Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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The men's World Cup circuit returns to Europe this weekend after races in North America, with the season looking wide open after the defending overall champion was ruled out for months with injuries.

The absence of Aksel Lund Svindal, who was leading the overall standings again when he crashed in a downhill training in Colorado's Beaver Creek last week, leaves the race for the overall title without a clear favorite ahead of Saturday's giant slalom and Sunday's slalom.

It is the first time since a super-G in 1992 that World Cup men's events are held in this southern Austrian resort, marking a return for a revamped Franz Klammer course.

Svindal, …

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