Grange leads Ligety and Miller after one

Jean-Baptiste Grange of France leads after the first run of the two leg World Cup slalom at Levi, Finland this morning, with two Americans close behind. Ted Ligety is second, .25 of a second off Grange’s pace and Bode Miller, the 31st starter, is third a hundredth behind Ligety.

Fourth place finisher Benjamin Raich was .58 off the leader.

Grange, the runner-up to Manfred Moelgg in last season’s slalom standings, was the sixth skier out of the start gate. Moelgg was lucky to qualify for the second run, finishing in 26th and more than a second behind any of the first three.

Jean-Baptiste Grange of France leads after the first run of the two leg World Cup slalom at Levi, Finland this morning, with two Americans close behind. Ted Ligety is second, .25 of a second off Grange’s pace and Bode Miller, the 31st starter, is third a hundredth behind Ligety.

Fourth place finisher Benjamin Raich was .58 off the leader.

Grange, the runner-up to Manfred Moelgg in last season’s slalom standings, was the sixth skier out of the start gate. Moelgg was lucky to qualify for the second run, finishing in 26th and more than a second behind any of the first three.