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Yay! Thanks for the ping ...ooh, the majesty and goosebumps. I hope it's Alberto with the torch .. he kinda takes my breath away. I hope I can stomach her perkiness. Did you hear Brian Williams question on Nightly News to Laura Bush re the "harsh" remarks at the King affair?? I got called away before her response.

GO !!!

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La Bomba

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SI: You sent some flowers to Katarina Witt at the Calgary Olympics. Did she ever get back to you? She has aged well, hasn't she?

Tomba: Katarina and I have been good friends since Calgary. That's all. I'm sorry to disappoint anyone who thought we were in love. Now we work together as Founding Members of the Laureus Academy, which includes 40 of the best known athletes in the world. Through the Sport for Good Foundation, we help underprivileged children and people rebuild their lives and dignity through sports.

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SI: You have done some acting. Tell us about it.

Tomba: It was 1998. I did a movie called Alex l'Ariete. I had fun. Maybe I will do it again in the future, maybe with an action script, maybe in U.S.

SI: What character from history would you like to play and why?

Tomba: Alessandro Magno (Alexander the Great). He was a leader from the beginning of his short life.

SI: Which leading actor most reminds you of yourself and why? Could anyone play Alberto Tomba in a movie?

Tomba: Maybe Russell Crowe. He can act in action movies, but also in dramas and comedies. He's versatile. He's able to show all human sides, the ones that everybody has inside.

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SI: What kind of car do you drive?

Tomba: I have an SUV to go up to the mountains, and a little one to move faster in the city center, and a convertible American sports car. No free promotion, but it begins with the big L.

SI: How often do you ski these days?

Tomba: I ski all winter since I have ski events with my sponsors, Fila and Rossignol, around Europe. I also like to jog, mountain bike, swim in the sea, and sometimes I play basketball and tennis.

SI: What is your favorite place to visit in the U.S. and what do you like to do there?

Tomba: Skiing in Squaw Valley, shopping in Los Angeles, and having fun in Las Vegas. I also skied fast in Vermont, in Taos, New Mexico, a wonderful place, and Idaho. I met nice people in Minnesota, but it was too cold. I miss Miami. Maybe I'll go after the Olympics.

SI: You will be 40 years old this year. Is there anything you would like to do in your life that you haven't done?

Tomba: Create my own family-- children, a wife, with values, true love and plans for the future.