41.   On Friday and Saturday, Austrian skiers will be shooting for the sixth victory in nine World Cup races this season.

42.   Several Austrian skiers also decided not to run for the same reasons.

43.   The Austrian skier almost straddled two gates in the lower part of the course, losing decisive time to Jagge but not the second place in the official standings.

44.   The Austrian skier was flown from the ski resort of Radstadt to a hospital in Salzburg.

45.   The Austrian skier had showed an impressive form and a crescendo of good results earlier this season.

46.   The Austrian skier was disqualified because he showed the label of one ski in a forbidden zone at the finish area.

47.   The gritty Norwegian finished more than half a second ahead of runnerup Olympic bronze medallist Hannes Trinkl of Austria, who led a string of five Austrian skiers.

48.   The games were so austere back then that the International Olympic Committee banned Austrian skier Karl Schranz for appearing in a ski ad.

49.   The International Olympic Committee executive board announced the sanctions Sunday after a three-month investigation into alleged blood doping by Austrian skiers.

50.   The International Olympic Committee launched an investigation last week after blood-transfusion equipment was found in a house used by Austrian cross-country skiers at the games.