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Fuori is the word in Italian. Out. That's what Bode Miller was after the first slalom run in the men's combined event in Sestriere, a race in which he was crushing the competition. But after Miller completed his first slalom run, race officials said he had hooked a gate about halfway down the course-one foot was inside the pole, in other words-and he was DQed. Although in typical Miller fashion, he wasn't POed. "I didn't protest. It's all totally out of my hands, you just deal with it... I have straddled probably more...
...Obviously I was in position to win by a significant margin, even with poor skiing in the first run." That didn't happen either. Miller again came out with authority in his trademark "backseat" style, piling over the two bumps in the upper part of the Sestriere Colle slalom run. At the end of the run, Miller had a .97 second lead on Raich heading into the second run. In other words, he was winning by a mile. Raich, perhaps the best skier in the world right now, would need a miracle to catch him. Or a race official...
...Green (747.0). The Crimson finished with 256.0 points, tallying just over half the score of eighth-place St. Lawrence (504.0). Harvard’s best events as a team were also ninth-place finishes, in the men’s and women’s slaloms and the women’s 5000-meter classic. Freshman Jake Segal accomplished the Crimson’s top individual performance, placing 23rd in the men’s slalom with a combined time of 1:43.21 and adding 18.0 points to Harvard’s team total. The Crimson will be back...
...have a young group of skiers to go up against this kind of competition.” A prime example of the youth emergence is freshman Jessica Alvarez. She was the alpine women’s team top finisher on Saturday, accomplishing a 37th-place showing in Giant Slalom. For the nordic squad, fellow freshman Katherine Maynard made her first ever start at the Carnival, placing 55th. Harvard’s effort is all the more impressive considering the conditions they faced on Friday and Saturday. Torrential rains muddied the skiing conditions on both days, making ski preparation and waxing...
...Torinesi think the Games will boost their city. "This is a fantastic opportunity to give Torino an international showcase," says Grissiotto. And even sophisticated Italians may decide to join the party if native athletes start to pick up gold. After winning five World Cup races so far this season, slalom specialist Giorgio Rocca could fill the giant boots of legendary skier Alberto Tomba. Carolina Kostner gives Italy its first real shot at women's figure-skating glory in years. And a strong contingent of cross-country skiers and lugers could stand on the podium. Yet organizers admit the real newsmakers...