WENGEN, Switzerland, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Swiss racer Didier Defago won a world cup downhill in Switzerland Saturday with Americans Bode Miller and Marco Sullivan finishing second and third.

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Austria's Hermann Maier won the super-G at Lake Louise, Alberta, Sunday, his 54th World Cup victory.

PARK CITY, Utah, March 19 (UPI) -- Phil McNichol, who was the men's coach for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team for 11 seasons, is retiring, ski team officials confirmed Wednesday.

BORMIO, Italy, March 11 (UPI) -- Switzerland's Didier Cuche was declared the winner of the World Cup downhill finals in Italy Tuesday after warm weather scrubbed the required training runs.

KVITFJELL, Norway, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. skier Bode Miller was on the podium for the 31st time in World Cup competition Friday after one of two downhills at Kvitfjell, Norway.

CHAMONIX, France, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- American Marco Sullivan won his first World Cup downhill Saturday with a flawless final run at the LA Verte course in Chamonix, France.

KITZBUEHEL, Austria, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Swiss skier Didier Cuche outraced American Bode Miller and Austrian Mario Scheiber Saturday to win a World Cup downhill event in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

KITZBUEHEL , Austria, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Marco Buechel of Liechtenstein skied to a World Cup super-G victory in Austria Friday on a course that was shortened because of fog and high winds.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Skiers on the U.S. Olympic ski team got some special help from the Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center's low-speed wind tunnel in Buffalo, N.Y.