It's a relatively light week on the World Cup circuit. The men will be at Bormio, Italy for a downhill on Sunday, while the women travel to Semmering, Austria for two events, a Giant Slalom on Saturday and a Slalom on Sunday. Women's Preview.

The biggest news of the week is that Stephan Eberharter is back on the hill and expected to compete at Bormio after being cleared by Austrian team doctors. Eberharter suffered what was initially feared to be a serious injury to his knee when he crashed during the downhill at Val d'Isere two weeks ago. At the time, doctors estimated the World Cup points leader would miss 3-4 weeks, but Eberharter completed a training run on Wednesday and said he feels ready to compete this weekend.

That's good news for the Austrian team, which has struggled a bit without their leader. Last weekend, Austria failed to claim a victory in any of the three races conducted-the Downhill and Super-G at Val Gardena, and the Giant Slalom at Alta Badia, where Bode Miller picked up his first Cup victory of the year. It was the first time this season that Austria was completely shut out of the winner's circle.

For the American team, Miller's victory significantly brightened an otherwise meager performance at Alta Badia, where only one other team member, Eric Schlopy, even managed to make the final run. Miller now has finished 2nd and 1st in his two most recent GS races.

"(That) was a helluva Christmas present. It wasn't a good day for us but Bode has that ability to lift the entire team on a what's otherwise a poor day and still make it an awesome day," said U.S. Men's Head Coach Phil McNichol.

"I haven't become a four-event skier, by any means." — Bode Miller

"He pulled out a fantastic result and that's pretty cool. Everybody gets energy from Bode." Miller has moved into 2nd place in the overall Cup points race behind Eberharter.

The fact that he's scoring points in four events this year has clearly helped in his chase for the overall title, but Miller doesn't not yet see himself as a threat across the board. Complete Points Standings.

"I haven't become a four-event skier, by any means. My best result is only sixth (in a downhill). I've had some top-10s, so I guess I've begun developing into a four-event skier. But, to me, a four-event skier is someone who can compete to win in all four events. I'm competing and I'm scoring good points, so I'm getting 'there' but last week's super G (in Val d'Isere) was the first time I felt I had a chance to win it."

He'll have a chance to take the next step in this weekend's downhill.

— MountainZone.com Staff, with additional information courtesy US Ski Team