11.   But he narrowly beat World giant slalom champion Micharel Von Gruenigen of Switzerland and Slovenian slalom specialist Jure Kosir.

12.   Defending World Cup champion Janica Kostelic of Croatia, a slalom specialist, placed fourth for her best career finish in Super-G.

13.   Gallizio and Oester are mainly slalom specialists and Gerg is better in downhill.

14.   Goetschl, the defending World Cup champion, and Cavagnoud are among the top three in both disciplines, while Kostelic is strictly a slalom specialist.

15.   Having beaten the Austrian slalom specialists in their own event, Aamodt was a virtual lock-in for the title.

16.   Having beaten the Austrian slalom specialists in their own event, Aamodt was a certainty for the title.

17.   Italian slalom specialist Alberto Tomba said earlier this season that it would be his last but may now reconsider.

18.   Koznick won the fifth World Cup slalom of her career and first this season, while it was the first triumph for Oester, a slalom specialist.

19.   Kosir, a slalom specialist, said he was planning to enter at least one super-G this season in an effort to pick up points.

20.   Long considered a slalom specialist, Schleper has actually enjoyed her greatest international success in giant slalom in recent months.