ALPINE SKIING: Austrian âEmpireâ ready to strike back
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EAVER CREEK (Colorado): Overall World Cup champion Hermann Maier believes he is perfectly suited to the steep Beaver Creek course as he targets a return to form this week after his disappointing showing at Lake Louise.
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VAL D'ISERE, France  - As far as Hermann Maier is  concerned, the Alpine skiing season has yet to start.
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Beaver Creek - In a quiet moment the day before the first World Cup race this season, US Ski Team men&#39;s coach Phil McNichol scoffed at those who were predicting a duel for supremacy between the mighty Austrians and the upstart Americans.
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Lo slalomista austriaco Kilian Albrecht, 33 anni, ha ottenuto la cittadinanza bulgara e garegger&agr...
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After making history by winning all four Alpine skiing disciplines in just 16 days, Bode Miller is looking to capture his first downhill classic when the World Cup circuit moves to the famed Lauberhorn course ...
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ATHENS -- As soon as the flame is extinguished in Athens tonight, the clock starts ticking in the Italian Alps.
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VAL D'ISERE, France  - Lindsey Kildow has done her share of the work involved in keeping Austria's skiers off the podium in the World Cup's opening downhills this season.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- While two Americans were breaking their World Cup maidens over the last two weekends at Lake Louise and even a German snuck onto the top of the podium, the powerful Austrians were gnashing
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SOELDEN, Austria -- Bode Miller said Friday he expects to compete in the season-opening World Cup race this weekend despite a back injury.
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Last week Andre Stolz was considering coming back to Australia from the US early. He was frustrated with his progress, or rather lack of it, in 2004 and with little likelihood of a start at next week&#39;s event
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Marlies Schild of Austria takes a curve on her way to setting the second fastest time during the first run of a World Cup women&#39;s Giant Slalom in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
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Australian Alicia Molik is a match away from taking on Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova for the Zurich Challenge title. Molik, Australia&#39;s Olympic silver medallist, first must beat local favourite and 10th
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American Daron Rahlves made his first serious attempt at skiing since a dramatic crash nine days ago, completing a men's training session Thursday ahead of the Hahnenkamm downhill this weekend.
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BORMIO, Italy -- Before yesterday's slalom, US Ski Team executive director Bill Marolt was still gloating a bit about the way his skiers have dominated Europeans in the speed events -- downhill and super-G -- in their backyards, "where it hurts most."
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Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter of Austria has announced his retirement from competitive skiing. Eberharter told reporters in Vienna that 20 years of the sport is enough for him.
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SOELDEN, Austria  - Bode Miller and Anja Paerson  set off on parallel paths as the Alpine ski World Cup season  began at the weekend.
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ARE, Sweden  - Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel clocked the fastest time in final training for Saturday's blue-riband men's downhill at the world Alpine skiing championships.