USA Alpine Ski Team - Best in the World
Sunday March 16, 2008
There's no doubt about it, this year the USA Alpine Ski Team led the nations count of titles as the 2008 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup came to a close Saturday. Overall champions Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller led the American skiers as the team picked up five titles. Germany, Italy and Austria each had two.Vonn, Miller, and Ted Ligety took individual discipline titles - Ligety, giant slalom, Vonn, downhill, and Miller the super combined - making this year the the strongest showing ever for the USA.
FINAL AUDI FIS WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS
Men
Overall - Bode Miller, USA
Downhill - Didier Cuche, Switzerland
Super G - Hannes Reichelt, Austria
Giant Slalom - Ted Ligety, USA
Slalom - Manfred Moelgg, Italy
Super Combined - Bode Miller, USA
Women
Overall - Lindsey Vonn, USA
Downhill - Lindsey Vonn, USA
Super G - Maria Riesch, Germany
Giant Slalom - Denise Karbon, Italy
Slalom - Marlies Schild, Austria
Super Combined - Maria Riesch, Germany
Image Copyright Agence Zoom/ Getty Images
Comments
Bodie Miller does not ski for the US team nor does he train or have funding from them. The US has done well however Bodie has made his statement by deciding to ski on his own.
Well done !
Congratulations to the american ski team for their success. And a big success for white America, on an international level. Otherwise this has been in decline in the individual sports I like. Good entertainment was also delivered from the male coach when he roared Go Bode! I hope we can find some new good skiers in Sweden to.
Greetings from Jonas