thought so:

Maier soon dominated alpine ski racing, winning the gold medal in the giant slalom and Super-G at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, only a few days after a dramatic crash in the downhill race where he flew spectacularly off the sunlit course, landed partially on his head, tumbled head over heels several times, and crashed through two layers of B-netting. Despite the horrible look of the crash, Maier was able to walk out under his own power. That put him on the cover of Sports Illustrated and made him a well known sportsman around the globe. Maier won the overall World Cup title in 1998, as well as the Super-G and giant slalom season titles, and placed second in the downhill standings. In 2000 and 2001, he won the overall World Cup title, as well as the season titles in downhill, Super G, and giant slalom.

You can catch Meyer and some of the other big ones on You Tube. Klammer says he went so fast cos he was shi**ting his pants. Anyone who skies will realise how awesome these athletes are, just amazing.

Vonn , just too strong, both mentally and physically, sure to take at least one more gold probably more. That was a tough course today, one of the most exciting i have seen. The rest of the runners from here are just ballast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhbHCDnMgoM&feature=related

franz heinzer