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REUTERSBeat Feuz of Switzerland celebrates on the podium after winning the mens Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race in Rosa Khutor near Sochi February 11, 2012. The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort is hosting mens and womens downhill and super combined Alpine

EPAepa03100434 A general view of the mountains prior to the start of Mens Downhill Alpine Skiing World Cup in Krasnaya Polyana, some 50 kilometers from Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2012. The Alpine Skiing World Cup races on 10 to 12 February and from 17 to

EPAepa03100433 A general view of the mountains prior to the start of Mens Downhill Alpine Skiing World Cup in Krasnaya Polyana, some 50 kilometers from Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2012. The Alpine Skiing World Cup races on 10 to 12 February and from 17 to

EPAepa03100491 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) signs on the helmet of skier during the mens Downhill at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Krasnaya Polyana, some 50km from Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2012. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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EPAepa03100531 Benjamin Thomsen of Canada reacts after the mens Downhill Alpine Skiing World Cup in Krasnaya Polyana, some 50km from Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2012. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

EPAepa03100528 Adrien Theaux of France reacts after their third place at the mens Downhill Alpine Skiing World Cup in Krasnaya Polyana, some 50km from Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2012. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

REUTERSHannes Reichelt of Austria struggles to clear a gate in the mens Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race in Rosa Khutor near Sochi February 11, 2012. The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort is hosting mens and womens downhill and super combined Alpine Skiing W

APA/HELMUT FOHRINGERAPA6840878-2 - 11022012 - KRASNAJA POLJANA - RUSSISCHE FÖDERATION: ZU APA-TEXT SI - Hannes Reichelt (AUT) am Samstag, 11. Februar 2012, im Ziel anl. der Abfahrt der Herren in Krasnaja Poljana. APA-FOTO: HELMUT FOHRINGER