BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal captured his second straight event on the Birds of Prey course, winning a World Cup super-G today in which Ted Ligety of the United States tied for seventh and Bode Miller was 14th.

Svindal overcame a case of the jitters to win the downhill Friday, a year after a horrific crash on the same slope. He completed the super-G in 1 minute, 13.05 seconds, with Austrian star Hermann Maier 0.45 seconds behind, a day before his 36th birthday. Another Austrian, Michael Walchhofer, was third.

"This is special," Svindal said. "You never expect to win one, let alone two. There are too many good skiers."

Miller made an impressive showing considering he went down on his side early in the run before righting himself in time to make a gate and remain on the course. The New Hampshire skier wiped out in Saturday's downhill.

"I'm a little bit sore," he said. "The hill was good, there's just a little bit of changing snow conditions on the top. The first runs you get are all pretty solid, then it kind of gets a little bit softer. That's where I got caught and on this snow you can't really make up a whole lot. When you make a mistake, it usually takes you out."

Miller's teammates were impressed with his ability to get back on the course.

"It's a testament to how good he is," said Marco Sullivan, who finished 22nd. "A lot of guys wouldn't be able to pull that off."

Known more as a technical skier, Ligety flew through the course, cracking the top 10 despite starting from the 32nd position. He was one of six U.S. skiers to finish in the top 30.

"I've always wanted to be good in this event," he said. "It has been a goal of mine. It's just the technical events have always been my bread and butter ... The run went really well. It came together today."

Svindal returned to the scene of his crash, where he broke his nose and cheekbone and lacerated his buttock in a training run last season, ending his year. His victory breaks a two-year reign in the Birds of Prey event by Austria's Hannes Reichelt, who was 10th Saturday.

Still, the Austrians were again dominant in the super-G, an event they swept in Beaver Creek last season.

Maier followed his winning performance in Lake Louise, Alberta, a week ago with another podium finish. He has been hampered by a disk problem in his lower back, although it would be hard to tell from his performance.

"Hermann is back," Walchhofer said. "He's (got) a lot of motivation. That's very good for him."

Cornel Zueger of Switzerland provided the day's scariest moment, flying out of control after going over a jump. He landed on his head before tumbling down the mountain, an advertising fence stopping his fall.

Zueger had cuts on his face and briefly sat up before being put in a sled and taken down the mountain. He was taken to a hospital for observation.