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SOCHI SCENE: Hard on himself

By Washington Examiner
Published February 20, 2014 7:13am ET
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SOCHI SCENE: Hard on himself
Germany's Stefan Luitz arrives in the finish area on one ski after hitting a gate in the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) | Gero Breloer

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Even Stefan Luitz called himself an idiot.

The German skier tripped over the very last gate in the Olympic giant slalom on Wednesday, tumbling across the finish line as one of his skis flew off.

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