1.   Austrian downhill ace Hermann Maier went nowhere on the icy course.

2.   Conspicuously absent from the top three was Hermann Maier, the Austrian ace.

3.   For Austrian downhill ace Hermann Maier, clear skies fail to lift the gloom.

4.   For Austrian downhill ace Hermann Maier, clear skies failed to lift the gloom.

5.   Tomba charged to the lead after the first round in Schladming, and then defended his advantage against a challenge by Austrian ace Thomas Sykora.

6.   Tomba charged to the lead after the first round in Schladming, and then held it against a challenge by Austrian ace Thomas Sykora.

7.   Austrian ace Gerhard Berger has crashed during unofficial practice only hours before the start of the Italian formula one Grand Prix here Sunday.

8.   Austrian ace Gerhard Berger will race in the Italian formula one Grand Prix here Sunday despite crashing during unofficial practice only hours before the start.

9.   Professor Erich Schmutzhardt, who has been treating Wendlinger here, said it was quite feasible for the Austrian ace to return to racing.