SLC97112001-20 NOVEMBER 1997 - PARK CITY, UTAH, USA: Hermann Maier of Austria shows the form that won him the World Cup Giant Slalom event at Park City Mountain Resort's Eagle Race Arena November 20. Maier's time of 2:43.99 was 1.7 seconds better than Norway's Kjetil Andre Aamodt's time of 2:45.79. Third place went to Canada's Thomas Grandi with a time of 2:46.31. UPI mm/Michael J. Miller
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