11.   Fourteen years after four members of the Italian ski team were killed in a car accident near Mt Ruapehu a plaque has been put in place at the scene.

12.   However, it was Italian ski star, Alberto Tomba, who was the talk of the day.

13.   In an unusual entry into the world of celebrities, Del Vecchio is pictured beside Italian ski hero Alberto Tomba in company literature.

14.   In response, the Italian ski team launched an official protest calling for the standardization of the measurement instruments.

15.   In response, the Italian ski team filed an official protest calling for the standardization of the measuring instruments.

16.   Isolde Kostner is not the kind of Italian ski star the world has gotten used to.

17.   Isolde Kostner and Werner Perathoner on Friday captured the super giant slalom titles at the Italian ski Championships in the Apennines mountains.

18.   Italian ski federation president Carlo Valentino said the national body decided to compensate its skiers with greater insurance coverage.

19.   Italian ski star Alberto Tomba completed two spectacular runs to defend the fifth position he earned in the opening heat.

20.   Italian ski star Alberto Tomba is definitely out of contention for the gold ingot.