21.   Italian ski champion Alberto Tomba was mesmerized by the blue-eyed German beauty, making public appeals to meet her like some love-struck schoolboy.

22.   Italian ski star Alberto Tomba gave the opening kick.

23.   Italian ski star Alberto Tomba still is expected to make his season debut in the World Cup slalom.

24.   Italian prosecutors investigating alleged tax evasion on the multi-million-dollar earnings of Italian ski star Alberto Tomba said Saturday that the probe was close to completion.

25.   Italian ski star Alberto Tomba called on his fans to stay up through the night to watch his Olympic races on television.

26.   Second after the first run, Italian ski hero Alberto Tomba failed to finish his second run, skiing over a gate near the top of the course.

27.   Still recovering from the flu, Italian ski star Alberto Tomba will skip a World Cup slalom Sunday in Wengen, the Italian ski federation said Friday.

28.   The Italian ski federation, which initially opposed the form, said Tuesday that most skiers had signed.

29.   The Italian ski star, a triple Olympic and world champion, is nursing a swollen knee and has already skipped two gate events in Semmering, Austria.

30.   The sprint was moved from Val di Fiemme because of lack of snow in the Italian ski resort.