Pressure on Bode

ByEurosport

Published 22/01/2006 at 08:51 GMT

Reigning overall World Cup champion, fifth in Saturday's downhill, knows he must score points in Sunday's combined slalom to stay in touch with overall leader Benni Raich. The Austrian enjoyed a 137-point lead in the race to the crystal globe after finish

Miller, who was taking part in his 135th World Cup race in a row Sunday on the legendary Austrian piste, told reporters that was thinking about resting his knee for the Olympics:

ALPINE SKIING Bode Miller USA wengen 2006

Image credit: Reuters

"I"ve been thinking about skipping Garmisch, but I don"t know," said the New Hampshire native. "I will probably train and just relax."

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"The priority right now is to make sure I have my equipment sorted out well in every event, so that I can race hard in every event. I still have some gaps now."

With few slalom specialists willing to brave the circuit's most treacherous downhill, Miller and Raich are among only 14 skiers in Sunday's field of 96 eligible for the combined win.
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