Alberto Tomba, the dominant technical skier of the 1990s, raced on Rossignol skis.

This windier Olympic downhill, Lewis agreed, is better suited to the technical skiers.

Alberto Tomba of Italy, the dominant technical skier of the late 1980s and 1990s, raced on Rossignol skis.

The giant slalom course, a 52-gate run of more than a minute at high altitude, was hard on all the technical skiers.

"Diann's a great technical skier who deserves this," Wiberg said.

Today, America's Thanksgiving Day, it is certainly the place to be for the world's best technical and all-round skiers.

For the most technical skier or rider, it can be treacherous.

He was a versatile skier who was comfortable with a downhiller's classic speed and a technical skier's appreciation for the sport's finesse.

He was the dominant technical skier (slalom and giant slalom) in the late 1980s and 1990s.

It has been compared with falling off a cliff and supposedly favors excellent technical skiers like Zurbriggen.