1.   As a result, his balance was thrown off severely, particularly in the gate events.

2.   Miller, a specialist in gate events, did not compete in Bormio.

3.   The Italian ski star, a triple Olympic and world champion, is nursing a swollen knee and has already skipped two gate events in Semmering, Austria.

4.   The two gate events have been rescheduled for Bormio because of a lack of snow in the Slovenian venue of Maribor.

5.   The two gate events have been rescheduled in Bormio for lack of snow in the Slovenian venue of Maribor.