1.   As a result, she and Wiberg, to a lesser extent, had stirred somewhat grandiose talk of a sweep of all five Alpine ski events.

2.   CBS wanted him to co-host the opening ceremonies with Walter Cronkite, then cover the ski events.

3.   For reasons most people in New England know very well, Mt. Cranmore is the perfect setting for the most nostalgic ski event of the season.

4.   For someone going from downtown Salt Lake City to a ski event at Deer Valley, for example, two and a half hours are advised.

5.   In this two-day ski event, competitors first take three jumps, with only the two best counting.

6.   Sunday was the downhill, king of all ski events, king of the Winter Games.

7.   What is that, and how does it differ from other ski events?

8.   Organizers recoup their costs from sponsors, while local hotels, restaurants and shops count on the added revenue that a world-class ski event brings.

9.   Frenchman Sebastien Foucras won the World Cup freestyle ski aerial event Saturday, easily beating American Eric Bergoust.

10.   He had also denied reports he was considering pulling all ski events out of the Olympics in retaliation.