...in the two-month relay. "Those are two names we are not sure when they will carry the torch," Coscia said. Deborah Compagnoni, a three-time Olympic champion in Alpine skiing, indicated last week that she would likely not be the final...

...09.27. Germany's Martina Ertl was fifth in 2:09.46, followed by Rey Bellet in 2:09.52. Italy's Deborah Compagnoni, the defending world champion in giant slalom who also won the event in the 1998 Olympics, was seventh in 2...

...Friday, as only Julie Parisien finished the two-run event. She was 28th in a race won by defending gold medalist Deborah Compagnoni of Italy, who became the first Alpine skier to take a medal in three Olympics. Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria...

...mentioned in the same breath as Killy." Seizinger will face a tough test in Friday's giant slalom, with Italy's Deborah Compagnoni riding a seven-race winning streak in the discipline. Picabo Street was 11th in 1:08.00 after finishing 10th...

...Today's final will be a rematch of the 1995 final won by Schultz-McCarthy. SKIING: World and Olympic champion Deborah Compagnoni of Italy had something to prove - to herself. She did it, winning the opening World Cup giant slalom by nearly...

...will try to rekindle his Olympic fire one more time, but it's doubtful he will be a factor. His countrywoman, Deborah Compagnoni, is more likely to emerge the star of the slopes. She blasted the competition throughout the recent World Cup...

...home most of the medals. Martina Ertl is in top form after winning three straight World Cup giant slalom races. Deborah Compagnoni of Italy, the Olympic and World Cup grand slalom champion, and Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg, last year's overall...

...in Val d'Isere, France. She jumped from 14th place after the first run to win in 1 minute, 32.33 seconds. Deborah Compagnoni of Italy, winner of Friday's giant slalom, finished second at 1:32.42, and Urska Hrovat of Slovenia was...

...1-2-4, with Katja Seizinger taking fourth. Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria, who finished third, defeated Deborah Compagnoni of Italy and Leila Piccard of France. Compagnoni was the World Cup standings leader entering the race. Piccard...

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan -- Italy's Deborah Compagnoni, bidding to become the first Alpine skier to win gold medals in three Olympics, took a lead of nearly a full second on the first...