SKIING: CONCERN OVER ALPINE SKIING CHAMPIONSHIP
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NORDIC SKIING WORLD CUP Men's 15km freestyle cross-country race (Lahti, Fin): 1 V Smirnov (Kazak) 37min 31.2sec; 2 B Daehlie (Nor) 37:57.6; 3 J Isometsa (Fin) 37:59.6. World Cup standings: 1 Daehlie 560; 2 Smirnov 370; 3 A Prokurorov (Rus) 278. Women's 4x5km freestyle cross-country race: 1 Russia I 55min 15.0sec; 2 Russia II 56:08.3; 3 Norway 56:20.2. Women's World Cup standings: 1 Russia 2,767pts; 2 Norway 1,079; 3
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