L a t e s t  n e w s ..... Heel wins Super G in Val Gardena with Defago and Jaerbyn on the podium ... Paerson wins Super combined from Hosp and Suter ... Walchhofer retains King of the Hill in Downhill, Miller 2 and Osborne Paradis 3 ... Gut wins Super G in St Moritz from Suter and Fanchini

'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams' (Eleanor Roosevelt).

Miller: Unbeatable

With his second win of the weekend and third of the season so far, American Bode Miller demonstrated yet again what a supreme talent he is with victory in the Super G in Lake Louise.  Starting 14 due to his being ranked the 17^th best Super G skier from lat season, Miller’s awesome power and line as well as the smoothness of his skis over the snow has left the powerful Austrian team and the rest of the field scratching their heads as to how they can catch up.

The win, which elevated him to greatness in being a five event World Cup race winner (Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom,  Slalom and Combined), was Millers 15^th career victory to date.  The race was lead for a long time by the young Austrian Johann Grugger.  Grugger who had started 1 was in the finish when Vincent Lavoie fell on one of the top jumps breaking his leg and necessitating a twenty minute delay.  Grugger eventually ended up 4^th behind Hermann Maier and Michi Walchhofer.  The Austrians packed 6 racers into the top 8 finishers.

After the delight felt in the British camp yesterday with Finlay Mickel taking 29^th, Finlay Mickel started in 44^th place and despite starting the top section well, the competitiveness of the Super G World Cup meant that although he was a fraction over 3 seconds behind Miller, he was languishing in 53^rd place. Mickel’s best split came in the final run in to the finish though this was just too late to challenge for world Cup points.  His lack of outright speed, some 20kmh slower than Maier who was quickest through the speed gun, caused the Scot problems.

The weekend has been promising for Mickel and he needs to take confidence from the races into the Beaver Creak race next week

Despite trailing Janica Kostelic in  the first run in the Women’s Slalom in Aspen, it was Tanja Poutiainen of Finland who took her second win of the Aspen races.  With Anja Paerson also coming out on the first run, the Finn was able to capitalise on her rivals mistakes in taking victory.  Italian Manuela Moelgg took second and American Kristina Koznick third.  The women now move to Lake Louise and the men go to Beaver Creak

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