1.   She persuaded the U.S. Ski Association to allow disabled skiers to compete in national championships against able-bodied skiers.

2.   Skiers will compete in the downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and an alpine combined event that includes a downhill and two slalom races.

3.   Only World Cup skiers can compete in the Olympics.

4.   But with more snow falling, and visibility becoming even more obscured, the race was suspended after four more skiers had competed.

5.   In duals, skiers compete side by side with the winning skier, according to time and points awarded by judges, advancing to the next bracket.

6.   KITZBUEHEL, Austria -- Luc Alphand of France wins the first of two World Cup races Saturday as the skiers compete in a unique downhill doubleheader.

7.   Only four skiers can compete in the Olympics from each nation, and the Austrians brought eight downhill skiers to Hakuba.

8.   Only four skiers can compete in the Olympics from each nation, and the Austrians have eight downhill skiers here.

9.   Several leading skiers did not compete because of the demanding schedule.

10.   Skiers competed on artificial snow over four laps, for a distance of one kilometer.