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Vonn wins World Cup downhill in Cortina
From Times Staff and Wire ReportsLindsey Vonn had one of the biggest victories of her career Saturday, easily winning the most prestigious downhill of the women's World Cup circuit. Vonn, of Vail. Colo., covered the 1.75-mile Olympia delle Tofane course at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1...Tags: Lorie Kane, Welterweight, Tom Purtzer, World Cup, Alpine Skiing
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From airboards to scoots, these snow toys fly
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSnowboarders, take note: Your days in the limelight are over. Just as you once shoved two-plankers off the slopes with your insane rail spins and half-pipe jumps, a new generation of downhill rebels is ready to return the favor. You are yesterday's news....Tags: Boris Karloff, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Wars and Interventions, Snow Boarding, Alpine Skiing
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City Section Wrestling Schedules/Results
Saturday, March 3, 2007 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS BAKERSFIELD--It took a small step backward for Thomas Williams, Jason Lara and Garrett Drucker to take a much larger stride forward. The threesome took home individual state championships Saturday night at...Tags: Forests, Forestry and Timber, Wrestling, Natural Resources, Alpine Skiing
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Sports Digest
SwimmingPhelps wins 2 races at World Cup meet Michael Phelps, winner of six gold medals in the 2004 Olympics, continued his domination of the FINA World Cup in East Meadow, N.Y. Phelps, from Rodgers Forge, lowered his American record in the 200-meter...Tags: Ohio State University, Short Course Swimming, Manny Ramirez, Welterweight, Alpine Skiing
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Winter Sports Preview
MergeDigitalDamn, it's getting cold. Right now it's that horrible time of year when it starts getting bitter cold, but there's no snow yet. I think we should be able to hit the slopes as soon as the temperature drops below 50 degrees, but I guess I'm just impatient....Tags: Alpine Slalom Skiing, Tourism and Leisure, Rivers, Snow Boarding, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Stories in Women's Downhill Lie With 3 Skiers
Tribune Olympic BureauUsually in ski racing, the important numbers are first, second and third. Wednesday, though, at the women's Olympic downhill, the stories were first, eighth and 28th: First: Michaela Dorfmeister won Austria's first Alpine gold of these Games -- and...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Alpine Combined Skiing, Multi-Sport Events, Transportation Accidents, World Cup
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'Second Best'
Times Staff WriterA melancholy little movie starring Joe Pantoliano playing against type, "Second Best" is writer-director Eric Weber's tragicomic ode to those who don't always finish first. Pantoliano is Elliot Kelman, a middle-aged writer who works in a clothing store...Tags: Lee Friedlander, Alpine Skiing, Jennifer Tilly, Anna Nicole Smith
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'Wasabi Tuna'
Times Staff WriterA shaggy dog tale in more ways than one, the campy comedy "Wasabi Tuna" is the kind of film that can give dumb blonds a bad name. Anna Nicole Smith plays herself in a supporting role alongside a cast of similarly brainpower-challenged characters in writer...Tags: Lee Friedlander, Public Holidays, Alpine Skiing, Anna Nicole Smith
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Mickelson's masterful win at Augusta
STAFF CORRESPONDENTEvery time the game of golf really tried to size up Phil Mickelson, he seemed to look big and come up short. Yesterday, on the 18th green at the Masters, we finally got the official measurements: He is a 43-long, and a perfect fit as a major champion....Tags: Chris DiMarco, PGA Tour, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, George Bush
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And for the expert skier . . .
The Chicago TribuneThe spotlight shines brightly on Beaver Creek's wealth of intermediate cruising runs, but a treasure trove of expert runs will give an adrenaline rush to all but the most daring skiers. Advanced skiers should head for Grouse Mountain and the area under...Tags: Rivers, Multi-Sport Events, Alpine Skiing, World Cup, Bodies of Water
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German sports centers bring the slopes inside
Times Staff WriterAbout the only hills in this grimy industrial city are the slag heaps left behind by decades of coal mining and the weed-choked refuse piles built up by the blue-collar masses since the Industrial Revolution. But Bottrop and another city 25 miles away,...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Snow Boarding, Landforms, Alpine Skiing
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Countdown to Salt Lake City: 2002 Olympics preview
Los Angeles Times staff writerAlpine skiing: The men's World Cup tour is in Kitzbuehel, Austria, for super-giant slalom, downhill and slalom races this weekend. Five U.S. skiers finished in the top 25 last weekend in a World Cup slalom at Wengen, Switzerland. Erik Schlopy's 11th-place...Tags: Giant Slalom Snow Boarding, World Cup, Alpine Skiing, Therapies, Scott Young
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