ITALY SKI CROSS COUNTRY

Spain's Johann Muehlegg, center, the winner, is flanked by runnerup Austria's Christian Hoffmann, left, and third placed Per Elofsson, of Sweden, on the podium of the men's 15-kilometer freestyle World Cup ski cross country race in Brusson, Italy, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2001. (AP Photo/Aldo Martinuzzi)