PM: Sandpoint Native Wins Ski Event

Winner Nate Holland, center, from the United States, third placed Mario Fuchs, left, from Austria and second placed Tom Velisek from Canada celebrate on the podium after the men’s snowboard cross final at the World Cup ski event in Lech, Austria, Tuesday. Holland is a native of Sandpoint. See story below. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

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