Italy’s Giuliano Razzoli took the lead in the men’s slalom following the first run at Whistler Creekside on Saturday.

BODE MILLER wanted out. He felt trapped, like he was being forced to be something he had never asked to be: an All-American poster boy, a bang on the drum, red, white and blue, God Bless America branded piece of Olympic propaganda.

Swiss Dario Cologna took the gold in the men’s 15km free cross country skiing competition at Whistler Olympic Park in a time of 33 minutes 36.3 seconds.

Didier Defago ended 22 years of Swiss downhill heartache by scoring a surprise victory in the delayed blue riband event of the Winter Games at Whistler today.

BENJAMIN RAICH and Michaela Dorfmeister took Alpine gold for Austria in the men’s giant slalom and the women’s super-G respectively.

FRANCE’S Antoine Deneriaz caused a sensation yesterday by storming to the Olympic Games men’s downhill gold medal ahead of the Austrian and American favourites in alpine skiing’s blue-riband event.

Antoine Deneriaz claimed he never lost the belief that he would be crowned Olympic champion after recovering from a torn knee ligament to blaze to men’s downhill glory in Sestriere.

Bode Miller of the United States won the gold medal in the World Championship downhill on Saturday to claim the title of fastest skier on the planet.

Stephan Eberharter regained the World Cup overall lead after victory in the men's downhill at Stelvio in Italy.

Collated results from the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City.

Men’s Giant Slalom final standings.

Olympics Collated Results.