DAVID VINE reports on today's opening races of Olympic year. The Men's Downhill from Pra Loup , France
Last season's nine World Cup downhills produced eight different winners. Is an Olympic favourite emerging, or is the succession to Franz Klammer 's title still wide open?
The Ladies' Doicnhill from Pfronten, West Germany
Can Austria's Anne-Marie Moser ; winner of six out of seven downhills last season, conquer the course which proved her downfall in 1979? Television presentation:
Pra Loup FRENCH TELEVISION service Pfronten GERMAN TELEVISION SERVICE Producer JOHN PHILIPS
Editor JONATHAN MARTIN