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Bode Miller was disqualified after straddling a gate during the first run of a World Cup slalom event in Schladming, Austria, won by Finland’s Kalle Palander.
American Ted Ligety, who had the leading time in the first run, and Olympic champion Jean-Pierre Vidal also were disqualified for running over a gate.
Palander put together two near-perfect runs to win his first World Cup race of the season, finishing in a combined time of 1 minute, 42.34 seconds. Japan’s Akira Sasaki came in second, 0.79 behind, while overall World Cup leader Benjamin Raich was third, 0.81 seconds back.
