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Austrian Wins Gold in Women's Downhill Skiing

NPR | 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.

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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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