Team members included newly crowned world champion Apolo Anton Ohno, J.P. Kepka, Charles Ryan Leveille, Jeff Simon and Jordan Malone.

In a tight battle for the overall title with South Korea and Canada, the United States pulled off a key victory in the 5,000-meter relay with a blistering time of 6 minutes, 50.907 seconds, edging Canada (6:50.996), China (6:51.000) and Korea (6:51.080).

Americans get trophies

Bode Miller looked haggard and barely grinned. Lindsey Vonn appeared fresh and was all smiles.

The skiers received their large crystal globes in Bormio, Italy, to mark the first American sweep of overall World Cup titles since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney accomplished the feat 25 years ago.

''It's history and it doesn't happen very often, so you have to enjoy the moment and I'm definitely enjoying it,'' Vonn said after the American anthem was played for the second time.

Miller asked photographers to hurry up so he could get back to his motor home.

''It was great for USA skiing, but I don't think it has much of an effect one way or another in the U.S,'' he said. ''But it is cool to see us take those globes away from the Europeans once in a while.''

Miller broke away from the U.S. team to race and train on his own this season.