11.   Finals competitions are also planned this week and next for Alpine skiers and freestyle skiers in Wyoming and Maine.

12.   He and Bagher Kalhor, an Alpine skier, had no hope of competing for medals at the Games.

13.   He is a solid intermediate Alpine skier, and as a runner is a member of the National Guard marathon team.

14.   In December, the lugers will compete in Germany, Austria, and Latvia, the Alpine skiers in five European countries.

15.   It has been a struggle since, not only for Moe but for all the U.S. men alpine skiers.

16.   Janica Kostelic of Croatia became the first Alpine skier, male or female, to win four medals, three gold, at a single games.

17.   No other Alpine skier has won as many Olympic medals as Aamodt, who had been tied with Tomba, Vreni Schneider and Katja Seizinger at five.

18.   Ross Powers and Sondra Van Ert, a former alpine skier, are the top U.S. riders.

19.   The quest for that elusive trophy has become a national obsession in a country where alpine skiers attract as much attention as quarterbacks do in Green Bay and Denver.

20.   The resort has tried to design other trails to appeal to snowboarders as well as alpine skiers.