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SOCHI SCENE: ‘Disaster’ course

By Washington Examiner
Published February 15, 2014 9:23am ET
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SOCHI SCENE: ‘Disaster’ course
Switzerland's Dominique Gisin falls in the women's super-G at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) | Alessandro Trovati

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — How to know when an alpine skiing course is hard: When only 31 of 49 athletes who start can even finish the course.

Soft snow, steep angles and tough curves — all common complaints Saturday at the women’s super-G course during the gold medal run.

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