Ted Ligety, of the United States, speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Soelden, Austria, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Ted Ligety maintained his dominance in large slalom with the aid of taking the season-opening World Cup race by way of a 0.79-second winning margin Sunday, while Bode Miller completed nineteenth upon his return to the circuit following a 20-month damage layoff.