Surgeon Wolfgang Marth, who operated on the torn ligaments of Swedish skier Fredrik Nyberg after he crashed during a training run on Friday, demonstrates with an artificial knee during a news conference in a hospital in Salzburg November 11, 2006. REUTERS/Calle Toernstroem (AUSTRIA) 

Sweden's Fredrik Nyberg skis down the course during the first run at the seventh men's giant slalom during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup at Yongpyong resort in Pyeongchang county, South Korea March 5, 2006. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won 

Ted Ligety (C) of the United States celebrates his win at the seventh men's giant slalom of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup as Sweden's Fredrik Nyberg (L) and Kalle Palander of Finland celebrate at Yongpyong resort in Pyeongchang county, South Korea March 5, 2006. Nyberg and Palander tied for second at the event. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won 

Ted Ligety (C) of the U.S. celebrates his win at the seventh men's giant slalom of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup as Sweden's Fredrik Nyberg (R) and Kalle Palander of Finland celebrate at Yongpyong resort in Pyeongchang county, South Korea, March 5, 2006. Nyberg and Palander finished tied for second at the event. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden skis down the course during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing giant slalom at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy February 20, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden skis down the course during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing giant slalom at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy February 20, 2006. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini 

Austria's Benjamin Raich celebrates in the finish area after winning the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Benjamin Raich of Austria won the race [ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander.] 

Austria's Stephan Goergl passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Benjamin Raich of Austria won the race ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Austria's Benjamin Raich celebrates in the finish area after winning the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Benjamin Raich of Austria won the race ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Sixth placed Thomas Grandi of Canada passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Daron Rahlves of the U.S. crashes during the second run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Stephan Goergl of Austria ex aequo with Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Sweden's Fredrik Nyberg celebrates his second place in the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin won the race ahead of Nyberg and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Finland's Kalle Pallander passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Benjamin Raich of Austria won the race ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Austria's Stephan Goergl passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Benjamin Raich of Austria won the race ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Sweden's Fredrik Nyberg passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Nyberg and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Didier Cuche of Switzerland reacts after the second run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Didier Cuche of Switzerland passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Austria's Benjamin Raich celebrates in the finish area after winning the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Raich won the race ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Austria's Benjamin Raich celebrates in the finish area after winning the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Benjamin Raich of Austria won the race ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Finland's Kalle Pallander passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Benjamin Raich of Austria won the race ahead of second placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Finland's Kalle Palander. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Didier Cuche of Switzerland reacts after the second run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Didier Cuche of Switzerland reacts after the second run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Daron Rahlves of the U.S. crashes during the second run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Stephan Goergl of Austria ex aequo with Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Seventh placed Hermann Maier of Austria passes a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Switzerland's Marc Gini crashes during the second run of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 7, 2006. Austria's Benjamin Raich won the race ahead of Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden and third placed Stephan Goergl of Austria ex aequo with Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener 

Sweden's Fredrik Nyberg clears a gate during the first run in the Alpine skiing men's World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia December 21, 2005. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic 

Sweden's Fredrik Nyberg speeds down during the first run of the season opening Alpine Ski World Cup giant slalom race in the Tyrolean ski resort of Soelden, Austria, October 23, 2005. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden speeds down during the first run of the season opening Alpine Ski World Cup giant slalom race in the Tyrolean ski resort of Soelden, Austria, October 23, 2005. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden clears a gate during the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom race in Kranjska Gora February 26, 2005. Austrian Benjamin Raich won the race as his team mate Hermann Maier finished second and Kalle Palander of Finland third. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic LB/AA 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden competes during the men's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom race in Kranjska Gora February 26, 2005. Austrian Benjamin Raich won the race as his team mate Hermann Maier finished second and Kalle Palander of Finland third. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh LB/AA 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden clears a gate to finish sixth in the men's alpine skiing World Cup Giant Slalom race in Adelboden, Switzerland, January 11, 2005. Massimiliano Blardone of Italy won ahead of Bode Miller of U.S. and Kalle Palander of Finland. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich RS/MD 

Bode Miller from the United States displays his trophy after winning a World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora February 28, 2004. Miller won the competition in a time of two minutes 13.01 seconds, ahead of second placed Alberto Schieppati of Italy and joint third place Alexander Ploner of Italy and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden.. REUTERS/Calle Toernstroem REUTERS HPB/AA 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden passes a gate during the World Cup giant slalom event in Kranjska Gora February 28, 2004. Nyberg placed third in a time of two minutes 13.61 seconds. REUTERS/Calle Toernstroem HPB/WS 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden reacts after placing third in the World Cup giant slalom event in Kranjska Gora February 28, 2004. Nyberg placed third in a time of two minutes 13.61 seconds. REUTERS/Calle Toernstroem HPB/WS 

(L-R) Alberto Schieppati of Italy, Bode Miller of the United States, Alexander Ploner of Italy and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden stand on the podium after a World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora February 28, 2004. Miller won the competition in a time of two minutes 13.01 seconds, ahead of second placed Schieppati, Ploner and Nyberg who placed equally third. REUTERS/Calle Toernstroem HPB/AA 

Bode Miller from the United States smiles after winning a World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora February 28, 2004. Miller won the competition in a time of two minutes 13.01 seconds, ahead of second placed Alberto Schieppati of Italy, Alexander Ploner of Italy and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden placed equally third. REUTERS/Calle Toernstroem HPB/AA 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden skis through blowing snow in the first heat of
the men's World Cup giant slalom in Park City, Utah, November 22, 2003.
Nyberg finished in tenth place with a time of 2:22.69. REUTERS/Rick
Wilking

RTW/HB 

Swedish skier Fredrik Nyberg skis to eleventh-place in the men's World
Cup Super G race at Beaver Creek, Colorado, December 8, 2002. Nyberg
came down in 1 minute 19.81. REUTERS/Larry Downing REUTERS

LSD 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden skis to the fifth best time in the first heat
of the men's World Cup giant slalom in Park City, Utah, November 22,
2002. Nyberg set a time of 1 minute 11.40 seconds. REUTERS/Steve
Wilson

RTW 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden skis on his way to the sixth place in a World
Cup Giant Slalom at the season's opening in Soelden on October 27,
2002. Austria's Stephan Eberharter won the race in a time of one minute
49,47 seconds. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

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Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden crashes into a gate during the men's alpine Super-G at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Snowbasin February 16, 2002. Nyberg failed to finish the race. 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden crashes into a gate during the men's alpine
Super-G at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Snowbasin
February 16, 2002. Nyberg failed to finish the race. REUTERS/Stefano
Rellandini

KM/CRB 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden crashes into a gate during the men's alpine
Super-G at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Snowbasin
February 16, 2002. Nyberg failed to finish the race. REUTERS BOOKS The
Art of Sport REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

KM/CRB 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden crashes into a gate during the men's alpine
Super-G at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Snowbasin
February 16, 2002. Nyberg failed to finish the race. REUTERS/Stefano
Rellandini

KM/CRB 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden crashes into a gate during the men's alpine
Super-G at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Snowbasin
February 16, 2002. Nyberg failed to finish the race. REUTERS/Stefano
Rellandini

KM/CRB 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden skis the men's downhill race at the Salt Lake
2002 Winter Olympic Games in Snowbasin February 10, 2002. Nyberg was
the top Swedish finisher in the race, finishing in 7th place with a
time of one minute 40.30 seconds. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

JRB/CRB 

Joel Chenal of France ski to finish in sixth place of the Alpine Skiing
World Cup men's giant slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002 in a
time of two minutes 25.83 seconds. Didier Cuche of Switzerland won
ahead of second placed Frederic Covili of France and third placed
Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

RS/ 

Benjamin Raich of Austria skis to finish on fifth place of the Alpine
Skiing World Cup men's giant slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002
in a time of two minutes 25.71 seconds. Didier Cuche of Switzerland won
ahead of second placed Frederic Covili of France and third placed
Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

RS/ 

Massimiliano Blardone of Italy skis to finish in fourth place of the
Alpine Skiing World Cup men's giant slalom race in Adelboden January 5,
2002 in a time of two minutes 25.53 seconds. Didier Cuche of
Switzerland won ahead of second placed Frederic Covili of France and
third placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

RS/ 

COVILI OF FRANCE, CUCHE OF SWITZERLAND AND NYBERG OF SWEDEN ON THE
PODIUM AT THE MEN'S ALPINE SKIING GIANT SLALOM IN ADELBODEN.


First placed Didier Cuche of Switzerland (C), second placed Frederic
Covili of France (L) and third placed Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden (R) all
smile on the podium of the Alpine Skiing World Cup men's giant slalom
race in Adelboden January 5, 2002. REUTERS/Marcus Gyger 

DIDIER CUCHE OF SWITZERLAND JUBILATES AFTER WINNING THE MEN'S ALPINE
SKIING GIANT SLALOM IN ADELBODEN.


Didier Cuche of Switzerland celebrates after winning the alpine skiing
World Cup men's Giant Slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002 in a
time of two minutes 23.99 seconds. Frederic Covili of France was second
placed and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden finished on third place.
REUTERS/Ruben Sprich 

DIDIER CUCHE OF SWITZERLAND JUBILATES AFTER WINNING THE MEN'S ALPINE
SKIING GIANT SLALOM IN ADELBODEN.


Didier Cuche of Switzerland jubilates after winning the alpine skiing
World Cup men's Giant Slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002 in a
time of two minutes 23.99 seconds. Frederic Covili of France was second
and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden finished third. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich 

DIDIER CUCHE OF SWITZERLAND CELEBRATES AFTER WINNING THE MEN'S ALPINE
SKIING GIANT SLALOM IN ADELBODEN.


Didier Cuche of Switzerland celebrates ates after winning the alpine
skiing World Cup men's Giant Slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002
in a time of two minutes 23.99 seconds. Frederic Covili of France was
second and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden finished third. REUTERS/Ruben
Sprich 

Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden curves down to finish on third place at the
alpine skiing World Cup men's Giant Slalom race in Adelboden January 5,
2002 in a time of two minutes 25.25 seconds. Didier Cuche of
Switzerland won the race and Frederic Covili of France finished on
second place. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

RS/ 

Frederic Covili of France speeds to second place at the alpine skiing
World Cup men's Giant Slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002 in a
time of two minutes 25.14 seconds. Didier Cuche of Switzerland won the
race and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden finished third. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

RS/ 

Didier Cuche of Switzerland skis to win the men's Alpine Skiing World
Cup men's giant slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002 in a time of
two minutes 23.99 seconds. Frederic Covili of France was second placed
and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden finished on third place. REUTERS
SCHWEIZ/Ruben Sprich

RS/ 

Didier Cuche of Switzerland makes a turn to win the men's Alpine Skiing
World Cup men's giant slalom race in Adelboden January 5, 2002 in a
time of two minutes 23.99 seconds. Frederic Covili of France was second
placed and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden finished on third place.
REUTERS/Marcus Gyger

RS/ 

Frederic Covili of France reacts to his victory in the men's World Cup Giant Slalom at the season opening in Soelden on October 28, 2001. [Covili won in a time of two minutes 14.50 seconds ahead of Stephan Eberharter of Austria, Michael von Grueningen of Switzerland and Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden who shared the third place]. 

Frederic Covili of France (2ndL) celebrates his victory on the podium
after the men's World Cup Giant Slalom at the season opening in Soelden
on October 28, 2001. Covili won in a time of two minutes 14.50 seconds
ahead of Stephan Eberharter (L) of Austria, Michael von Grueningen (R)
of Switzerland and Fredrik Nyberg (2ndR) of Sweden who both shared the
third place. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

LE/ 

Winner Frederic Covili of France (L) receives congratulations from
second placed Austrian Stephan Eberharter after the men's World Cup
Giant Slalom at the season opening in Soelden on October 28, 2001.
Covili won in a time of two minutes 14,50 seconds ahead of Stephan
Eberharter of Austria, Michael von Grueningen of Switzerland and
Fredrik Nyberg of Sweden who shared the third place. REUTERS/Leonhard
Foeger REUTERS

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