Daron Rahlves was the lone bright spot for the U.S. Ski Team again Sunday, finishing eighth in the World Cup super G in Garmisch. Lichtenstein's Marco Buechel picked up the win over Stephan Eberharter of Austria. Buechel won in 1:16.13, a .13 margin over Eberharter, who gained more ground in the overall World Cup lead. Rahlves was .49 back.

Buechel's win put him just 40 points behind Swiss Didier Cuche, who was 14th, in the World Cup super G battle, setting the stage for a showdown in Lillehammer in mid-March for the title.

It was another tough day for the USA, with Rahlves the only point scorer. Thomas Vonn, Jake Fiala, and Scott Macartney were all well off the pace. Marco Sullivan and Bode Miller did not finish. Miller now trails Eberharter by 185 points in the overall, 1145 to 960.

The men's speed squad now gets a break before the World Cup Finals, with technical skiers heading to Korea and Japan for two weekends of GS and slalom. For Miller, they will be make-or-break weeks in his chase to win the overall points championship.

— Courtesy US Ski Team with additional material MountainZone.com staff