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TIME: You've gotten a lot of media attention, which is what you wanted. Menyoli: I am surprised. Several months ago, nobody knew me. I had in my mind that I wanted to ski for a reason. Then after that, people wanted to find out more. I already had organizations who wanted to help my cause. I didn't know the media would take it so seriously. Right now, it's not really that good for me. I wanted [the attention] after the race, but before the race, I don't want to be talking so much. But the media...
...struggled with injuries this year. In aerials, which has a strong gymnastics component, it's no surprise that Eastern European countries will contest. Belarus features top women's aerialist Alla Tsuper, as well as the men's No. 2, Alexei Grichin. It is a surprise that Australia, hardly a ski power, has a strong contender in Jacqui Cooper. Canada, an aerial force, will offer Veronika Bauer and Jeff Bean. Although the U.S. will dominate the snowboarding half-pipe, its riders are basically uninterested in the parallel giant-slalom race. Look for Slovenia's Dejan Kosir to take...
...dangers for a racer of running into the nets had become obvious in 1991 when Austria's Gernot Reinstadler lost control in training for the World Cup downhill at Wengen. His ski tip caught in the netting, breaking his pelvis and causing massive internal injuries. The sport's ruling body, the International Ski Federation (FIS) - which constantly monitors developments in equipment technology - sets rules for skis and boots, but not for safety equipment. "The fis is not an institute that could start making crash tests of the nets," says Sonja Reichen, World Cup assistant at the FIS. "You would need...
...largest single call-up in the state's history--as well as 100 U.S. Marshals and 200 Border Patrol agents from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Surveillance aircraft will circle overhead, with F-16 fighter jets on standby at nearby Hill Air Force Base. While rifle-toting athletes ski the Soldier Hollow biathlon course, armed National Park Service rangers not far away will be patrolling Wasatch Mountain State Park...
...desperately craves Olympic champions. The state of its winter team is so shaky that the slacker sport of snowboarding offers the country one of its best shots at a medal in Salt Lake City. It's quite a comedown from four years ago, in Nagano, where the host team ski jumped and skated its way to five gold medals. This time, it's up to Miyake and Michiyo Hashimoto, 29, who recently finished first and second in a World Cup event. Hashimoto, an Osaka native, is also a relative newcomer to snowboarding; she took it up five years ago when...