Osborne-Paradis, Hoffmann, and Clarey all started before the wind shift.
“Take nothing away from the guys in the lead because they skied well,’’ Miller said. “But there’s two ingredients you need besides your skiing to win here.
“Your skis have to be fast on that day and you need to have the right start position . . . because the wind moves around and the clouds come and then go away, but it was clear those guys had some favorable conditions.’’
Miller was an early starter in Friday’s super-G and struggled with bad light in placing fifth.
This time, Miller could at least console himself with the fact that his skiing was competitive with two-time defending champion Michael Walchhofer and Didier Cuche, who also had to deal with the wind. Walchhofer placed fifth and Cuche - skiing with a broken rib - was 10th.
Miller debated retirement over the summer and did virtually no offseason training. Then he injured his ankle during a volleyball game in Val d’Isere, France, last week. But he’s stopped taking painkillers and anti-inflammatory medicine for his ankle.
“That made it a little bit worse. But to recover between races I have to be off that stuff, otherwise I can’t race four races in a row,’’ he said. “It was sore, but in the race it didn’t seem to make much difference.’’
Vonn quest delayed
