ITALIAN BREAKS THE ICE.(SPORTS)

Byline: ROB GLOSTER Associated Press

SNOWBASIN, Utah -- Daniela Ceccarelli was born to ski. It just took her a long time to become a winner.

The Italian picked the perfect spot for her first international victory, winning the Olympic super giant slalom Sunday.

While her gold medal was a shocker, another flop by American Caroline Lalive came as no surprise. Lalive fell 10 seconds into her run and has failed to finish nine straight Olympic or world championship races.

Lalive, considered America's best all-around female skier, also crashed out of Tuesday's downhill and dropped out of Thursday's combined event after falling on a slalom run. …