Aspen (M): Night Slalom

The ladies really pulled through yesterday with those awesome slalom results, so now it’s finally Ivey’s turn. 👍

You can check out the starting list right here: Starting List

Isaac is kicking things off at number 2 in the first run, while Dalton Shamshal is coming out at 78.

Good luck, guys. 👍

As for the coverage, both SLO2 and NBC are doing live broadcasts of the first run starting at 4 PM.

The second run broadcast starts at 7 PM on SLO 2, and you can catch the replay on NBC at 8 PM. 😠 (And hey, once the slalom is over, maybe just throw on some random B-movie so you're ready to watch The Godfather Part II by 11 PM 🙄 )

Starting number two? wow, first group. Good luck to the guys! (Though I don't expect much from Shamshal)

Ivica is at 8, trailing by more than a second.

First 30 through

1 Benjamin Raich (AUT) 0:46.81 0:00.00 0:46.81 0:00.00
2 Kalle Palander (FIN) 0:47.07 0:00.00 0:47.07 0:00.26
3 Thomas Grandi (CAN) 0:47.08 0:00.00 0:47.08 0:00.27
4 Giorgio Rocco (ITA) 0:47.08 0:00.00 0:47.08 0:00.27
5 Ted Ligety (USA) 0:47.42 0:00.00 0:47.42 0:00.61
6 Bode Miller (USA) 0:47.89 0:00.00 0:47.89 0:01.08
7 Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 0:47.94 0:00.00 0:47.94 0:01.13
8 Ivica Kostelić (USA) 0:47.97 0:00.00 0:47.97 0:01.16
9 Michael Janyk (CAN) 0:48.12 0:00.00 0:48.12 0:01.31
10 Jean-Pierre Vidal (FRA) 0:48.13 0:00.00 0:48.13 0:01.32
11 Rainer Schoenfelder (AUT) 0:48.22 0:00.00 0:48.22 0:01.41
12 Akira Sasaki (JPN) 0:48.24 0:00.00 0:48.24 0:01.43
13 Patrick Thaler (ITA) 0:48.27 0:00.00 0:48.27 0:01.46
14 Kentaro Minagawa (JPN) 0:48.35 0:00.00 0:48.35 0:01.54
15 Johan Brolenius (SWE) 0:48.51 0:00.00 0:48.51 0:01.70
16 Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 0:48.59 0:00.00 0:48.59 0:01.78
17 Manfred Moelgg (ITA) 0:48.64 0:00.00 0:48.64 0:01.83
18 Andre Myhrer (SWE) 0:48.66 0:00.00 0:48.66 0:01.85
19 Markus Larsson (SWE) 0:48.74 0:00.00 0:48.74 0:01.93
20 Patrick Biggs (CAN) 0:48.76 0:00.00 0:48.76 0:01.95
21 Giulio Bergamelli (ITA) 0:48.81 0:00.00 0:48.81 0:02.00
22 Pierrick Bourgeat (FRA) 0:48.88 0:00.00 0:48.88 0:02.07
23 Mitja Dragišić (SLO) 0:49.12 0:00.00 0:49.12 0:02.31

It wasn't terrible, but I guess Ivek could have done better. That mistake right at the start really messed him up. 😢

Raich, Rocco, and Kalle Palander are looking untouchable again in this first run, and honestly, Thomas Grandi kind of surprised me with how solid that run was.

Good luck to Ivica in the second run. 👍

I guess Ivek is finally making his move 🎉

Ivica fighting for 2nd.

I mean, honestly, Vidalov's run was just on another level today... he was untouchable.

Look, worst case scenario? He lands in 9th. But I guess if things go our way, he might pull off something even better. 😉

Ivek finished second!

Just behind Vidati, by 0.34.

Aksel Lund Svindal just isn't on the same level as Ivica Kostelić...

And now...it's Bode Miller time.

Let's go, Bode Miller!!!! 🙂

Bode Miller is done.

I mean, honestly, he actually looked better on the first run, but he just completely botched one of the gates.

I find this hard to believe... 😢 though, I suppose it's better for Ivica.

It’s actually wild what Ted Ligety managed to pull off there...😲

Even with those massive mistakes he made on the upper section of the course, he somehow clawed his way back to edge out Ivek.

And man, he was trailing Vidalov by a mere 0.01 seconds.

Wow, what a performance by Giorgio Rocco. The Italians are absolutely losing their minds over this...

Maybe Giorgio Rocco just locked down the win for this race...

Only three skiers left to go.....Thomas Grandi, Kalle Palander, and Benjamin Raich

If the Canadian and Kalle Palander take a tumble, we still can't really expect much from Benjamin Raich, yet here is Ivica Kostelić sitting comfortably in the top five. 😉

The Italians are acting like they just won a national holiday. Honestly, I have no desire to see how they handle the broadcast of New York City...

Kudos to Giorgio Rocco!👍

I guess Raich just couldn't hold it together on the lower section of the course, so he ended up taking 2nd place.

Rocco managed to snag his second win following Beaver Creek, while our guy Bode Miller finished 7th for the second time.

Bode did alright... but congrats to Rocco.

Oh, and Pallander took third.