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Lindsey Vonn clinches third straight World Cup overall title
L.A. Times Olympics BlogAmerican alpine superstar Lindsey Vonn added to her growing legacy Friday by following up her Olympic gold medal in Vancouver with her third straight World Cup overall title. Vonn, the first American woman to win the Olympic downhill, edged out...... -
From airboards to scoots, these snow toys fly
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSnowboarders, take note: Your days in the limelight are over. Just as you once shoved two-plankers off the slopes with your insane rail spins and half-pipe jumps, a new generation of downhill rebels is ready to return the favor. You are yesterday's news....Tags: Los Angeles Times, Sports, Snowbiking, Alpine Skiing, Boris Karloff
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Splash down at Disney's water parks
Sentinel Staff WriterIt's summer and time for the pool, right? At Disney, swimming at two wonderfully themed water parks, Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon, can happen almost year-round. Of course, the water parks are fun for older children, but surprisingly, they have...Tags: Sports, River Surfing, Alpine Skiing, Windsurfing, Children
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In Memory of Alan Livingston (1917-2009)
He was the creator of Bozo the Clown and also the man who brought The Beatles to America. He died over the weekend (March 13, 2009) at the age of 91 at his home in Beverly Hills, California. Alan Wendell Livingston was born in McDonald, Pennsylvania on...Tags: Bob Hope, Book, Bozo the Clown (fictional character), Bonanza (tv program) , Defense
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At Donner Ski Ranch, ski right into the sports rustic past
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe sign on the shoulder of U.S. 40, west of Truckee, says it's "Old School Thursday" at Donner Ski Ranch, lift tickets $10 a day. They must be pretty desperate to offer tickets that cheap, I think as I pull into the rutted parking lot that is only a...Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Vail Resorts Inc., Los Angeles Times, Health, Trips and Vacations
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Vonn wins World Cup downhill in Cortina
From Times Staff and Wire ReportsLindsey Vonn had one of the biggest victories of her career Saturday, easily winning the most prestigious downhill of the women's World Cup circuit. Vonn, of Vail. Colo., covered the 1.75-mile Olympia delle Tofane course at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1...Tags: Bode Miller, Tom Purtzer, Mixed Martial Arts, Sports, Lindsey Vonn
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Stories in Women's Downhill Lie With 3 Skiers
Tribune Olympic BureauUsually in ski racing, the important numbers are first, second and third. Wednesday, though, at the women's Olympic downhill, the stories were first, eighth and 28th: First: Michaela Dorfmeister won Austria's first Alpine gold of these Games -- and...Tags: Health, Sports, Los Angeles Times, Awards and Prizes, Alpine Combined Skiing
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'Wasabi Tuna'
Times Staff WriterA shaggy dog tale in more ways than one, the campy comedy "Wasabi Tuna" is the kind of film that can give dumb blonds a bad name. Anna Nicole Smith plays herself in a supporting role alongside a cast of similarly brainpower-challenged characters in writer...Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, Halloween, Sports, Jason London, Antonio Sabato Jr.
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'Second Best'
Times Staff WriterA melancholy little movie starring Joe Pantoliano playing against type, "Second Best" is writer-director Eric Weber's tragicomic ode to those who don't always finish first. Pantoliano is Elliot Kelman, a middle-aged writer who works in a clothing store...Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, Halloween, Sports, Jason London, Jennifer Tilly
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And for the expert skier . . .
The Chicago TribuneThe spotlight shines brightly on Beaver Creek's wealth of intermediate cruising runs, but a treasure trove of expert runs will give an adrenaline rush to all but the most daring skiers. Advanced skiers should head for Grouse Mountain and the area under...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Sports, Game, Trips and Vacations, Chicago Tribune
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Winter fun warms up visitors
Special to The TimesLast December I stood on the deck of a lodge in Talkeetna, Alaska, and watched sunrise bleed down the snowy crown of 20,320-foot Mt. McKinley. I had seen our nation's loftiest peak before, rising dramatically from the flat tundra but always shrouded in...Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Landforms, Good Friday, Trips and Vacations, Dog (animal)
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The Replacements
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday August 11, 2000 The British can relax. Collectively distraught at being depicted as the bad guys in a spate of recent pictures, they've been supplanted by Hollywood's latest candidate for villain du jour: unionized workers. Not...Tags: Howard Deutch, John Madden, Labor Disputes, Sports, Alpine Skiing
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