61.   She swept consecutive slalom races before an accident at St. Moritz, Switzerland, last season sidelined her for nearly a year.

62.   Since winning his first slalom in Kitzbuehl, Austria, last season Sykora has made the podium in each of the eight World Cup slalom races since then.

63.   The adjacent Gastrappet hill is the only one in the world approved for World Cup giant slalom and slalom night races by FIS.

64.   Super-giant slalom races for both men and women were scheduled Monday at Shiga Kogen.

65.   Teen-age sensation Janica Kostelic won her seventh consecutive World Cup slalom race this season Friday, matching the record set by retired Vreni Schneider of Switzerland.

66.   The final slalom race of the season will decide who takes home the World Cup slalom title, with the battle between fellow Austrians Thomas Stangassinger and Thomas Sykora.

67.   The French rider was also second in a parallel slalom World Cup race on Friday.

68.   The Italian showed good form in winning the last World Cup slalom race before the championships.

69.   The Italian has come on strong at the championships where she has already earned a silver medal in the slalom race.

70.   The race was rescheduled for Monday, after a slalom race on Sunday.