By USSA

Marco Sullivan

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Veteran Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley) was 19th to lead the U.S. Ski Team in a shortened Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill Saturday in Germany as Birds of Prey downhill champion Christof Innerhofer of Italy claimed his third win of the season.

The race course was shortened after heavy snow covered the Kandahar course over night, making track preparation of the upper section difficult. Action now shifts to giant slalom on Sunday with triple World Champion Ted Ligety (Park City) returning to the site of his 2011 GS gold to seek a record fifth World Cup victory this season in the discipline.

Early starters Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley) and Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah) finished 33 and 42 respectively