11.   FIS, the international ski federation, says the current course falls short of Olympic standards.

12.   FIS, the international ski federation, has said the current course falls short of Olympic standards.

13.   FIS, the international ski federation, wants it lengthened.

14.   FIS, the international ski federation, argued the original course was too short for an Olympic downhill.

15.   Former World Cup titlist and world championship aerials gold medalist Trace Worthington, hobbled for two years by vertigo, retired Thursday from international ski competition.

16.   Hodler, head of FIS, the international ski federation, is well known to Japanese Olympic fans.

17.   However, the international ski federation is conducting its own pre-race blood tests in Nagano on biathletes and cross-country skiers to check levels of red blood cells.

18.   Rahlves was cited by international ski authorities for the way he fastened his bib to his racing suit.

19.   She has several contracts with international ski equipment companies and alpine resorts in Sweden.

20.   Shifting the combined slalom to Shiga Kogen would violate international ski federation rules, which mandate both parts of the combined event be run on the same slope.