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...failed merger with U.S. Airways and labor troubles. Investors lost confidence when he suggested United might "perish" in the wake of Sept. 11. Goodwin has been replaced by John W. Creighton, former CEO of Weyerhaeuser. DIED. REGINE CAVAGNOUD, 31, world Super-G champion; in Innsbruck, Austria. The French skier died of injuries suffered when she collided with German national coach Markus Anwander during a downhill practice run (see Eulogy). DIED. GRIGORY CHUKHRAI, 80, celebrated Soviet-era filmmaker; in Moscow. A WW II veteran, his major films dealt with war, including Ballad of a Soldier, which won the 1960 Cannes award...
...Eulogy By MARIELLE GOITSCHEL, French Olympic gold medal skier...
DIED. DIANA GOLDEN BROSNIHAN, 38, one-legged ski racer and Olympic gold medalist; of cancer; in Providence, R.I. Brosnihan battled cancer throughout her life, losing her right leg at the age of 12. A gifted skier, she refused to give up the slopes and went on to win 19 U.S. titles as a disabled athlete...
...jailed in 1964 along with Nelson Mandela, a fellow African National Congress leader; in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was released from prison in 1987 and, seven years later, won a seat in Parliament in South Africa's first all-race elections. DIED. DIANA GOLDEN BROSNIHAN, 38, avid skier who lost a leg to cancer at age 12 but persevered and won a gold medal in disabled skiing at the 1988 Calgary Olympics; of cancer, in Providence, Rhode Island. Brosnihan persuaded the U.S. Ski Association to allow disabled skiers to compete against able-bodied skiers...
...does not really give the same mental boost as the penalty lap format used during the second race. In the penalty lap format, there is no time penalty, but you must ski an extra 150-meter loop for every shot missed. Since I am a better shooter than skier, the shooting range becomes my only place of potential glory in this kind of race. I hit all five targets during my first prone shooting bout during the race, and get the thrill of skiing past the penalty area knowing that clean shooting had just bumped me up eight places...