Photos: World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo.
November 30, 2012
Christof Innerhofer #9 of Italy celebrates after crossing the finish line during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Kjetil Jansrud of Norway skis past a gate in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. Jansrud finished third in the race. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Ted Ligety of the United States, is airborne on the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Ted Ligety of the USA skis to 31st place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Guiliermo Fayed from France, speeds down the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Aksel Lund Svindal, of Norway, speeds down the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
World Cup overall points leader Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway skis past a gate in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. Svindal finished second in the race. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Kjetil Jansrud from Norway, reacts in the finish arena during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Aksel Lund Svindal, of Norway, speeds down the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Johan Clarey of France skis to seventh place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Aksel Lund Swindal #18 of Norway leaves the finish area during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Fans cheer for Marco Sullivan during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Christof Innerhofer of Italy skis past a gate on his way to winning the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Travis Ganong, of the United States,is airborne as he speeds down the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Marco Sullivan of the USA skis to 18th place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Florian Scheiber #42 of Austria celebrates after he crosses the finish line during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Tobias Stechert of Germany is taken down the hill in a sled by the ski patrol after he crashed in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 30, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Florian Scheiber of Asutria reacts as he skis to the finish to take fourth in the FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Downhill on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images
Georg Streitberger of Austria skis to sixth place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Andrew Weibrecht of the USA skis to 37th place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Christof Innerhofer, of Italy, goes airborne during the men's World Cup downhill ski race, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Innerhofer placed first. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Didier Defago of Switzerland skis to 10th place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Fans cheer for Marco Sullivan during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Travis Ganong, of the United States, speeds down the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Erik Guay of Canada skis to 15th place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Bode Miller, U.S. alpine World Cup ski racer, watches the men's World Cup downhill ski race with his wife Morgan Beck in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 30, 2012. Miller is recovering from knee surgery and is not competing. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Didier Defargo of Switzerland, is airborne as he races down the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Erik Guay of Canda skis past a gate in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. Guay finished 15th in the race. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Travis Ganong of the USA skis to 16th place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Florian Scheiber of Austria skis to fourth place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia skis past a gate in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. Kostelic finished 20th in the race. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway skis to the finish to win second place finish in the FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Downhill on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images
Kjetil Jansrud #14 of Norway leaves the finish area during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the USA skis to 39th place in the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Kjetil Jansrud of Norway, speeds down the course during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Jansrud placed third in the race. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Christof Innerhofer of Italy, reacts in the finish area after his run in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Innerhofer won the race. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Stephan Keppler of Germany crashes through a gate in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Erik Guay of Canda skis past a gate in the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. Guay finished 15th in the race. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT SKIING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Fans cheer for Marco Sullivan during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Aksel Lund Swindal #14 of Norway, Christof Innerhofer #9 of Italy and Kjetil Jansrud #14 of Norway pose for photographers on the winer's podium during the men's downhill on the Birds of Prey at the Audi FIS World Cup on November 30, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Ted Ligety of the United States, skis into the finish area during the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Christof Innerhofer from Italy, stands at the podium with a golden eagle after winning at the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)