Word: slalomer
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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...
...race and got to carry the American flag in Sunday's closing ceremony. Norway's hometown boy, speed skater Johann Olav Koss, became the first athlete ever to win three golds with world-record times in one Games. Vreni Schneider of Switzerland won the women's slalom, becoming the first woman to win three Alpine gold medals. She did it in 1:56.01, earning her fifth career medal...
...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...
Tommy Moe stunned the world by capturing the men's downhill and then a silver in the super giant slalom. Diann Roffe-Steinrotter came in first in the women's super-G, and Picabo Street took a silver in the women's downhill...