Bode Miller praises Paris' Shiffrin-esque recovery powers, tips Svindal for Downhill success

Paris, 29, took victory in the men's Super-G on Wednesday despite making a couple of mistakes during his run.

He showed off his ability to recover quickly from those types of mistakes as he put the pressure on the rest of the pack with a strong early run.

Speaking as a pundit for Eurosport Miller was quick to compare Paris to Shiffrin, who triumphed in the women's event the day before.

"For me, it [Paris' victory] was predictable." Miller told Eurosport.

"He made his time on a lot of the other skiers on the top part of this course where it’s not very technical but he’s able to cut off line, use that nice touch on the snow to sneak away some tenths. The hundredths of a second really add up here – you see a lot of guys who are not taking the full attack, even right out of the start gate but when it’s so close you need to make every hundredth count.

"Paris is someone who has made the wins from the last few years of his career off the back of making every hundredth of a second count. He is someone who doesn’t give anything away to anyone.

"I thought the bottom of the course would determine a lot of the top places, I think it did, although Paris really took a lot out of the others at the very top. Mistakes like the ones Paris made at the bottom really stick with you as you don’t have any opportunity to fix them – it was obviously in his head. In the end, he knew it was going to be close and he obviously did enough."

Miller who won a gold medal in the Giant Slalom, Combined, Downhill and Super-G at the World Championships said that he felt the conditions at Are were very intense.

He also explained the difficulties of the World Championships because only the top three positions matter.

"These conditions are super-challenging here in Are. It’s about as hard as it gets. There’s really hard ice that is bumpy – it’s tough because you have tension in your whole body – but this is about power in your legs because your skis can just turn so sharply and aggressively. This is not the most challenging in terms of length, but some of the guys were showing it on the terrain at the bottom that their legs weren’t so dynamic and they bounced around. Dominik Paris was one of those guys – he looked floppy at the bottom, for him fortunately it was tough.

"Yes, there were a lot of DNFs, blind turns and terrain causes mistakes but also when you in the World Championships, the truth is that it’s only about getting top three. If you are in the top three, then great. If not, then it’s all the same – it doesn’t make much difference whether you are 4th, 5th or 10th. I think the competitors are inherently pushing much harder. When you push harder you take more risks. Some of them could make a recovery from the mistakes, but it’s risky and you risk your body."

Looking forward to Saturday's Downhill event Miller predicted a vast improvement from five-time World Championships gold medallist Aksel Lund Svindal.

The 36-year-old Norwegian, who has announced he will retire after the championships, struggled for fluency during the Super-G but Miller thinks he can bounce back.

"I’ll be looking at the same things – who’s tightening the line and who’s relaxed. You still have to favour the same guys – I actually think Aksel Svindal has a much better chance in the downhill than he did in Super G.

"Depending on the set and the weather, we have some weather coming in a little bit too and those can play significant factors. When there’s weather and other external factors like that then the veterans tend to shine. They have more experience, they know how to deal with those delays, they can swap around easily and Aksel has some of the fastest skis on the planet. On new snow, it’s going to be a lot of adjustment for a lot of the guys, versus the old snow that we have seen today."