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 SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - At the Brahms Pub in this genteel Winter Olympics mountain hub, dimly lit booths are draped in red velvet and well-heeled patrons sip premium Scotch served by a bartender who confides with a flick of her head that she summers on the French Riviera.
Down the valley at Sauze d'Oulx — home to freestyle skiing — the vibe matches the big-air, mogul-crashing mentality. The party on a recent afternoon was outdoors, with Euro pop sensations The Sugarbabes, Craig David and Westlife revving up about 250 chanting fans, a big chunk of them British teens.
If Alpine skiing is Olympic nobility and freestyle a scruffy upstart, these two venues couldn't have been more aptly chosen.
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