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Guay eclipses Read with 15th career podium
 Swiss skier Beat Feuz earned his first World Cup win Friday, beating pre-race favourites Didier Cuche and Erik Guay in a men's downhill. The result is the 15th World Cup podium of Guay's career and moves him ahead of retired Canadian ski racing legend and Crazy Canuck Ken Read, who had 14.
·Michael Walchhofer of Austria 3rd
·Canada's Hudec 10th, Thomsen 18th
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BOWLES' BLOG: Lighten up, Hujara,
on the iron-fist approach
 When FIS race director Guenter Hujara handed Didier Cuche a $5,400 sanction for speaking out against what he considered a dangerous jump on the Olympiabakken course in Kvitfjell, Norway, the ornery Swiss referee fueled the iron-fist perception of the international association.
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Schild nabs slalom crystal, Vonn closes gap
 World champion Marlies Schild led an Austrian 1-2 finish Saturday to win her sixth World Cup slalom of the season and clinch the discipline title. Three-time overall defending champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States was tied for 16th.
·Zettel, Maze round out podium
·Vonn closes to within 23 points of Riesch
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Cook aims to defend Nor-Am title at Whistler
 Canadian Alpine Ski Team member Dustin Cook will try to defend his overall title at the Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup Finals and GMC Nations Cup at Whistler, B.C. Cook, of Lac Sainte-Marie, Que., is third in the overall Nor-Am standings with 587 points, 191 behind leader Thomas Biesemeyer of the USA.
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Del Bosco, Serwa 2nd in Branas ski cross
 Canada earned two more podium finishes Sunday in World Cup ski cross action, with Chris Del Bosco and Kelsey Serwa both finishing second.
·Sweden's Holmlund, Austria's Matt take wins
·Thompson 7th, Poleschuk 8th, Bennett 10th
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Bilodeau, Heil, Dufour-Lapointe podium in Are
 Current Olympic and dual moguls world champion Alex Bilodeau won the FIS dual moguls World Cup Saturday, leading teammates Justine Dufour-Lapointe and Jenn Heil to another three-medal-day for Canada.
·Canada's Colas, Deneen also podium
·USA's Hannah Kearney completes weekend sweep
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Cologna, Kowalczyk wrap up XC crowns
 Dario Cologna of Switzerland clinched the men's overall cross-country World Cup title Saturday by winning the 20-kilometre pursuit at the Lahti Ski games, while Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland secured her third straight women's crown.
·Canada's Babikov 8th in 20 km pursuit
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Italy's Origone hits 174 kph at Sun Peaks
 It was a day for pushing limits on the last day of the Subaru Velocity Challenge, as athletes in each category competed for prestige and cash prizes. Italian speed skier Ivan Origone took the cake in the Men's Speed 1 category with a blistering time of 174.72 kph, while Sanna Tidstrand from Sweden won the Speed Ladies division at 170.65 kph.
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Online now: Ski Television 11-12:
Sensuous South America
Join Ski Television's Joe Lammers for a slice of Southern Hemisphere heaven at Las Lenas, Argentina. Visit Portillo, Chile, and Termas de Chillan. In National Treasures, meet up-and-coming Canadian aerialist Sabrina Guerin.
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Deeley Harley-Davidson, S-Media team up for online auction to support the Cowboys
Notwithstanding Canadian winters, Deeley Harley-Davidson® Canada continues to embrace racing to recognize its rich history in motorcycle racing. While making use of the winter months to fine-tune details of the long-awaited new Harley-Davidson® XR1200 Cup Series, Deeley Harley-Davidson® Canada is again supporting the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, particularly the men's "Canadian Cowboys" team.
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