BORMIO, Italy (March 16) - The USA led the nations count of titles as the 2008 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup came to a close Saturday. American skiers, led by overall champions Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH), picked up five titles. Germany, Italy and Austria each had two. It was the strongest showing ever for the USA with three different skiers - Vonn, Miller and Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) - taking titles. Ligety won the giant slalom title, with Vonn adding downhill and Miller super combined. "We're turning the world upside down in alpine ski racing," said U.S. Alpine Director Jesse Hunt. "To have two Americans win the overall, it's a special deal. And it's by a number of different athletes. What it says is that we're here to stay and dominate alpine ski racing."  FIS World Cup Finals- Bormio, ITA March 12-16, 2008 Photo: Doug Haney/U.S. Ski Team AUDI FIS WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS Men Overall - Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, NH, USA Downhill - Didier Cuche, Switzerland Super G - Hannes Reichelt, Austria Giant Slalom - Ted Ligety, Park City, UT, USA Slalom - Manfred Moelgg, Italy Super Combined - Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, NH, USA Women Overall - Lindsey Vonn, Vail, CO, USA Downhill - Lindsey Vonn, Vail, CO, USA Super G - Maria Riesch, Germany Giant Slalom - Denise Karbon, Italy Slalom - Marlies Schild, Austria Super Combined - Maria Riesch, Germany Nation Titles USA - 5 Germany - 2 Italy - 2 Austria - 2 Switzerland - 1 |
