21.   Tomba announced his retirement in early October, shortly before the Alpine skiers opened their season on the glacier in Soelden, Austria.

22.   With only two skiing events left -- including the slalom on Saturday in which he is the favorite -- Miller is the lone American Alpine skier to medal.

23.   Alpine skier Renate Goetschl collected a silver to go with her bronze.

24.   Australian Alpine skier Rowena Bright is a Mormon on a different kind of mission in Salt Lake.

25.   Baxter is the first Alpine skier ever to fail a drug test at the Olympics and the first Briton to test positive at a Winter Games.

26.   But Wiberg demonstrated this week that she is becoming an all-round alpine skier.

27.   But Wiberg has demonstrated this week that she is becoming an all-round alpine skier.

28.   Chris Waddell, a five-time Paralympic alpine skier and track competitor, said he and other Paralympians have been embraced by the Olympic organizing committee.

29.   Compagnoni, who repeatedly has fought her way back from injury and illness, narrowly missed becoming the first Alpine skier ever to win golds in three Olympics.

30.   Compagnoni, who has repeatedly fought her way back from injury and illness, narrowly missed becoming the first Alpine skier ever to win golds in three Olympics.