11.   Fritz Strobl stunned favored Austrian teammate Stephan Eberharter, who only finished third after dominating the World Cup.

12.   Fritz Strobl led Austrian teammate Roland Assinger by eight hundredths of a second Wednesday in the opening practice for consecutive World Cup downhill races in this north Italian valley.

13.   Hermann Maier and his Austrian teammates made ski history at the legendary Patscherkofel Olympic course.

14.   In fact, the Austrian teammates are bitter rivals, and Eberharter chafes at comparisons to his more illustrious compatriot.

15.   Maier will also be a medal candidate in the downhill, where he is currently second in the standings to Austrian teammate Andreas Schifferer.

16.   Renate Goetschl outshone both her Austrian teammates and her powerful German rivals Friday in a World Cup super-G, claiming her third season victory.

17.   Starting fourth Sunday will be Ferrari driver Jean Alesi of France, and fifth is his Austrian teammate Gerhard Berger.

18.   Stephan Eberharter raced to his first World Cup downhill victory Saturday, taking the spotlight away from Austrian teammate Hermann Maier.

19.   Strobl said he was looking forward to a close duel with his Austrian teammates.

20.   That gave Hermann Maier an unbeatable lead over his Austrian teammate in the overall standings.