Huge crowd turns out to see Mikaela Shiffrin race at Copper Mountain
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COPPER MOUNTAIN -- Maybe it was because the Winter Olympics are only nine weeks away. Having Mikaela Shiffrin's name on the marquee certainly was a factor, given that the winningest ski racer of all time was performing on a hill only 30 minutes from her home in Edwards. But the overflow throng of thousands that assembled in Copper Mountain's East Village for a women's World Cup giant slalom on Saturday was far bigger than what Beaver Creek attracts for men's World Cup every December
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