1.   Austria won one silver and two bronze medals in Nordic skiing events.

2.   From Jean-Claude Killy to Franz Klammer to Picabo Street to Hermann Maier, the alpine skiing events frequently bestow upon an Olympic Games its enduring glamour names.

3.   Last year Todd Zeile started as slowly as the Alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics in Nagano.

4.   Skiing events would be spread throughout the Wasatch Mountains, with downhill events being held at the famous Snow Basin near Ogden.

5.   The grand slalom is a timed downhill race through gates, and is analogous to the skiing event of the same name.

6.   The other alpine skiing events will be at Snowbasin, near Ogden, the town where curling can be seen.

7.   With only two skiing events left -- including the slalom on Saturday in which he is the favorite -- Miller is the lone American Alpine skier to medal.

8.   Polish officials previously have suggested holding some skiing events at Poprad to prevent alterations in the Tatra National Park.

9.   A downhill championship medal would make her the second woman skier in history after Petra Kronberger of Austria, who posted wins in all four alpine skiing events.

10.   A round of the World Cup aerial skiing event at Mt. Buller has been canceled because of a lack of snow, an event official said Wednesday.