51.   Lara Magoni of Italy, Ingrid Salvenmoser of Austria and Karin Roten of Switzerland were among those who missed gates or fell.

52.   Lasse Kjus of Norway, in his first race after dethroning Tomba as the overall champion, missed a gate and was eliminated.

53.   Last year, she appeared headed for a double victory when she missed a gate on the second day.

54.   Lacking rhythm and control, Maier missed a gate halfway down the first run, after skidding on his inner ski and veering off course.

55.   Maier, lacking rhythm and control, missed a gate halfway down the first run, after skidding on his inner ski and veering off course.

56.   Marianne Kjoerstad of Norway was disqualified for missing a gate in the morning.

57.   Mario Matt led an Austrian sweep Tuesday, winning a World Cup slalom after early leader Hans-Petter Buraas of Norway missed a gate during the final run.

58.   Maier, a double Olympic gold medallist in Nagano, endangered his lead atop the World Cup overall rankings when he missed a gate halfway down.

59.   Megan Gerety, the top U.S. downhill skier, missed a gate near the top of the course and finished more than five seconds behind the leaders.

60.   Miller, of Franconia, N.H., skied aggressively but missed a gate on his first slalom run.