Familiar name

The best US skier in the first run of the men's slalom ... Cochran, Jimmy.

That name may sound familiar to even the casual ski fan. His grandfather, Mickey, was the Alpine director of the US ski team for many years. His father, Bobby, was a US national champion, and his aunt Barbara won a gold in the 1972 Olympics.

So far in today's slalom, many of the big names haven't survived the first run. Bode Miller straddled a gate and abandoned his run. Ted Ligety made it down the course in second place only to be DQ'd later for straddling a gate. Ten of the first 30 to start, didn't finish.

Only Cochran, and Chip Knight, two of the lower profile US skiers stayed alive for the second run.

If the second run is anything like the first, then last man standing might win.