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[ March 3, 2010 - 2:28pm ]
Stairway to (Ski) Heaven
Epic Bridge in Telluride
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New steel stairs and bridge open up Gold Hill terrain in Telluride.
Epic Stairway

Forget the chairlift. Climb your way to great skiing.

[ March 1, 2010 - 2:08pm ]
Olympic Grit
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong competes in slalom
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Ghana and Albania each sent one skier to the 2010 Games. We should all take inspiration from their stories.
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong

Sure, Bode won his first gold, and the all the drama surrounding Lindsey Vonn -- the Riesch-Vonn friendship/rivalry, the Vonn-Mancuso Twitter war -- was certainly televisual. But underneath that sheen were some real stories of true triumph, of no-hope Olympians coming out of the woodwork and onto the world's stage, heads held high.

[ February 27, 2010 - 5:56pm ]
Slalom Course Shuts Down American Men
Skier after skier struggled with the first run of today's slalom event. Here Norway's Lars Elton Myhre loses control before crashing during the first run of the Men's slalom, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
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Photo by: AP Photo/Gero Breloer
A ninth Olympic medal for the U.S. Ski Team was not to be as the top two U.S. contenders skied off the tricky course early in the first run.
A slalom crash course kicks several medal contenders to the curb

The DNF list from the first run of the men's slalom event was half as long as the start list, causing many athletes and viewers to question the course setup.

[ February 26, 2010 - 8:27pm ]
Vonn Bombs, Riesch Strikes in Olympic Slalom
Riesch victory in slalom
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Photo by: AP Photo/Gero Breloer
A split-second slip-up in today's women's race brought a disappointing end to Lindsey Vonn's Olympic run.
Riesch victory in slalom (thumbnail)

A disappointing end to Lindsey Vonn's Olympic run: After skiing off course in Thursday's GS race -- and arguably derailing teammate Julia Mancuso's defense of her 2006 gold -- Vonn straddled a gate just 16 seconds into today's slalom race and failed to finish. It was the final women's alpine event of the 2010 Games, and it seemed as if Vonn was happy to see it all end.

[ February 26, 2010 - 2:08pm ]
Speedy Peterson Nails His Hurricane, Lands Aerials Silver
Jeret Peterson celebrates silver
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Photo by: AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez
After a hard ride on the comeback trail, Jeret Peterson lands his brilliant trademark Hurricane to finally medal.
Jeret Peterson celebrates silver (thumbnail)

Anybody who watched the 2006 Olympics in Torino should remember Jeret "Speedy" Peterson, the fast-living aerialist known equally for his off-hill carousing as his on-hill brilliance. Before the Torino Games Peterson created the Hurricane, a five-twist-three-flip trick that's stunning even when it fails, and vowed to pull one during his Olympic run.

[ February 25, 2010 - 8:25pm ]
Vonn, Mancuso Reveal Almost Anything to Stay in the Spotlight
by Jennifer Davis
Every moment in front of the cameras is good for business.
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In this day and age, when Olympic success is linked to endorsements, it’s not simply a matter of winning the most medals; it’s about attracting the most attention.
Julia Mancuso's looks as good off the slopes as she does on them.

Everybody loves a girl fight. Especially when the girls are wearing bikinis.

The women’s giant slalom course was the stage for drama yesterday when the slope opera starring U.S. skiers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso continued. Vonn’s dramatic fall during the first run of the GS forced teammate Mancuso to stop her run halfway down. Vonn broke her pinky in the tumble. Mancuso was unable to regain her momentum in her second run and shed tears in frustration—the GS may have been hers to win, and her always-in-the-spotlight teammate had spoiled her chances. Again.

[ February 25, 2010 - 6:48pm ]
Slalom at Sugar Mountain
by Valerie Gleaton
Sugar Bear
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Compete for a cause or eat birthday cake with a bear
Sugar Bear

You didn't make it to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver but you still want to get your slalom on.

Why not do it at Sugar Mountain Resort next Sunday, March 7? The Richard Trundy Memorial Sugar Cup Giant Slalom Competition honors Sugar Mountain's former Director of Operations, Dick Trundy, who passed away from cancer in February 2002. Since his death, 100% of the entry fees from the Sugar Cup Competition (which began in 1987) have been  donated to the American Cancer Society in Trundy's memory.

[ February 25, 2010 - 6:11pm ]
Long Shot 20-Year-Old Rebensburg Wins Gold in Women’s GS
by Jennifer Davis
Viktoria Rebensburg skis to GS gold
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Defending Champ Mancuso can't rebound from re-run due to American teammate Vonn's fall
Viktoria Rebensburg skis to GS gold (thumbnail)

Last year, Viktoria Rebensburg won gold in the GS and the Super GS at the Junior World Ski Championships.

That’s right. Junior championships. 

The 20-year-old German surprised everyone, including herself, by winning gold in her first Olympics today in Vancouver.

[ February 25, 2010 - 2:41pm ]
The Norwegians Just 'Beat It'
by Jennifer Davis
Norwegian Alpine Team "Beats It"
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They just wanna be bad! The Norwegian Ski Team struts its stuff off the course.
Norwegian Alpine Team "Beats It"

The Norwegian Ski Team, led by gold, silver and bronze medalist Aksel Lund Svindal, pay homage to Michael Jackson on a mountain top. In true Sound of Music style, the hills are alive with the sounds of "Beat It," MJ's 1983 megahit. Filmed in September, the clip features Svindal (gold in super G, silver in downhill), Kjetil Jansrud (silver in GS), and teammate Lars Elton Myhre. The fourth dancer is their coach.

[ February 25, 2010 - 12:59pm ]
C.R. Johnson Dies at Squaw
C.R. Johnson Dies at Squaw
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Noted freeride athlete C.R. Johnson died of apparent head trauma yesterday after losing control and hitting rocks on the Light Towers run at Squaw Valley yesterday. Johnson was 26.
C.R. Johnson Dies at Squaw

Noted freeride athlete C.R. Johnson died of apparent head trauma yesterday after losing control and hitting rocks on the Light Towers run at Squaw Valley yesterday. Johnson was 26. According to a press from Johnson’s sponsor, 4FRNT skis, the accident was witnessed from the lift by fellow freeride star J.T. Holmes, who summoned help quickly. Rescuers could not revive Johnson.