This skier wanted to make people smile while he skied by dressing up as Santa Clause. Amazingly, he rode down the hill at top speed and did jumps and kicks.

NBC is continuing its strategy of infusing the Olympics with pop culture and celebrity appeal to generate momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Italy next year.

Traffic on Highway 30 was hampered Tuesday morning after a crash between three vehicles and two tractor-trailers, officials said.