11.   What happened Sunday was that Compagnoni became the first Italian skier in history to defend a world title.

12.   A day after becoming the first downhill skier to win gold in consecutive Olympics, she finished off a victory in the combined event.

13.   Baxter is the first Alpine skier ever to fail a drug test at the Olympics and the first Briton to test positive at a Winter Games.

14.   Compagnoni, who repeatedly has fought her way back from injury and illness, narrowly missed becoming the first Alpine skier ever to win golds in three Olympics.

15.   Compagnoni, who has repeatedly fought her way back from injury and illness, narrowly missed becoming the first Alpine skier ever to win golds in three Olympics.

16.   Corinne Rey-Bellet of Switzerland made World Cup history Saturday by becoming the first skier to win two different races on the same day.

17.   Deborah Compagnoni threaded her way down an icy giant slalom course Friday to become the first Alpine skier to win gold medals in three Olympics.

18.   Diana Golden Brosnihan, the first disabled skier inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame, has died of cancer.

19.   Erik Schlopy was the first skier on a snowy slalom course.

20.   First skier Sture Sivertsen faded in the last two kilometers.