Word: slalomed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Poonsters dressed as Canadian Mounties attempted at one point in the event to arrest Hartman for denying his Canadian nationality. But they agreed to let him participate instead in the "All-National Lampoon All-Canadian Olympics," which require participants to drink maple syrup and ski a slalom course in the Castle basement...
What the Bomb can also be called these days is the most explosive comeback story in skiing. At 28, following an unsatisfactory showing in last year's Winter Olympics--he took home only a silver in the slalom--the hard-driving, hard-playing Tomba is once again the Caesar of the Snows, the toast of Italy and many places beyond. His thrilling come-from-behind win at Adelboden in Switzerland marked his third giant-slalom triumph of the season and his 10th win overall in the current World Cup series. He is so far ahead of the competition that...
...from Bologna is not only a smarter bomb but also one with laser-guided determination. His image--that of a fun-loving playboy--belies the Zenlike, almost scary concentration he has brought to bear in amassing 43 career victories over nine years. Although Tomba competes only in slalom and giant-slalom races--he does not ski the downhill, super-giant slalom or combined races, the other three ingredients in World Cup competition--he has made his two events a near monopoly. His heft helps, no doubt, but championship form comes more from his total focus on building speed and calculating...
That record is impressive in anyone's book, or tablet. A career high for Tomba, it marks conquests in three of the five giant-slalom meets he has entered this season and in all seven slalom competitions. The 1,050 points to his World Cup credit virtually freeze out all trailers in the field. Second-ranked Kosir, 480 points behind, had only praise for his friend at Adelboden. Marveled the 22-year-old Slovenian: ``He skied the last five gates flawlessly...
...mere bronze medal for British dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean infuriated many of their fans, who felt their smooth Fred-and-Ginger routine should have cut more ice with the judges. Italian slalom star Alberto ("La Bomba") Tomba disqualified himself by skiing off the course in his second giant-slalom run. He later complained of a stress headache...