SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy—The big jumps and the varied terrain on the Saslong course remind the American racers of home. Then there’s Babs, the innkeeper at the hotel where the U.S. ski team has been staying for decades in Val Gardena, who treats the athletes like her own children. It’s been the perfect recipe for success over the years, and Bryce Bennett added another win for the team at the Dolomites resort Saturday in the first classic downhill of the World Cup season. The 6-foot-7 Californian joined teammate Steven Nyman (three downhill victories) and Bode Miller (one super-G victory) as American winners on the Saslong. “It’s a magical place for us and I’m really stoked on Bryce to keep the tradition going,” Nyman said. For his first career victory, Bennett finished 0.14 seconds ahead of Otmar Striedinger of Austria and 0.32 ahead of Niels Hintermann of Switzerland amid perfect …