Miller, Ligety, Weibrecht set for Val d’Isere combined

Men’s alpine World cup action continues this weekend in Val d’Isere, France, the site of last season’s World Championships, with a super combined (Dec. 11), super G (Dec. 12) and giant slalom (Dec. 13).

Tomorrow’s super combined will be held on the World Championship Bellevarde slope, and will be comprised of super g and a slalom run.

The U.S. will start three racers in tomorrow’s race, Ted Ligety, Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht. All three Americans are coming off strong performances last weekend in Beaver Creek, Colo. Ligety and Miller will be racing in the middle of the pack, in bibs 32 and 33, respectively. Weibrecht will once again have to fight from the back, something he has done very successfully as of late, in bib 67. Miller won a World Cup super combined in Val d’Isere in 2008, but failed to reach a podium at last years championships.

Canada will start five skiers led by Lake Louise super G winner Manny Osborne-Paradis and Robbie Dixon.

A clear favorite will be Swiss Carlo Janka, who won all three Beaver Creek races, and collected two World Championship medals, including a gold, in Val d’Isere last year. Val d’Isere was also the site of Janka’s first World Cup victory, a giant slalom last season. 

Look for complete race coverage on Skiracing.com tomorrow morning.

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