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Air of Controversy

Bloom Challenging NCAA Decision on Endorsements

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Alternative Winter

Ski Gear Reviews

Hermannator Takes Birds of Prey Downhill

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Maier Paces Downhill Training Run

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Swiss Ball With Training Wheels

Solbakken Wins Beaver Creek Super-G

Advice

World Cup Racing Now Shifts to Beaver Creek

Advice

Clark Wins Second Title at Nationals

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Ian Coble and Tyler Ceccanti at Stevens Pass

Soft Snow Aborts US Nationals GS Race

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Maier Wins Downhill Despite Damaged Ski

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World Cup Wins Boost U.S. Skiers

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Tuscany deep in thought on the chairlift at Alpine Meadows.Roy Tuscany knows more about anatomy than the average ski bum. Take his rapid-fire responses to a quiz on vertebrate, for example.Where is the T9? Belly button.How about the T12? Bottom rib.Tuscany rattles off these answers over a six-pack of Budweiser in the Last Chair bar at California’s Alpine Meadows on a sunny spring day. He and Steve Wallace—another skier with an intimate knowledge of spinal structure—have just been out skiing for the afternoon. In 2006, Tuscany was training at Mammoth Mountain when a fall left him paralyzed below his T12 vertebrate. Two years later, Wallace fell while skiing on Granite Chief at Squaw Valley, suffering paralysis from T9 and below. Doctors told both men they may never walk again. But Tuscany walked and then skied, and in 2009, he created the nonprofit High Fives Foundation to assist athletes who have suffered a life-altering injury while participating in winter action sports. Wallace is the foundation’s first grant recipient.

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Maier Skis to Fourth Straight Win

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Cavagnoud holds on to win GS

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World Cup Wins Mean New Goals for Rahlves

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USOC Vows Search for New Funding for Disabled Athletes

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