Adelboden: Pranger leads slalom, Bode fourth

Austrian Manfred Pranger leads after the first run of slalom at Adelboden Switzerland Sunday.
Austrian Manfred Pranger leads after the first run of slalom at Adelboden Switzerland Sunday.

The top 10 skiers are all within a second of Pranger with the number one ranked slalom skier, Jean-Baptiste Grange of France, in 11th place 1.08 seconds back. World Cup overall leader Benjamin Raich is second behind Pranger with Julien Lizeroux in third and Bode Miller fourth. Ivica Kostelic, Marcel Hirscher, Manfred Moelgg, Ted Ligety, Giorgio Rocca and Reinfried Herbst complete the top 10 all still in contention for the win.

Twenty-eight skiers failed to finish the first run on the steep Adelboden course.