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Feb. 14, 2014 / 7:41 AM / Updated Feb. 14, 2014 at 12:39 PM

Olympic Medal: Men's Alpine Combined

Switzerland's Sandro Viletta competes in the men's super combined at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 14, 2014 in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Viletta went on to win gold. (UPI/Kevin Dietsch)

1 of 7 | Switzerland's Sandro Viletta competes in the men's super combined at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 14, 2014 in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Viletta went on to win gold. (UPI/Kevin Dietsch) | License Photo

SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Sandro Viletta of Switzerland won the Olympic gold medal Friday in the men's alpine combined.

Ivica Kostelic of Croatia took the silver, the first medal for that country at the Sochi Olympics. The bronze went to Christof Innerhofer of Italy.

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Defending champion Bode Miller of the United States had only the 12th best downhill run. His slalom performance moved him up to sixth place, but he finished almost a full second out of a medal position.

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