Sunday’s men’s
slalom at Adelboden, Switz.
Miller’s best SL result in eight
races came a day after he DNFd in the Adelboden giant slalom and dropped
out of the lead in that discipline for the first time this season.
Miller won the first two GSs, but has DNFd the last two in Austria and
Switzerland.
The men’s World Cup title is up in
the air. Three Austrians—Benjamin Raich (985 points), Hermann Maier
(954) and Stephan Eberharter (881)—are lodged in first through third
places ahead of fourth-place Miller (852).
Next, the men return to St. Anton,
Austria for downhill and super giant slalom. St. Anton is the site of
the 2001 World Championships where Daron Rahlves won the SG gold.
Here is last week’s wrap-up:
Men’s SL Feb. 8 at Adelboden,
Switz.: 1—Rainer Schoenfelder (Aust.) 1:44.98. 2—Bode Miller
1:45.17. 20—Chip Knight 1:47.98.
Men’s GS Feb. 7 at Adelboden:
1—Kalle Palander (Fin.) 2:32.15. 12—Daron Rahlves 2:34.32. 13—Dane
Spencer 2:34.37. DNF—Bode Miller. DNQ—Jesse Marshall, Jake Zamansky.
Current men’s World Cup overall
standings: 1—Benjamin Raich (Aust.) 985 (2-SL, 4-GS). 2—Hermann
Maier (Aust.) 954 (1-SG). 3—Stephan Eberharter (Aust.) 881 (1-DH).
4—Bode Miller 852 (2-GS, 1-C). 7—Daron Rahlves 696 (2-DH, 3-SG).
Women’s SL Feb. 8 at Zwiesel,
Germ.: 1—Anja Paerson (Swe.) 1:29.58. 4—Sarah Schleper 1:30.64. 8—Resi
Stiegler 1:31.07. 10—Kristina Koznick 1:31.30. 19—Lindsey Kildow
1:31.58. 25—Julia Mancuso 1:32.15. DNQ—Kaylin Richardson.
Women’s GS Feb. 7 at Zwiesel:
1—Anja Paerson (Swe.) 2:17.80. 5—Sarah Schleper 2:19.99. 27—Jessica
Kelley 2:23.09. DNF—Caroline Lalive, Julia Mancuso, Kristina Koznick.
DNQ—Lindsey Kildow, Libby Ludlow, Resi Stiegler.
Current women’s World Cup
standings: 1—Anja Paerson (Swe). 1220 (1-SL, 1-GS). 2—Renate
Goetschl (Aust.) 1108 (1-DH, 2-SG). 10—Kirsten Clark 456. 18—Sarah
Schleper 300. 21—Caroline Lalive 263.