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Ted Ligety wins giant slalom gold for U.S.

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  • Winner Ted Ligety of the U.S. (R) hugs third-placed France's Alexis Pinturault after the second run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Winner Ted Ligety of the U.S. hugs third-placed France's Alexis Pinturault after the second run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Winner Ted Ligety of the U.S. (R) hugs third-placed France's Alexis Pinturault after the second run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • United States' Ted Ligety passes a gate in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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    United States' Ted Ligety passes a gate in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

    United States' Ted Ligety passes a gate in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
  • Ted Ligety of the U.S. skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Ligety of the U.S. skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Ted Ligety of the U.S. skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Ted Ligety of the U.S. competes in the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Ted Ligety of the U.S. competes in the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Ted Ligety of the U.S. competes in the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • Bode Miller of the U.S. lunges towards the finish line during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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    Bode Miller of the U.S. lunges towards the finish line during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Bode Miller of the U.S. lunges towards the finish line during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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  • United States' Bode Miller arrives in the finish area after the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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    United States' Bode Miller arrives in the finish area after the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

    United States' Bode Miller arrives in the finish area after the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
  • United States' Bode Miller kisses his wife Morgan after his finish in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
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    United States' Bode Miller kisses his wife Morgan after his finish in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

    United States' Bode Miller kisses his wife Morgan after his finish in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • San Marino's Vincenzo Romano Michelotti skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    San Marino's Michelotti skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    San Marino's Vincenzo Romano Michelotti skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Austria's Marcel Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Austria's Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Austria's Marcel Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Austria's Matthias Mayer smiles after finishing the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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    Austria's Matthias Mayer smiles after finishing the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

    Austria's Matthias Mayer smiles after finishing the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
  • Spain's Alex Puente Tasias crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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    Spain's Alex Puente Tasias crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

    Spain's Alex Puente Tasias crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
  • Canada's Philip Brown reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Canada's Philip Brown reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Canada's Philip Brown reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • Ondrej Bank of the Czech Republic skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Bank of the Czech Republic skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Ondrej Bank of the Czech Republic skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Ted Ligety of the U.S. reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Ted Ligety of the U.S. reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Ted Ligety of the U.S. reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • Germany's Stefan Luitz loses his balance after crashing into the last gate and gets disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Germany's Stefan Luitz loses his balance after crashing into the last gate and gets disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Germany's Stefan Luitz loses his balance after crashing into the last gate and gets disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • Switzerland's Gino Caviezel attempts to clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Switzerland's Caviezel attempts to clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Switzerland's Gino Caviezel attempts to clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Portugal's Arthur Hanse crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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    Portugal's Hanse crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Portugal's Arthur Hanse crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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  • Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez is carried away in a stretcher after crashing out during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez is carried away in a stretcher after crashing out during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez is carried away in a stretcher after crashing out during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Andorra's Verdu Sanchez crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez laughs after crashing during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Andorra's Verdu Sanchez laughs after crashing during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez laughs after crashing during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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    Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

    Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
  • Austria's Marcel Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Austria's Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Austria's Marcel Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Italy's Davide Simoncelli skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Italy's Simoncelli skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    Italy's Davide Simoncelli skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Austria's Matthias Mayer reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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    Austria's Matthias Mayer reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center

    Austria's Matthias Mayer reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
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  • France's Alexis Pinturault clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    France's Pinturault clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

    France's Alexis Pinturault clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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Winner Ted Ligety of the U.S. (R) hugs third-placed France's Alexis Pinturault after the second run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
United States' Ted Ligety passes a gate in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Ted Ligety of the U.S. skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Ted Ligety of the U.S. competes in the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
Bode Miller of the U.S. lunges towards the finish line during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
United States' Bode Miller arrives in the finish area after the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
United States' Bode Miller kisses his wife Morgan after his finish in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
San Marino's Vincenzo Romano Michelotti skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Austria's Marcel Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Austria's Matthias Mayer smiles after finishing the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Spain's Alex Puente Tasias crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Canada's Philip Brown reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
Ondrej Bank of the Czech Republic skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Ted Ligety of the U.S. reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
Germany's Stefan Luitz loses his balance after crashing into the last gate and gets disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
Germany's Stefan Luitz reacts after crashing into the last gate and being disqualified, during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
Switzerland's Gino Caviezel attempts to clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Portugal's Arthur Hanse crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez is carried away in a stretcher after crashing out during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez laughs after crashing during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Andorra's Joan Verdu Sanchez crashes in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Austria's Marcel Hirscher skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Italy's Davide Simoncelli skis during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Austria's Matthias Mayer reacts after the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING)
France's Alexis Pinturault clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)

Team USA's Ted Ligety takes gold at the men's Alpine skiing giant slalom final in Sochi.