Winter Games of discontent continue for Schumacher, who fades in event that made him famous

Spring was in the air Friday at the XXV Winter Olympics. The sun was shining and temperatures were in the mid-40s, prompting more than one skier to wear short sleeves and inspiring at least one to wear nothing at all under his bib.

But for Anchorage’s Gus Schumacher, a Winter Games of discontent continued.

Schumacher experienced his third disappointment in as many races at Val di Fiemme, Italy, running out of gas after a fast start in the men’s 10-kilometer freestyle — the same event he won two years ago in Minneapolis, a World Cup victory that made history for the U.S. men’s team…

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