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Downhill racer (and Sochi Olympics contender) Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway is airborne on his way down the challenging Streif ski track at the Hahnenkamm men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race in Kitzbuhel, Austria in 2012.

This is the most challenging downhill ski race in the world

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For male downhill skiers, it’s not quite time to focus on the Olympics. This weekend is the toughest race of the men’s downhill season, at the Streif track at Kitzbuhel, Austria.. It’s a downhill course with an incredible history, a history that makes it even dangerous.

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