1.   An Austrian skier was booted out for being a professional.

2.   And when he stood there, he would also be the first Austrian skier awarded four Olympic medals.

3.   Austrian skiers won more than half of the World Cup races last year and nearly half of the medals at the world championships in Vail last February.

4.   Heavy odds against Austrian skier Hermann Maier competing at the Winter Games.

5.   How dominant were the Austrian male skiers this winter?

6.   Riegler did have one more opportunity to become an Austrian skier.

7.   She came back, wearing decals honoring Cavagnoud and late Austrian skier Ulrike Maier on her helmet, for one last Olympic run.

8.   The second time, it produced sharp side-by-side of the American skier Daron Rahlves and the Austrian skier Hermann Maier.

9.   A doctor with the Italian winter sports federation has suggested that top Austrian skiers, including Olympic gold medalist Hermann Maier, use performance-enhancing drugs.

10.   After winning five of eight previous races, Austrian skiers had their worst season showing on Friday with the top Austrian, Werner Franz, a distant seventh.