Slovenian Ski Reps Look to Honour Austrian Ski Jumper for Fair Play

Ljubljana/Sapporo, 12 January - Fair play can often be little more than an afterthought when two leading athletes go head-to-head in competition, but a case in women's ski jumping over the weekend has Slovenian ski representatives looking to honour an Austrian competitor for her gesture of fairness.

Planica Austrian ski jumper Daniela Iraschko-Stolz celebrates during a competition in Planica in January 2004. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Austrian ski jumper Daniela Iraschko-Stolz celebrates during a competition in Planica in January 2004.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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