1.   It was all the back-stabbing, rumors and gossip among her teammates, whose loyalties turned as fast as the slippery course itself.

2.   The Discovery II seemed to easily outperform the Grand Cherokee on the slippery course, smoothly moving up and down the hills and through deep ruts.

3.   Falls on the slippery course eliminated top competitors Beatrice Filliol of France and Deborah Campagnoni of Italy on the first run.

4.   Renate Goetschl of Austria, who was third after the combined downhill, also missed a gate on the slippery course.