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Huge Day for U.S. Skiing as Both Bode and Lindsey Win

Beaver Creek, Colo. (U.S. Ski Team)-Bode Miller took maximum risk, but skied a flawless run to win the Audi Birds of Prey downhill in Beaver Creek, CO, on Dec. 2nd. It was the 33rd Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win of his career with a slim .04 margin over Swiss Beat Feuz. It was also a historic third win for Miller in the Audi Birds of Prey downhill and his first at Beaver Creek since 2006 when he and teammate Daron Rahlves went one-two.

Hours later, Lindsey Vonn captured a downhill win in Lake Louise, Alberta to create the first time two Americans had won downhills on the same day since Dec. 2004 when Miller won in Beaver Creek and Vonn (then Kildow) captured the first win of her career in Lake Louise.

Bode Miller Highlights

• 33rd career Audi FIS World Cup win for Bode Miller.
• 3rd win in Birds of Prey downhill (2004, 2006).
• First World Cup win since Wengen, Switzerland super combined in Jan., 2010.
• First World Cup downhill win since Kvitfjell in Mar., 2008
• Ted Ligety was 22nd with Marco Sullivan 28th and Erik Fisher 29^th.
• Last time the U.S. Ski Team doubled up with two downhill wins in one day was Dec. 3, 2004 when Bode Miller won on Birds of Prey and then Lindsey Kildow won her first World Cup in Lake Louise.