Excellent results for the Briko Team in the World Cup

With over 4000 meters, Lauberhorn is the longest and most thrilling slope of the World Cup.

The race was won by American Bode Miller, back on form, wearing number 26, after a fabulous performance. Behind the North American champion, closing with 2'28'89 was Swiss Didier Cuche with 65/100 and Italian Peter Fill with 1'47. The Italian, who strengthens his overall 4th position in the World Cup, skied outstandingly, limiting the damage in the slippery part, catching up significantly halfway through the competition.

Miller has now reduced the gap in the general classification between the leader Svindal, today in eighth position, and gained the 25th victory of his career, the fourth this season, and the fourth in free downhill skiing.

Whereas, 24 year-old Fill, who stepped onto the podium for the first time in his career in the super combined, in Wengen, a year ago, is on his seventh competition, which finished in the top 3 of his career, the fourth of the season.

The quest for the first victory of his career for the Carabiniere from Castelrotto will continue immediately because of the super combined planned for tomorrow to replace the special slalom, which was cancelled due to the impossibility of contending two rounds on the same course.

In the women's free downhill, in Alternmarkt (Austria), the home champion Renate Goetschl made her 41st victory, ahead of Swiss Dominique Gisin by 23-hundredths of a second, with the best result of her career, and American Julie Mancuso by 30-hundredths of a second.

The other American, Lindsey Kildow, who clearly recorded the best time at the top of the course, fell, without any serious physical injury. Italy's women skiers achieved a particularly poor result, with no better than 25th place, 2'07 from the winner, by Daniela Merighetti. The only smile for the Italian team came from Nadia Fanchini, returning to compete, 34th after fracturing her right wrist, and Daniela Ceccarelli, 59th following her maternity break.