Photos: Men’s world cup downhill at Beaver Creek
December 6, 2013
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal clips a gate during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Svindal logged the fastest time to take first place in the race. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) ( APTOPIX Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Josef Ferstl of Germany in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453984761 )
Austria's Hannes Reichelt in action during the Men's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2013. EPA/George Frey ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Italy's Peter Fill in action during the Men's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2013. EPA/George Frey ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453985239 )
Switzerland's Beat Feuz in action during the Men's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2013. EPA/George Frey ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Matteo Marsaglia of Italy in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453984793 )
Hannes Reichelt, of Austria, in action during the Men's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Travis Ganong of the USA skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453984955 )
Aksel Lund Svindal, of Norway, in action during the Men's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Austria's Hannes Reichelt flies off the last jump during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Reichelt posted the second fastest time behind Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Beat Feuz of Switzerland skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453989789 )
Aksel Lund Svindal, of Norway, in action during the Men's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Hannes Reichelt, of Austria, in action during the Men's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Canada's Manuel Osborne-Paradis flies off the last jump during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Steven Nyman of the United States in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453973463 )
Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453974045 )
Bode Miller of the USA skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453984687 )
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453983879 )
Werner Heel of Italy skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453989817 )
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453984753 )
Hannes Reichelt of Austria skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453984787 )
Yannick Bertrand of France in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453984809 )
Peter Fill of Italy skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453984991 )
Peter Fill of Italy skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453984993 )
Dominik Paris of Italy in action during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453985019 )
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453985169 )
Austria's Hannes Reichelt heads for the finish line during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Reichelt posted the second fastest time behind Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Beat Feuz of Switzerland skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453989791 )
Canada's Manuel Osborne-Paradis clips a gate during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Italy's Peter Fill flies off the last jump during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Fill placed third behind winner Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway and second place finisher Austria's Hannes Reichelt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Werner Heel of Italy skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453989795 )
Bode Miller watches the video board after finishing his run during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Max Franz of Austria skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453989983 )
Ted Ligety of the USA skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453990227 )
Jan Hudec of Canada skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453990241 )
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway reacts at the end of his run during the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ( 453990265 )
Marco Sullivan of the USA skis during the FIS Beaver Creek Men's Downhill World Cup race on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 453990277 )
Italy's Peter Fill heads for the finish line during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Fill placed third behind winner Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway and second place finisher Austria's Hannes Reichelt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Bode Miller flies off the last jump during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Downhill Skiing )
Aksel Lund Svindal reacts after winning the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453990445 )
(L-R) Reichelt Hannes of Austria, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway and Peter Fill of Italy react on the podium after the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453990837 )
(L-R) Reichelt Hannes of Austria, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway and Peter Fill of Italy react on the podium after the men's downhill race for the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 6, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 453990843 )
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