SR > FEB. 22. 10
CONTENTS
Features
Front | Out of the Gate
4 Start House: Multiple medals already.
6 Exposure: Seth Wescott wins again.
8 Out of the Gate: The loss of a ski racing
legend; a firsthand look at the Vancouver
Opening Ceremony; industry news from the
ski shows; and a ski racing scholarship.
12 Waxroom: A Mountie gives Bode Miller’s
mom a ride; Julia Mancuso works it in Whistler; will Taylor Swift say yes to a U.S. alpine
skier? Plus, more Olympic oohs and aahs.
14 Gallery: Olympic images abound.
Departments + Columns
Back | Competitive Edge
36 Flashback: When Janica won gold.
38 NCAA: An alpine Cat gets a second life
at UVM; news from the Dartmouth Carnival.
40 Juniors: Colby Granstrom wins at World
Juniors; results from races around the U.S.
44 Masters: The Gibson Trophy Race.
46 Backshop: An Olympic tuning job.
47 Marketplace: Check out SR partners.
48 Finish Line: Woodstock High, Year 4.
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Men’s Downhill: Didier Does It!
Defago earns an historic Olympic gold for Switzerland; Bode’s bronze
makes him the winningest U.S. Olympic alpine skier. BY SHAUNA FARNELL
24 Ladies’ Alpine: Lindsey’s Lucky Break
The shin injury was unlucky, but the Whistler weather gave Lindsey
Vonn some crucial recovery time. BY SHAUNA FARNELL
26 Oh, the Olympic Baggage!
Just what do alpine athletes bring to the Games when sponsor
clothes stay at home? Lots and lots of skis, of course. BY SHAUNA FARNELL
28 Olympic Freestyle: In With the Gold
Hannah Kearney cruises to first U.S. win of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic
Winter Games; bronze for mogulists Bahrke and Wilson. BY ERIC WILLIAMS
32 Olympic Nordic: Johnny Rockets
How Spillane landed the Olympic nordic combined silver.
34 Olympic Nordic: Ammann a Man
Eight years after Salt Lake, Simon Ammann wins again.
Cover: Hannah time! Hannah Kearney celebrates her gold medal with bronze winner Shannon Bahrke. (Agence Zoom)
