Word: skiers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...great skier Jean-Claude Killy had earlier helped Albertville, France, secure the rights to the '88 Winter Games, and remembers how quickly things were evolving. "We didn't offer trips and lodging. We gave them little gifts, souvenirs like Savoyard knives and pens," he says. "Then the stakes became much more considerable...
...nice of the terrorists to worry about skier "convenience," but the "safety" part drew Washington's concern: about 70 FBI and other federal agents descended on Vail to pursue the culprits and stop any future terrorist acts. The investigators were racing against time: winter comes early at 11,000 ft. They cautioned that they had no clear suspects, though they were sure the fires weren't accidental...
...easy living in Boston when you are a skier, and the lack of snow this winter did not make things much easier. But that did not stop the Harvard nordic and alpine ski teams from showing vast improvement over previous seasons, while having a lot of fun doing...
...Kellin was our best skier," Bellizzi said. "She had some really good finishes. Andrew skied very well, especially since he had not raced before last year...
...Nagano will feature a kickboxing figure skater called Elvis and an American skier called Picabo with her own line of "Air Max Electrify" shoes, but they are nothing new here--nor is the Italian skier who may become the daughter-in-law of Luciano ("United Colors of") Benetton. The poster girl of Nagano will almost certainly be a teenage figure skater not noted for her nose rings. Mike Moran, an assistant executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, recalls that a renegade stance is as old as skiers Billy Kidd and Spider Sabich: "Those guys had every...