GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 11) - Canada's Erik Guay kept his stride Thursday, winning his second straight super G to notch the title, the first World Cup globe for a  Canadian since 1982 during the Audi FIS World Cup Finals in Germany. Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) led for the U.S., finishing 16th.

Ligety was having a strong race until falling slightly off the race line into powder on the side of the track as heavy snow fell throughout the men's race. 

"I feel like I skied well in places, but just made that one huge mistake. When you get off the track, especially when it's been snowing, you slow down a lot," Ligety said. "The snow on the hill was good and the light on the course was OK. It was just if you got outside the line it would definitely be pretty powdery."

However, for Ligety, being able to get on the hill in the super G meant having one more trip down the race slope before  Friday's all-important giant slalom where he will be challenging for his second GS crystal globe.

"It's good to get on the hill. It's not the greatest speed hill for me, but we'll see how it goes in GS. It isn't the toughest hill in the world," Ligety said. "Hopefully I can hold on to the title and ski well tomorrow. To keep the giant slalom title is all that really matters."

In the GS globe race, Ligety leads the competition by 43 points, which he said serves as a little bit of extra motivation.

"I like my chances for sure. I was skiing well, so it's just a matter of how I will pull through. 43 points isn't a good enough lead to feel comfortable and that's good because I have to push myself," Ligety said.

Despite missing the super G points in the season finale, Ligety closed the season 14th in the discipline standings boosted by a second at the Val d'Isere, France World Cup in December. Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) wrapped the year in 18th for super G followed by Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY) in 23rd and Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA) in 25th.

Fans can watch live to see Ligety race for the globe on UniversalSports.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
2010 AUDI FIS WORLD CUP FINALS
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - March 11, 2010
Men's Super G

1. Erik Guay, Canada, 1:26.36
2. Ivica Kostelic, Croatia, 1:26.75
3. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 1:26.99
4. Hannes Reichelt, Austria, 1:27.24
5. Georg Streitberger, Austria, 1:27.48
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16. Ted Ligety, Park City, UT, 1:28.17
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