41.   Defending world slalom champion Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden, a disappointing ninth after the first run, also missed a gate halfway down the piste and was eliminated.

42.   Eberharter, skiing ninth, got a fast start, but had trouble controlling his skis halfway down the course.

43.   Investigators found only a soccer scarf halfway down the cliff.

44.   Lacking rhythm and control, Maier missed a gate halfway down the first run, after skidding on his inner ski and veering off course.

45.   Maier, lacking rhythm and control, missed a gate halfway down the first run, after skidding on his inner ski and veering off course.

46.   Maier, a double Olympic gold medallist in Nagano, endangered his lead atop the World Cup overall rankings when he missed a gate halfway down.

47.   Officials had to separate the two goalies, who took off their masks off and jawed at each other halfway down the ice.

48.   Something weird happened up the top there but we got it under control halfway down.

49.   The ash rapidly poured from the crater before hitting an obstacle halfway down the mountain, soaring upward into a dark, cauliflower cloud.

50.   The fifth of those forerunners, Hidekazu Yokoyama of Japan, fell halfway down the course and tumbled hard on his left leg.