Word: slalomed
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Janica didn't retire but the agony of losing seemed to aggravate the pain from the old knee injuries and she underwent three separate operations through the summer, returning to racing in November and slowly improving her results to a fine third place in slalom at Berchtesgaden in January. Her determination moved Ivica to say, "Janica's a great fighter. I think mentally she is the strongest in the World Cup, not only for the women...
...operations on his right knee and one on his left to repair damage from a 1998 accident. By his gifted sister's standards Ivica was a slow starter, waiting until he was an almost ancient 22 for his first World Cup win. That came in this season's opening slalom at Aspen in November last year, cheered on by his mother, Marica, who said afterward, "Last year, it's my daughter. This year, it's my son." Between his first and second runs Ivica took a call from his sister in Austria, but he couldn't understand a word...
...haveJust in case you've forgotten been thin but she still won races. During the 1996-97 season Janica won all 22 junior races she entered. Despite that impressive record, in her first World Cup season, 1998-99, her third place in a slalom event at Park City, Utah, took officials by surprise. They couldn't find a Croatian flag for the award ceremony and Janica...
...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 the men's duel, while Frenchwomen Isabelle Blanc and Karine Ruby will be tough to keep off the medals stand...
Harvard prevailed over extreme ice in the slalom events on Friday . Conditions were so bad that the giant slalom had to be postponed by two days to yesterday...