"ALPINE SKIING....." (by STEFANO RELLANDINI)

Cristian Javier Simari Birkner of Argentina skis down the course during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing giant slalom at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, February 20, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:28:33 +0000

Cristian Javier Simari Birkner of Argentina skis down the course during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing giant slalom at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, February 20, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
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Austria's Marlies Schild passes a gate on her way to winning the bronze medal in the women's Alpine skiing slalom race at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:24:59 +0000

Austria's Marlies Schild passes a gate on her way to winning the bronze medal in the women's Alpine skiing slalom race at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
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Mario Scheiber of Austria loses control as he takes a turn during the men's downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2007 in Are February 11, 2007. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (SWEDEN)

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:30:04 +0000

Mario Scheiber of Austria loses control as he takes a turn during the men's downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2007 in Are February 11, 2007. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (SWEDEN)
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Kalle Palander of Finland passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing slalom race at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, February 25, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:31:08 +0000

Kalle Palander of Finland passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing slalom race at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, February 25, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
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An unidentified competitor makes her way through discarded skis, as organisers waited for morning rain showers to ease so that the women's World Cup Super-G ski event could proceed in Cortina d'Ampezzo, northern Italy January 19, 2007. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY)

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:10:10 +0000

An unidentified competitor makes her way through discarded skis, as organisers waited for morning rain showers to ease so that the women's World Cup Super-G ski event could proceed in Cortina d'Ampezzo, northern Italy January 19, 2007. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY)
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Slovenia's Rok Perko skies out of the course in the Men's Downhill World Cup in Val Gardena, northern Italy, December 16, 2006. Steven Nyman of the U.S. won the race ahead of Switzerland's Didier Cuche and Austria's Fritz Strobl. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY)

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Slovenia's Rok Perko skies out of the course in the Men's Downhill World Cup in Val Gardena, northern Italy, December 16, 2006. Steven Nyman of the U.S. won the race ahead of Switzerland's Didier Cuche and Austria's Fritz Strobl. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY)
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