[Scott from the Left Coast]

Bode Miller stands in second in the slalom after the first run, 3/10ths behind the leader (a French skier) and more than a whole second ahead of third place. Its between Bode and the Frenchie for the Gold on the second run. My money's on Bode -- he gets much better on second runs and the French guy nearly fell on his first run then went hell-bent-for-leather and managed to hang on. I think the French guy won't be able to be so loose the second time around when he has a narrow lead.

[glock rocks]

Bode Miller, of the USA, smiles after his first run in the men's slalom at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Deer Valley, Utah Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002. (AP Photo/Rudi Blaha)