France's Ophelie David holds the trophy after winning the Freestyle Ski Cross FIS World Cup Grand Finals 2008 in Chiesa Valmalenco in this March 16, 2008 file photo. Ski-cross deserves its Olympic status and will offer a spectacular show at next year's Vancouver Games, says David, the exciting young sport's undisputed queen. After snowboard, added to the Olympic programme at the 1998 Nagano Games, and boarder-cross, introduced in 2006 in Turin, the IOC has now picked ski-cross, which is only a few years old. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

France's Ophelie David holds the trophy after winning the Freestyle Ski Cross FIS World Cup Grand Finals 2008 in Chiesa Valmalenco in this March 16, 2008 file photo. Ski-cross deserves its Olympic status and will offer a spectacular show at next year's Vancouver Games, says David, the exciting young sport's undisputed queen. After snowboard, added to the Olympic programme at the 1998 Nagano Games, and boarder-cross, introduced in 2006 in Turin, the IOC has now picked ski-cross, which is only a few years old.

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