Word: slaloming
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...world's best skiers had already tumbled into bone-bruising falls as they swooped down the dangerous drop, going all-out for the downhill championship of the world. Norway's Stein Eriksen might well have taken it easy. Far ahead on points after winning the slalom and giant slalom, the Oslo ski salesman could have coasted home to a safe, slow finish, still a sure bet for the championship of championships, the Alpine Combination. But Stein, as usual, drove all the way; even a spill could not keep him from finishing fast, only 5.1 seconds behind the downhill...
...contrast to the "Alpine" division of downhill and slalom racing, where Central Europeans usually manage to outclass the Scandinavians...
...Harvard Invitational Giant Slalom, scheduled for tomorrow at Big Bromley in Manchester, Vt., has been postponed because of a shortage of snow...
Versatile Pete Churchill, Fred's brother, will enter both the nordic and the alpine combined events. The nordic event consists of the jump and the cross country, and the alpine comprises the slalom and the downhill...
...meet consists of six events, the jump, cross country, slalom, and downhill, and the two combined events, the alpine and nordic...