Men's Super Combined Olympic Preview
Posted 7/6/2009
The men's Super Combined event is an alpine skiing event that involves one downhill run and two runs of slalom in that order.
The Super G has also been introduced, in which a giant slalom run can replace two individual slalom runs.
It first became an Olympic sport all the way back in 1936 and has been a mainstay ever since then. It is not to be confused with nordic combined, which has an element of jumping involved.
The United States received a big performance from Ted Ligety in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino, Italy, as he went on to win the gold medal in the Super Combined.
Bode Miller, the inconsistent by immensely talented skier, won the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah and is an Olympic hopeful yet again at the 2010 games in Vancouver.
Miller is known for being a little bit eccentric and not always the most focused or mentally prepared skier, but he is one of the more talented athletes you will find out on the course.
The Super G has also been introduced, in which a giant slalom run can replace two individual slalom runs.
If nothing else, the Super Combined should be must-see action with Miller taking to the course again in 2010.