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Austrian Wins Gold in Women's Downhill Skiing

By Tom Goldman

Published February 15, 2006 at 9:18 PM EST

Austria's Michaela Dorfmeister flies off the slopes on the way to a gold medal in the women's alpine skiing downhill, Feb. 15, 2005.

Tom Goldman

Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.

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