Austrian Reinfried Herbst Wins Levi, Finland WC Men's Slalom

Reinfried Herbst, Austrian slalom specialist who finished 5th in the 2009 World Cup event standings, finished .28 seconds ahead of Croatian Ivica Kostelic to win Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom at Levi, Finland.  Reigning World Cup slalom champion, Jean-Baptiste Grange of France rounded out the podium in third place.

Ted Ligety and Jimmy Cochran finished 18th and 19th for the U.S. and Bode Miller, back skiing with the U.S. Ski Team, took a slalom pole slap to the face, blooding his nose and blurring his vision causing him to pull off on his second run.

Not a lot of surprises in the top ten except for maybe 6th place Lars Elton Myhre of Norway with a personal best WC slalom finish. Complete results of the Audi Alpine FIS Ski World Cup Men's Slalom at Levi, Finland.

Next on the 2010 Audi Alpine FIS Ski World Cup racing schedule - 11/28-29 finds the Men in Lake Louise, Canada,  and the Women at Aspen, Colorado, for Aspen Winternationals. Check the 2010 season Men's calendar and the Women's calendar for future venues.

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