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CESANA SAN SICARIO, Italy In the summer, Jay Hakkinen works for his mother's commercial fishing venture, trolling for salmon in Naknek, Alaska.

USATODAY.com - Biathlete hopes to hook gold medal 2006

SAN SICARIO (AP) Heavy snow and dense fog Sunday forced a one-day postponement of the women's Olympic super-G race — a delay that could benefit several top skiers.

USATODAY.com - Women's super-G race postponed until at least Monday 2006

CESANA SAN SICARIO (AP) Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen was denied gold again Saturday when France's Vincent Defrasne sped past him on the final straightaway to win the men's 12. 5km biathlon pursuit.

USATODAY.com - Frenchman surges to gold in 12.5km biathlon pursuit 2006

SAN SICARIO Michaela Dorfmeister and Alexandra Meissnitzer continued Austria's Alpine assault and Croatia's Janica Kostelic cemented her position as the most accomplished female skier in Olympic history with medal-winning races Monday in the women's super-G.

USATODAY.com - Austrians continue to rule Alpine skiing 2006

SAN SICARIO Croatia's Janica Kostelic defended her Olympic gold medal and became the most successful female skier in Olympic history Saturday by winning gold in the women's combined with a clutch downhill race that was fast enough to fend off Marlies Schild of Austria and Anja Paerson of Sweden.

USATODAY.com - Croatian Kostelic sensational again 2006

SAN SICARIO Michaela Dorfmeister placed the final jewel in one of skiing's most glorious crowns Wednesday by winning the women's downhill.

USATODAY.com - Austrian wins elusive downhill gold; Kildow 8th 2006

SAN SICARIO, Italy — Germany's Michael Greis recorded his first World Cup biathlon victory Wednesday with perfect shooting and strong cross-country skiing in a 20-kilometer race.

USATODAY.com - Italian TV strike postpones ski worlds 2005

SAN SICARIO, Italy (AP) Sweden's Anja Paerson won a super giant slalom Friday to inaugurate the course for next year's Turin Olympics, her first victory in a speed event at the World Cup level.

USATODAY.com - Paerson wins super-G to inaugurate Olympic course 2005

SAN SICARIO, Italy — Croatia's Janica Kostelic captured the only women's World Cup combined of the season Sunday, mastering the new course for next year's Olympics and ending Anja Paerson's two-race winning streak.

USATODAY.com - Rocca wins World Cup slalom; Miller crashes out again 2005

But Thomas and Taylor miss some fundamental points, starting with the fact that no nation historically has been a more enthusiastic or aggressive advocate of universal jurisdiction than the United States, a point reinforced yesterday when a Somali teenager was THE SICARIO

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