‘Marginal gains’ are often mentioned at the Winter Olympics and Canadian Alpine skier James Crawford took that to new levels in Beijing — crediting his bronze combined medal to shaving off his moustache. The 24-year-old competed with the facial hair in the downhill, where he came fourth, and the super-G, finishing fourth, before he got the razor out for the combined event. Ad/> Crawford finished third behind eventual winner Johannes Strolz and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and he says his newly streamlined approach may have helped him overcome the hurdle that had hindered him in his opening event.