21.   Austrian skiers swept the top five places at Beaver Creek with Ghedina taking the earlier, season opener.

22.   Austrian skiers, who appeared invincible this World Cup season, were nowhere to be seen on Saturday.

23.   Austrian skier Thomas Sykora said Thursday he expects to be back on the slopes late this year despite a knee injury which threatens to end his career.

24.   Austrian skiers swept the top five places at Beaver Creek with Ghedina taking the earlier season opener.

25.   Austrian skiers were expected to resume their winning series in two consecutive downhills scheduled in Val Gardena, northern Italy, Friday and Saturday.

26.   But stewards disqualified the Austrian skier after checking the tape of his second run.

27.   Christian Mayer led Austrian skiers through slushy snow and a menacing mist Saturday towards their fourth straight victory in World Cup racing.

28.   Currently four of the top five places in the overall standings are occupied by Austrian skiers.

29.   Duvillard came to grief in the same place where Austrian skier Gernot Reinstadler crashed and died six years ago after suffering massive internal injuries.

30.   Earlier this year, the boyfriend of Austrian skier Ulrike Maier sued organizers of the Garmisch downhill in Germany after she was killed during a race.