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Turin Olympic flame passes through Slovenia

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - The Turin torch relay passed into Slovenia on Friday, with former Olympic skiing silver medalist...The torch then proceeded to neighboring Austria. Slovenia, a country of 2 million squeezed between Italy, Croatia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/01/21/oly_47987.shtml
Olympics
U.S. comes back to tie Slovenia

...wildly, thinking they had capped a historic comeback, turning a two-goal, first-half deficit into a 3-2 victory over Slovenia in the World Cup."Then I heard the whistle," Edu saidReferee Koman Coulibaly of Mali had called it off.Over and over...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2010-06-18/us-comes-back-tie-sl
Tina Maze continues to build on record-setting season

OFTERSCHWANG, Germany - Overall champion Tina Maze of Slovenia beat Mikaela Shiffrin in a World Cup slalom Sunday to overtake...Lenzerheide, Switzerland.MEN'S SLALOM: In Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Ivica Kostelicwon the rain-drenched race Sunday, while...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-03-10/tina-maze-continues-
Ted Ligety wins discipline title with race to spare

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia - Ted Ligety, of the United States, won his fifth giant slalom of the season Saturday to clinch the World Cup discipline title...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-03-09/ted-ligety-wins-disc
Overtime

Winter SportsMaze picks up win in homelandIn Maribor, Slovenia, overall leader Tina Maze won a World Cup slalom Sunday before her home fans a day after she just missed capturing the giant slalom...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-01-27/overtime
Tina Maze wins women's giant slalom race; Lindsay Vonn finishes 21st

...collapsed to the snow in complete exhaustion.Her stamina gone, Vonn simply couldn't make up ground on winner Tina Maze, of Slovenia, in a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday. Vonn finished 21st in her return after missing time with an intestinal illness...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2012-11-24/tina-maze-wins-women
Stakes high for U.S. in second match

...United States gets at least a tie against Slovenia today."Obviously a loss would put...World Cup countries. At 2 million, Slovenia has the smallest."It's a great match and it can solidify Slovenia on the global map of football," said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2010-06-17/stakes-high-us-secon
Kostelic siblings make skiing history

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia -- This was a day like no other in...as her brother captured a slalom in Slovenia less than an hour later. "It's a...Croatian fans made the trip to neighboring Slovenia and Italy. Back home, hundreds of...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/01/06/oth_362723.shtml
Other sports
Favored role rare for U.S.

...prepare for their upcoming match with Slovenia, but the new role they've been cast...only one point through two matches while Slovenia has six and England might have four...draw against England, a victory against Slovenia on Friday would put the U.S. in prime...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2010-06-15/favored-role-rare-us
Long-distance range dialed in by U.S. team

...Japan - After the United States whipped Slovenia 114-95 on Tuesday night, LeBron James...games - against Puerto Rico, China and Slovenia - by an average of 20.3 points. It...this championship." The victory over Slovenia clinched a trip to the second round...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/08/23/nba_93577.shtml
NBA