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BORMIO, Italy, Feb 6 : Only half the scheduled 44 starters took part in the third and final training run for the Olympic men's downhill on Friday with the medal favourites taking no risks 24 hours before the showpiece race on the Stelvio.
Skiers from host Italy still trying to secure starting spots led the second downhill training session at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday and Austria's Daniel Hemetsberger crashed.
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 5 : Italy's speed team laid down a marker on the second training day for the Olympic downhill as Mattia Casse, Florian Schieder and Giovanni Franzoni stepped on the gas to set the three quickest times on Thursday.
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 4 : The men's most elite alpine skiers have arrived in Italy, but the usual busy intensity is missing this year at a geographically spread-out Olympics, many athletes say.
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 4 : American Ryan Cochran-Siegle said he takes inspiration from compatriot Lindsey Vonn after setting the fastest time in the first training run for the men's Olympic downhill on Wednesday.
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 3 : When it comes to Alpine ski racing, no nation takes it quite as seriously as Austria where the sport is followed with religious fervour and the deeds of past greats weigh heavily on those tasked with meeting sky-high expectations.
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 2 : Switzerland's Marco Odermatt will arrive in Bormio chasing multiple Olympic gold medals but given a choice he would probably settle for standing on top of the podium after Saturday's downhill on the iconic Stelvio course.
MILAN, Feb 2 : Giovanni Franzoni's rapid ascent in the Alpine skiing World Cup rankings has transformed the Italian into an unexpected medal contender and lifted the host nation's chances of striking gold at this month's Milano Cortina Olympics.