21.   Because of her versatility, she is considered a medal contender in the combined event, which includes downhill and slalom races.

22.   But the downhill disaster Friday, when he was lucky to survive a spectacular spill with all bones intact, also ended his challenge in the combined event.

23.   Downhill champion Katja Seizinger staved off the slalom specialists in constant snow to clinch the combined event, her second gold in as many days.

24.   Earlier, Seizinger won the downhill and the combined event.

25.   Either Lasse Kjus or Kjetil-Andre Aamodt have won the combined event at three of the last four championships.

26.   Elfi Eder won the slalom and teammate Anita Wachter claimed the combined event Sunday, giving the Austrian women three World Cup wins in two days.

27.   Ghedina came back to try the slalom and was seventh in the combined event, adding together the times of the downhill and slalom.

28.   Girardelli took the combined event based on the results of a downhill and the slalom over the weekend.

29.   He also had a silver in the combined event.

30.   Hakuba is the site for most of the alpine skiing, cross country skiing, ski jumping and nordic combined events of the Nagano Games.