“He just wanted to go, go, go,” said coach Sa-
sha Rearick, adding that Miller was one mistake
away from the win. “He made a lot of mistakes
but it was cool to see him put down those runs
where you know he has got some speed.”
Behind the top three there were impressive per-
formances from Carlo Janka and — no surprise
— Ivica Kostelic who, again, beat his top com-
petitors for the overall World Cup lead in their
best discipline in fifth. Sixth went to Alexis Pin-
turault, who rolled in straight from the World Ju-
nior Championships, where he got gold in GS.
He started 62nd.
Also coming from the back of the pack — 65th
— was American Tommy Ford, skiing his way
to 11th and leading the rest of the North Ameri-
cans beyond the incomparable Miller. He said
the course set gave the GS skiers a bit of an ad-
vantage. “I would call that a giant super G,” Ford
said with a laugh. “It was closer to a GS. ... The
course was a swinger.”
“Those two young guys at the back of the pack
really sparked the race,” said Rearick. “[They]
showed that they are some of the best young
talented technical skiers in the world.”
The GS (Feb. 6) did have more turns than the
super G, but, again, it was a surprise Austrian
in the top spot, this time Philipp Schoerghofer
collecting his first career win and just his second
podium. His best result previously this season
had been seventh at Adelboden.
“It finally happens for me, it runs in the giant sla-
lom,” Schoerghofer told Austrian reporters. He
has been among the fastest in training on a rou-
tine basis, but when the runs count, he has not
