BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Ted Ligety turned in a rhythmic first run to take the early lead in a World Cup giant slalom held in light fog and with snow falling.
Ligety, the defending champion at this venue, leads Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.21 seconds heading into the final trip down the hill. Leif Kristian Haugen of Norway is third after a surprise charge from back in the pack.
Bode Miller had a ragged run and didn’t make the top 30. His go-for-broke approach caused him to make a huge mistake early, costing him valuable time. Miller also tweaked his back.
Ligety is one of the elite GS skiers in the world because of skiing like this. So steady, Ligety kicked up little snow in his wake as he carved through the course.
