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Just as Eberharter, the World Cup champion, had set up a nearly half-second lead, his countryman Fritz Strobl posted a time .28 sec. faster. And then came Norway's Lasse Kjus, .06 sec. quicker. Strobl, a personable and humorous character who in the summer months is a policeman, skied a perfect race while Eberharter made a couple of small errors. As he took in the joy of winning, Strobl said afterward, "I'm not out to beat anyone when I'm skiing. When I ski, I just want to ski well." Eberharter hid his disappointment well. "Everyone was expecting...
Just as Eberharter, the World Cup champion, had set up a nearly half-second lead, his countryman Fritz Strobl posted a time .28 sec. faster. And then came Norway's Lasse Kjus, .06 sec. quicker. Strobl, a personable and humorous character who in the summer months is a policeman, skied a perfect race while Eberharter made a couple of small errors. As he took in the joy of winning, Strobl said afterward, "I'm not out to beat anyone when I'm skiing. When I ski, I just want to ski well." Eberharter hid his disappointment well. "Everyone was expecting...
...giant slalom silver to Maier's gold. In the 1999 super-G World Cup standings he finished second, as he did in the 2000-2001 downhill and overall placings. By the end of 2000-2001 Eberharter had finished second to Maier, dubbed the Herminator by countryman Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 11 out of 13 World Cup races...
...should be quite a boost for the recently christened W Publishing Group (formerly known as Word), whose cup runneth over with Lucado. Sales for ?He Chose the Nails? have reached 720,000 copies, while Lucado?s recent devotional, ?Grace for the Moment,? has sold 600,000 copies for J. Countryman. W will spend a cool half million in shepherding this title toward the green pasture of bestsellerdom...
...those is his countryman Daniel Leonhard, 27, who bested Schumann for the German championship in August. "Sydney will be tough," says Schumann. And after Sydney, will he be ready to give up the pressure? He notes only that "Ragnar Skanaker from Sweden won bronze in Barcelona." Skanaker was 58, so Schumann may have quite a few more Olympics in his sights...