For the most part, this is the kind of place where you want to ski hard, cozy up in front of a fire with your honey and your kids, eat spaghetti, watch the movies you never had time to see at home or play Scrabble.

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As hard as she'll try to rehab in time forSochi, ski racing at 80 miles per hour is hard enough with two healthy knees.

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But her laughter was making it hard for her to ski.

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