Val-d’Isere, France (GenevaLunch) - It was back to Earth with a bump for the Swiss skiers as Austria dominated the World Cup events 12-13 December. Carlo Janka won three races the previous weekend at Beaver Creek in Colorado, USA, but he was eliminated in France, while Didier Cuche could only manage ninth place. Cuche became the oldest skier to win a World Cup downhill during his Canadian trip and was rewarded for his contribution to Swiss skiing by being voted the Swiss sporting personality of the year, edging out tennis star Roger Federer.
Norwegians dominated cross country skiing in Davos as John Kristian Dahl and Petter Northug took the first two places in the sprint.
Gian-Luca Cavigelli, a 21-year-old snowboarder from Fribourg, won the Big Air competition in downtown Seoul, South Korea.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 13 December 2009.
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Tags: cross-country skiing, Davos, Didier Cuche, France, Gian-Luca Cavigelli, John Kristian Dahl, Petter Northug, Roger Federer, ski racing, skiing, Swiss, Swiss sporting personality of the year, Switzerland, Val d'Isere, World Cup
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