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For those of us eager for the Winter Olympic Games to get here, there was a teaser this weekend as the season began for world cup skiing at the FIS Audi Alpine World Cup event in Solden Austria. Results included:
Men’s Giant Slalom: Daniel Albrecht (Switzerland), Didier Cuche (Switzerland), Ted Ligety (USA)
Women’s Giant Slalom: Kathrin Zettel (Austria), Tanja Poutiainen (Finland), Andrea Fischbacher (Austria)
The next event will be November 15 and 16 in Levi, Finland.

Twenty-four-year-old alpine skiier, Julia Mancuso won the Gold Medal in Turin in the Giant Slalom event…and she’s hungry for more in Vancouver. Mancuso also has four World Cup victories to her credit and has a run named for her in Squaw Valley. Here’s a look at this defending Olympic Medalist: