Janica Kostelic on the podium in Zauchensee, Austria

Winner of the women's slalom World Cup race Finland's Tanja Poutiainen, center, celebrates on the podium with second placed Austrian Marlies Schild, left, and third placed Janica Kostelic from Croatia in Zauchensee, Austria, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004. (AP Photo/Claudio Scaccini)
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Croatia's Janica Kostelic clears a gate during the women's slalom World Cup race in Zauchensee, Austria, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004. Kostelic placed third behind Finland's Tanja Poutiainen and Austria's Marlis Schild. (AP Photo/Claudio Scaccini)