By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
Asa Miller hopes to put his heartbreaking giant slalom performance behind when he competes in the men’s slalom Wednesday in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The first run starts at 10:15 a.m. at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre while the second run is scheduled at 1:45 p.m. with the 21-year-old Fil-Am skier hoping to finish this time.
In his first attempt at greatness, Miller crashed out early in the first run of the giant slalom race – no thanks to cruel weather conditions – that denied him of bettering his 70th finish at the 2018 Pyeongchang edition.
Miller refused to blame the weather – it snowed for the first time in weeks at the Ice River during the event – and said it was part of the game.
Miller vowed to use the lessons he learned from that race in his effort to make an impression.
“I’d kind of lost my focus when I got into the gate after waiting so long, and forgot what I wanted to think about, so I need to make sure to stick to my plan for slalom,” said Miller, who was 63rd in the start list.
For the Oregon native, Miller said slalom would be his redemption.
“I know I will put my best out there again and hopefully things align and we get a nice result,” he said.
