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Notable Honorees Marc Girardelli • Alberto Tomba

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Mikaela Shiffrin, wearing a blue helmet and ski suit, races downhill through slalom gates, kicking up snow during the Women's Slalom at the FIS World Ski Championships in Italy.
Clement Noel of Team France, wearing a red Olympic bib and gold helmet, skis around a slalom gate on a snowy slope at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Ingemar Stenmark
Skier competing in the giant slalom.
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