featuring The Men Downhill from Aspen, USA
The world's top ski-racers have crossed the Atlantic for the North American climax to the BASF World Cup series. With just two downhills remaining, the battle for the blue riband title is a strictly head-to-head affair between
Austria's PETER WIRNSBERGER and Swiss veteran
PETER MUELLER.
But is British success just around the corner? Twenty-one-year-old MARTIN BELL from Harrogate is now a consistent points scorer, and his medal prospects at next year's World Championships and the Calgary Winter Olympics suddenly look worthy of discussion.
David Vine reports from the mountain slopes of Colorado. Producer JIM RESIDE