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Heavy, wet snow couldn't stop Croatia's Janica Kostelic from winning her third medal of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, this one in women's slalom with a time of 1 minute, 46.10 seconds. Kostelic led the two-run slalom race from start to finish, fighting her way through blizzard conditions.
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Curling at the Winter Olympics was on the programme in 1924, but disappeared afterwards. It was demonstrated in 1932, 1988 and 1992, to be officially included in 1998. Since then, separate tournaments for men and women have been held.
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Julia Mancuso won the women’s giant slalom at the Winter Olympics in Italy, giving the U.S. its eighth gold medal of the games. Pre-race favorite Anja Paerson of Sweden finished out of the medals.
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