1.   Aamodt could have won the coveted overall title with a first- or second-place finish Sunday.

2.   Aamodt ended up eighth, and was runner-up for the overall title, which carries such prestige and financial reward.

3.   But another Austrian, Chris Mayer, who by virtue of his victory over Maier Thursday all but gave the overall title away to the Norwegian, was gleeful.

4.   But instead of pushing the pace early, Niyongabo elected to hang back with Morceli, who had to win to clinch the overall title.

5.   But he found himself in the position of having to finish first or second Sunday in the slalom to beat Alphand for the overall title.

6.   But Sunday, Luc Alphand, the convivial French speed specialist, clinched the overall World Cup title here.

7.   But they did not reach another podium all season as their teammates Chris Thorpe and Gordy Sheer became the first Americans to win an overall World Cup title.

8.   Frank Vandenbroucke of Belgium won the stage for the Cofidis team, and Peter Van Petergem, another Belgian who rides for TVM, won the overall title.

9.   Hamilton also scored a big victory with two stage wins and the overall title at a race in France last June.

10.   However, because Eldredge finished fourth in the short program, he could not win the overall title unless Yagudin finished third or lower in the long program.