(The technical event of slalom usually has the hardest courses, and the speed event of downhill the softest).
As of now, Miller plans to compete in all four disciplines, shunning advice to focus on the speed events of downhill and super-G.
Vonn first came to success in the speed events of downhill and super G before honing her slalom skills to earn her World Cup titles.
She has since emphasized her training in the technical events — giant slalom and slalom — to earn points in races outside her customary strength, which is the speed races of downhill and super-G.
She has remained an overpowering force in the speed events of downhill and super-G and is fast becoming formidable in the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom as well.
When Vonn began using men's skis in the speed events of downhill and super-G last season, and won 10 races in the two disciplines, the rest of the circuit took notice.
Vonn, the two-time defending World Cup all-around champion and a dominant racer in the speed events of downhill and super-G, has been promoted unlike any other United States athlete headed to Vancouver.
Vonn could lose that lead Saturday and Sunday in Zwiesel, Germany, in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom because she is at her best in the speed events of downhill and super G.
One option may be to focus on 'slower' technical events, such as giant slalom, super-G and slalom races, which theoretically carry a lower risk of injury than the speed disciplines of downhill and super-combined.
The super G combines the headlong speed of the downhill with some of the technical requirements of the giant slalom.
