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Eme Ertel -Alpine Skiing in Sochi
Alpine Skiing
it started at the Olympics 1936in Germany
in the 1900s "hillmen" who wanted to go downhill stood out
they did it but got carried away with turns which would become slalom racing
alpine skiing became very popular
by the 1970s about 28000 athletes were being trained
Julia Mancuso
she is from the U.S
she grew up in Squaw Valley Calif.
the Olympics were stuck in her head from when she put on skies for the first time
she had great success on the Olympic slopes
she won more medals than any other American woman
she won 5 championships