...Lauberhorn course in 2 minutes 28.32 seconds. Once again, it was a French skier who prevented an Austrian sweep, with Jean-Luc Cretier taking second place in 2:29.29, ahead of Maier, who was third in 2:29.65. France's Nicolas Burtin stopped...

...years and 4 months, Defago became the oldest man to win the Olympic downhill, three months older than Frenchman Jean-Luc Cretier when he won at the 1998 Nagano Games.Mario Scheiber of Austria finished fourth, local favorite Erik Guay of Canada...

...contenders in the downhill include the Austrian team, led by Hermann Maier; Norway's Kjetil Andre Aamodt; and Jean-Luc Cretier of France. The women start with Super G Tuesday. "We've been making inroads in the last couple of weeks, and...

...season. "Our advantage is that Austria can only have four starters in each event at the Olympics," France's Jean-Luc Cretier. "That's six rivals less." Maier led by .37 seconds at the halfway point. He then built his lead with a near-flawless...

NAGANO - Jean-Luc Cretier of France won the men's Olympic downhill in a race marked by spectacular crashes. Lasse Kjus of Norway was second and Hannes...

...Lauberhorn course in 2 minutes 28.32 seconds. Once again, it was a French skier who prevented an Austrian sweep, with Jean-Luc Cretier taking second place in 2:29.29, ahead of Maier, who was third in 2:29.65. France's Nicolas Burtin stopped...