![Norway's Lasse Kjus celebrates on the podium after winning the World Cup Giant Slalom at Beaver Creek, Colo., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Alex Trovati Stock Photo - Alamy Norway's Lasse Kjus celebrates on the podium after winning the World Cup Giant Slalom at Beaver Creek, Colo., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Alex Trovati Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NGD7G1/norways-lasse-kjus-celebrates-on-the-podium-after-winning-the-world-cup-giant-slalom-at-beaver-creek-colo-saturday-dec-4-2004-ap-photoalex-trovati-2NGD7G1.jpg)
Norway's Lasse Kjus celebrates on the podium after winning the World Cup Giant Slalom at Beaver Creek, Colo., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Alex Trovati Stock Photo - Alamy
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![Lasse Kjus of Norway speeds down the course on his way to the fifth place, during an alpine ski men's World Cup Super-G race, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006. (AP Lasse Kjus of Norway speeds down the course on his way to the fifth place, during an alpine ski men's World Cup Super-G race, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006. (AP](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PDDMY4/lasse-kjus-of-norway-speeds-down-the-course-on-his-way-to-the-fifth-place-during-an-alpine-ski-mens-world-cup-super-g-race-in-garmisch-partenkirchen-germany-sunday-jan-29-2006-ap-photodaniel-maurer-2PDDMY4.jpg)