Ganong of US earns silver in downhill at world championships (The Associated Press)

American Travis Ganong woke up anxious. He’ll rest a whole lot easier after winning a silver medal at the world championships. He received a sterling course report, trusted it and wound up second in the downhill Saturday, finishing 0.24 seconds behind gold medalist Patrick Kueng of Switzerland. Just when the U.S. needed a lift, too, after Bode Miller was lost for the world championships to injury during a crash in the super-G and Lindsey Vonn couldn’t capture a medal in the women’s downhill.