Miller Moves Up To Second In Final Lake Louise Training Behind Austria's Walchhofer

Bode Miller's return to ski racing and the U.S. Ski Team seems to be progressing well as Miller claimed the runner-up position in today's final Downhill training run in Lake Louise, 59-hundredths of a second behind training leader Michael Walchhofer of Austria. Miller finished sixth in Wednesday's training, while yesterday's run was cancelled by a snowstorm.

The World Cup men will race Downhill on Saturday in Lake Louise, with a Super-G on tap for Sunday, before heading to Beaver Creek for the 2009 Audi Birds of Prey World Cup Race Week.

Italy's Werner Heel rounded out the top three today in training, while other Americans in the top 20 included Travis Ganong in 13th, Erik Fisher in 14th and Andrew Weibrecht tied for 19th. Wednesday's training leader, Switzerland's Didier Cuche, ended today in the 8th spot, while defending World Cup overall champ, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, improved his ranking to 17th, following a 44th place effort on Wednesday.

The 2009 Audi Birds of Prey World Cup Race Week will feature Super Combined, Downhill and Giant Slalom action, with all races free to the public.

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