Miller looks for first medal of Turin Games
Posted on: Friday, 17 February 2006, 20:10 CST
By Steve Ginsburg
TURIN (Reuters) - After several sub-par performances, outspoken American Bode Miller shoots again for his first medal of the Winter Olympics on Saturday in the Alpine skiing super-G.
The world champion in the discipline was disqualified from the first run of the men's combined slalom earlier this week in Sestriere and claimed not to be too bothered about it.
"I don't tend to get that disappointed," the overall World Cup champion said after the race. "At least I don't have to go all the way down to Torino (for the medal ceremony)."
The super-G is one of nine gold medals up for grabs on Saturday, including the women's combined which had to be extended over two days due to high winds.
Despite his cavalier attitude about having to come off the Italian Alps for his medal, it is a safe bet Miller will race with his usual reckless abandon in an effort to hit the podium.
Chief rivals include team mate Daron Rahlves, as well as Olympic champion Hermann Maier and Austrian compatriot Benjamin Raich.
In the women's combined, defending champion Janica Kostelic appears primed to repeat after finishing the slalom in second place on Friday, 0.46 seconds behind Marlies Schild of Austria.
Although suffering some health problems, the Croatian is stronger in the speed event than Schild, making her the favorite to win on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Norway are favorites to win their first cross-country skiing gold medal of the Games in the women's 4x5 km relay. Marit Bjoergen and Hilde Pedersen, silver and bronze medallists respectively in Thursday's 10-km classical race, will lead the assault.
On the short track skating rink, the men return to the ice to contend for the 1,000 meters while South Korean 17-year-old Jin Sun-yu will be looking to add Olympic gold to her string of wins in the 1,500.
Other gold-medal competitions on Saturday include the biathlon men's 12.5-km and women's 10-km, the large hill individual ski jumping and the men's 1,000-metres speedskating.
Source: REUTERS
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