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With the breaking details. trace? >> reporter: yeah, this is horrifying gretchen happened at the saddlen ski resort in austria, home to the annual world cup ray also the european training center for both of these american skiers who were killed. wither talking about 20-year-old ronnie burr lack of franconia, new hampshire and 19-year-old bryce astle from sandy, utah they were not racing at the time. in fact, they were free skiing with four other skiers when somehow, they triggered the avalanche. now the other skiers were able to ski away from the slide and were not injured. it's unclear if the...

>> he's suing the casino. >> because they plied him with drinks. >> the casino gave him booze? >> that's what they do. whose responsibility is it? we'll debate that. jenna: the paralympic winter games kicking off in russia today. not only is she the youngest member of the u.s. ski team, she's also legally blind. rick leventhal's from our new york city newsroom with more. >> reporter: we've seen amazing performances, stacy is among the most impressive. just imagine rocketing down a mountain at up to 55 miles per hour with only a hazy view of what's ahead. as you dimensioned, finish mentioned, s...

Weeks before. it's a give you a seizure red, white and blue zigzag pattern. everybody is thinking this is going to be the most outstanding outfit of all the sports in all the nations in all the olympics. not true, it turns out. look who is beating the norwegians. mexico. look at this. the mexican ski team, the entire team is skiing in sochi in an amazing ski suit that's mariachi theme. the whole mexican ski team will wear this outfit. and the whole mexican ski team is one guy. he's only 1/8 mexican. he lives in austria. he's 55. he'll be racing the slalom and he'll be doing it in the single gr...

Mexico. look at this. the mexican ski team, the entire team is skiing in sochi in an amazing ski suit that's mariachi themed. the whole mexican ski team will wear this outfit. and the whole mexican ski team is one guy. he's only 1/8 mexican. he lives in austria. he's 55. he'll be racing the slalom and he'll be doing it in the single greatest mariachi themed ski suit in all of civilization. best new thing today by far. ball is in your court norway. we'll see you tomorrow. now time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. more questions about what

International olympic committee made a big decision in 2011. in vancouver, there are 24 free ski and snowboard medals opportunities. in sochi, there were going to be 48. the united states is very good at these action sports opportunities. so names like nick geper and david wise and maddie bowman, they're going to be big, big, big stars in just a few more days. >> lindsey vonn is a big name. she's not going to be competing because of injury. do you think this is the end of seeing her in the olympics and will our ski team be good without her? >> her career is going to come rocketing back up. the...