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  BBC SPORT | OTHER SPORTS | Eberharter wins at Lake Louise
Stephan Eberharter captured his first men's World Cup downhill victory in 12 years at Lake Louise in Canada's Rocky Mountains.
Eberharter has long lived in the shadow of his fellow countryman Hermann Maier, who forced him into second position no less than 10 times in his career.
Eberharter's win on the 2,971m course was the only good news of the day for the talent-rich Austrian team, which is once again expected to dominate the men's World Cup circuit this season.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/1041002.stm   (384 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Winter Olympics
Eberharter won world championship gold in the super-G and combined at Saalbach in 1991 but even that couldn't win him the hearts of his compatriots who have had him down as a tad arrogant - even if it's a trait hardly foreign to Maier himself.
But what nobody can question is Eberharter's desire to win at the top level, particularly as he had to fight back following five separate injuries in the mid-1990s which left him having to compete down at European Cup level for a time.
Eberharter, who won a giant slalom in Nagano, was for a time in danger of being handed the label of "nearly" man as Maier so often proved an immovable object.
www.abc.net.au /winterolympics/2002/profiles/eberharter.htm   (413 words)

  
 SKINET :: Eberharter Wins World Cup Downhill Title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Stephan Eberharter clinched his first World Cup downhill title, leading an Austrian sweep of the first five places in Saturday's downhill race in St. Moritz.
Stephan Eberharter of Austria won a World Cup event for the second straight day, capturing a downhill Saturday in which U.S. star Daron Rahlves crashed barely 30 seconds into the race.
Eberharter, second to teammate Hermann Maier in last year's downhill standing, sped down the sun-drenched, 3,268-yard Corviglia course in 1 minute, 39.07 seconds for his fifth victory in eight downhills this season and his 15th career World Cup win.
www.skinet.com /skinet/news/article/0,26908,325715,00.html   (714 words)

  
 Rahlves Second to Eberharter in Hahnenkamm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eberharter won the 64th Hahnenkamm in 1:55.48 with Rahlves on the podium for the third straight day, finishing second; Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) tied for 16th and Jake Fiala (Frisco, CO) was 29th.
And then Eberharter, the 2002 Hahnenkamm champ who lost Thursday's DH by.01 to Norwegian Lasse Kjus, mauled the Streif for the 27th victory of his career...and the festive crowd went into greater gales of jubilation.
Eberharter, who has won the last two World Cup overall, DH and super G titles, had planned to retire after last season but decided to return for one more winter of racing.
www.firsttracksonline.com /news/stories/107496480126147.shtm   (738 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Strobl pulls off upset; favorite Eberharter third
Eberharter made a few mistakes in the middle of the course, spraying snow in the air as his skis bobbled a bit on the icy slope.
Eberharter, skiing ninth, got a fast start, but had trouble controlling his skis halfway down the course.
I made two or three small mistakes, in particular coming into the final wall," said Eberharter, who remains the favorite for the Super G and is a medal contender in the giant slalom.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/alpine/news?id=1326714   (722 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - Eberharter wins second straight Cup downhill event
Eberharter was timed on the Lauberhorn course in 2 minutes, 27.78 seconds.
Eberharter also strengthened his lead in the discipline rankings with 500 points.
Eberharter also missed another downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, after injuring his knee in a giant slalom in Val d'Isere, France.
espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0117/1494269.html   (351 words)

  
 Eberharter Retires - Teton Gravity Research Forums
Eberharter competed on the World Cup circuit for 16 seasons, winning 29 races, four Olympic medals and four world championship medals - the most recent last year in St. Moritz, where he won the super-G. At the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, Eberharter won the giant slalom gold, the super-G silver and the downhill bronze.
Eberharter's first World Cup, at Park City in November of 1989, was won by Ole Christian Fureseth of Norway.
Eberharter's departure also leaves one less athlete at the top of the overall rankings, where Hermann Maier, Bode Miller and Benjamin Raich were clustered last year.
www.tetongravity.com /forums/showthread.php?t=16602   (2042 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: Other Sports:America's Miller wins silver in giant slalom 02/22/02
Miller finished 0.88 seconds behind Eberharter, who fell sideways in the snow in the finish area and stayed on the ground for several moments in relief at finally having won a gold after being favored in three events.
Austria's Stephan Eberharter lies in the finish area after winning the gold medal in the men's giant slalom.
Eberharter, who won silver in the super giant slalom and bronze in the downhill last week, joins Kjetil Andre Aamodt (1994), Jean-Claude Killy (1968), Toni Sailer (1956) and Henri Oreiller (1948) as the only men to win three Alpine medals in one Olympics.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/022202/oly_menslalom.shtml   (540 words)

  
 Miller's No. 2 again - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
Eberharter's specialties are the downhill in which he won a bronze and super-G where he won a silver.
He was nearly a full second behind Eberharter and varying times behind the five racers between the two.
Eberharter said he came into this, his last Olympic race, relaxed.
deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70001373,00.html   (512 words)

  
 Stephan Eberharter: 2000 Alpine World Cup Ski Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Stephan Eberharter had a solid '98-'99 season, finishing nine World Cup races on the podium, including three victories.
When Eberharter returned to the World Cup tour, he finished in the top-three in Ofterschwang and Kvitfjell in three different specialties.
Eberharter started last season strong with two consecutive victories in giant slalom and super G in Park City and Aspen, beating Austrian teammate Hermann Maier for the first time since December '97.
classic.mountainzone.com /ski/2000/worldcup/alpine/bios/eberharter.html   (336 words)

  
 Eberharter
The legend that is Stephan Eberharter has been snapped up by the Kronen Zeitung in Austria.
In his first column for the paper, Eberharter explains who he thinks will be the top dog this year; how Benni Raich is the Crown Prince and has taken on his famous blue helmet (with sponsorship from Uniqa); about Bode Miller and the rest of the racers as well as his old rival, Hermann Maier.
Stephan Eberharter was writing in Kronen Zeitung on Saturday 23 October.
www.racer-ready.co.uk /eberharter.htm   (447 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The future looked rosy for 21-year-old Stephan Eberharter when he won two gold medals at the 1991 world championships.
Eberharter successfully regained his form and earned a silver medal in the giant slalom at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
Finally, Eberharter score a decisive victory in the giant slalom, defeating Bode Miller by 88 hundredths of a second.
www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=126322   (155 words)

  
 Eberharter Wins Swiss Giant Slalom
Eberharter, the overall World Cup leader, won a downhill Saturday to clinch the title in that discipline.
This was Eberharter's fourth career victory in the discipline, his previous one in 1999.
Eberharter is within reach of the World Cup giant slalom title.
www.bmxonline.com /bmx/article/0,15737,322996,00.html   (372 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Eberharter regains winning edge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
BORMIO, Italy — Stephan Eberharter took a big step in his comeback from a knee injury, winning a downhill Saturday that put him on top again in the overall World Cup standings.
Eberharter, the defending overall, downhill and super giant slalom champion, was timed on the steep course in 1 minute, 59.27 seconds.
Eberharter was trying to make up lost ground after a three-week absence because of his injury in Val d'Isere.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2003-01-11-alpine_x.htm   (499 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ski great Eberharter opts to quit - Sep 17, 2004
Eberharter, 35, took Olympic gold in the giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City and won the World Cup overall title in 2002 and 2003.
But Eberharter really burst into the limelight at the age of 21, when he won the super-G and combined gold medals at the 1991 world championships.
Eberharter is a popular athlete in his home country thanks to his determination and intense rivalry with Hermann Maier, who took the overall title from his team mate last season by 42 points.
edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/09/17/skiing.eberharter   (524 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Skiing news / Austrians overwhelm men's downhill field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Stephan Eberharter won a World Cup downhill in which Austria showed overwhelming strength Saturday by capturing seven of the top eight spots.
Eberharter is starting to feel better after struggling with a throat problem the past two months.
Eberharter (251) is second and Maier third (239).
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/skiing/articles/2004/01/10/austrians_overwhelm_mens_downhill_field   (349 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - Eberharter wins second straight Cup downhill title
The downhill victory was Eberharter's first in Garmisch, considered a prestigious classic on the World Cup circuit.
The 33-year-old Eberharter replaced Rahlves as world champion in the Super G in St. Moritz two weeks ago, but had a disappointing downhill race then, finishing fifth.
Eberharter and Miller will have another opportunity to pick up points in Sunday's Super G. A number of skiers crashed out of Saturday's race, including world downhill champion Michael Walchhofer, who had the fastest time before losing control and careening into the safety netting near the bottom.
espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0222/1512782.html   (533 words)

  
 SI.com - Winter Sports - Eberharter crowned overall champion - Thursday March 13, 2003 09:25 AM
Eberharter was timed in 1 minute, 36.97 seconds, edging Norwegian veteran Lasse Kjus by 0.41 and third-place teammate Hannes Reichelt by 0.43.
Eberharter, who had already secured the downhill championship, also won the overall and super-G crowns last year.
Eberharter will turn 34 in two weeks, but hasn't decided when he'll retire from the sport.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /wintersports/news/2003/03/13/eberharter_superg_ap   (528 words)

  
 The Raw Story | Ski champion Stephan Eberharter says take course before skiing
Hamburg- Stephan Eberharter was four years old the first time he stood on skis, and he competed in a children's ski race two years later.
Eberharter: The equipment must first and foremost be in good condition.
Eberharter: People who aren't already fit should start training in any case six to eight weeks before their ski vacation starts, and they should do some kind of training three times a week.
rawstory.com /news/2006/Ski_champion_Stephan_Eberharter_say_11082006.html   (400 words)

  
 JS Online:
Stephan Eberharter, racing his last Olympic race and still trying to escape the shadow of teammate Hermann Maier, stamped his name in Austrian ski racing history by ice-dusting the field in the first run and then cruising to the gold with a two-run time of 2 minutes 23.28 seconds.
Eberharter, 32, completed his Olympic box set after winning silver in the super-giant slalom and third in the downhill.
Eberharter was crushed after losing the super-G gold medal by a tenth of a second to Norway's Kjetil Andre Aamodt, and would never have guessed his crowning achievement would come in GS, his third-best discipline.
www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=22342&format=print   (703 words)

  
 www.skiworldcup.org
Austria’s Stephan Eberharter increased his collection of major victories in winning one of the most challenging downhills on the World Cup Tour.
In December 2001, Stephan started his impressive series of successes in Val d’Isère in dominating the downhill and the Super-G. Only a few champions such as Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark or Hermann Maier achieved comparable performances in the past.
Eberharter showed some emotion after the race which confirmed how important this victory is for him.
www.skiworldcup.org /load/reports/2002_2003/beaver/report.html   (1033 words)

  
 Olympic ski champion Stephan Eberharter retires
Eberharter finished second in last season's overall World Cup standings behind fellow Austrian Hermann Maier, but won the downhill title for the third consecutive season.
Eberharter burst onto the world ski scene in 1991 by becoming world champion in the super-G and combined at age 21.
Eberharter won his first of four Olympic medals at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano when he captured a silver medal in the giant slalom.
www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/09/17/Sports/eberharter040917.html   (1192 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Miller blanked, hands Eberharter overall World Cup title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eberharter won the super-G at the World Cup finals, clinching his second consecutive World Cup overall title in triumphant fashion.
Eberharter, who turns 34 later this month, is the 10th male skier to win more than one World Cup overall title, a group that includes three-time winner Phil Mahre (1981-83), the only American man to win the title.
Eberharter is considering retiring but says he won't make a decision until taking a long rest — somewhere outside of ski-crazy Austria.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2003-03-13-worldcup-eberharter_x.htm   (806 words)

  
 Observer | Stephan faces the bear
Maier will be watching on television in the Caribbean due to an injury sustained in a motorcycle crash last August, leaving the way clear for his countryman Stephan Eberharter, at 32, to emerge from his shadow.
Eberharter looked the most impressive in practice on Thursday as he clocked the fastest time of 1min 39.07sec.
Eberharter sustained his form and enjoyed his best showing last winter with silver in the super-G at the world championships in St Anton, providing the platform for this year's stunning form.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4353291-102283,00.html   (701 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | SKIING  | Eberharter clinches title
Stephan Eberharter has won the overall World Cup Alpine skiing crown.
Eberharter added that he was hoping to enjoy a break from skiing.
Eberharter's nearest challenger Didier Cuche of Switzerland managed to keep his hopes alive with 10th place in Sunday's race.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/skiing/1851956.stm   (301 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Cuche wins, but Eberharter clinches super-G title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eberharter has a solid chance of matching it in this weekend's giant slalom.
The Swiss entered the final as the only skier who could have snatched the title from Eberharter, but only by winning the race and if the Austrian had finished 24th or lower.
The 32-year-old Eberharter, the super-G silver medalist behind Norway's Kjetil Andre Aamodt in Salt Lake City, took no unnecessary risks, playing it safe to finish fourth in 1:26.54.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1347009&type=news   (308 words)

  
 M-GS
Post-Nagano, Eberharter was able to remain focused until this last race, in which he used his smooth technique to built up a strong lead in the first run on his teammates.
Eberharter became the eighth Austrian skier to win a World Cup race after finishing nine times in second or third place in the past.
Eberharter, who will turn 29 on March 24th, beat by 23/100 of a second his teammate Hans Knauss and by 92/100 the World Cup season dominator Herman Maier.
www.skinet.co.jp /ski-and-ski/work/Wcup98/98-03-14montanaMGS.htm   (960 words)

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