Word: skiing
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...American pride on the snow during the first week of the Olympics. Bode Miller proved better on the dance floor than the slopes, finishing a disappointing fifth in the downhill, getting disqualified in the combined after taking the lead and not finishing the super-G. Lindsey Kildow wishboned her skis during a terrifying practice-run crash in the women's downhill and was air-lifted to a hospital in Torino. Miraculously, she raced two days later but finished eighth. Only the surprise winner of the combined slalom-downhill event, Ted Ligety, sparked the U.S. ski team, which had labeled itself...
...performance by America's riders marked another milestone for snowboarding in its rivalry with the sport of skiing. In fact, last week snowboarding trumped the older sport in attitude and drama. The rebels not only won the medals, but they were also winning fans. Some ski races were poorly attended, but the boarders rocked the hill. "Seeing the half-pipe guys and girls throw down the way that they did," says Wescott, borrowing his verbs from hip-hop, "and then for us to come up here and make history with the first snowboard cross--snowboarding is really becoming the heart...
...hard time stopping his gums from flapping. Of course, it would have been difficult to speak following last Saturday's super-G, after he almost swallowed a flag gate that took him out of the race. That made Miller 0 for 3 in the skiing speed events of the Games' first week. Coming out of a tight turn, Miller collided face first with a double gate and veered wildly off course, flying down on his right ski before regaining control. As far as skiing goes, it was a spectacular recovery. As far as outcomes, it was another dud. Miller...
...sudden success, the fame, the adulation, the troubled times, the seemingly unstoppable decline. And, inevitably, the comeback. Ten years after the Cristallo closed its shutters, the veteran sashayed back onstage, looking more glamorous than ever. That was in 2001, and the luxury five-star hotel in the Italian ski resort of Cortina is still rocking its clientele. "We loved the idea of starting again," says Paola Gualandi, whose entrepreneurial clan now owns the Cristallo. "And Cortina is very popular and upscale - everybody wants to be here." The exclusive mountain getaway first opened its doors in 1901, attracting the likes...
...attention to detail is masterful: from the 16,000 handpainted roses on the ceilings and walls to the delectable handmade biscotti accompanying a sinful hot cocoa that my 5-year-old daughter dubbed "Willy Wonka's chocolate river in my throat." In 2005, the Cristallo won Italy's Leading Ski Resort at the World Travel Awards - like a rock legend, this hotel knows how to thrill, seduce and keep fans coming back for more...