PHOTOS: Men’s World Cup Giant Slalom from Beaver Creek, Colorado
December 8, 2013
Ted Ligety of the USA on his way to taking first place clears a gate during the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/GEORGE FREY ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP MENS GIANT SLALOM )
Ted Ligety, left, is greeted by Bode Miller after Ligety won the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Miller placed second in the race.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( APTOPIX Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
Bode Miller makes his way down the course during his second run of the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Miller took second place behind teammate Ted Ligety. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
Finland's Marcus Sandell powers his way in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the FIS Ski World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, December 8, 2013. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 525294100 )
Ted Ligety, of the USA, celebrates after winning the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Ted Ligety of the USA in action during the first run in the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Marcel Hirscher of Austria in action during the 2013 Audi FIS Beaver Creek World Cup Men's Giant Slalom race on December 8, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 454308923 )
Norway's Leif Kristian Haugen makes a turn on his first run during the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
Marcel Hirscher of Austria in action during the first run in the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Bode Miller of the USA clears a gate during the first run in the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/GEORGE FREY ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Marcus Sandell, of Finland, in action during the first run in the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP )
Marcel Hirscher of Austria on his way to taking third place clears a gate during the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/GEORGE FREY ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP MENS GIANT SLALOM )
A ski racing fan looks out from the grandstand before the start of the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
Matts Olsson, of Sweden, clears a gate during the second run of the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/GEORGE FREY ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP MENS GIANT SLALOM )
France's Mathieu Faivre reacts crossing the finish line to place fourth in the men's giant slalom at the FIS Ski World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on December 8, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DunandEMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 525297000 )
Mathieu Faivre, of France, reacts in the fnish area after the second run of the men's Giant Slalom race at the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 08 December 2013. EPA/GEORGE FREY ( USA ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP MENS GIANT SLALOM )
Switzerland's Carlo Janka slows to a stop after finishing his second run of the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
Ted Ligety celebrates after his second run of the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Ligety took first in the event ahead of teammate Bode Miller and Austria's Marcel Hirscher. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
Norway's Leif Kristian Haugen reacts after finishing his first run during the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
Bode Miller clips a gate on his first run during the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo.(AP Photo/ Charles Krupa) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )
US Ted Ligety reacts crossing the finish line to win the men's giant slalom at the FIS Ski World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on December 8, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DunandEMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 525296338 )
From left, Bode Miller, Ted Ligety and Austria's Marcel Hirscher pose on the podium after completing the second run of the men's World Cup giant slalom skiing event, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Ligety took first place followed by Miller in second and Hirscher in third. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) ( Mens World Cup Giant Slalom Skiing )