Von Gruenigen, of Switzerland, finished 11th on the same slope in February at the Winter Olympics.
That's fine for sports like skiing, where you might schuss down the same slope repeatedly.
Two cubic curves can be smoothly joined by giving them the same slope at the junction.
The German and French teams were training on the same slope, with the coaches sharing course maintenance duties.
Schlopy had made a comeback on the same slope, jumping to third place from 23rd after the opening run.
The PT Cruiser is on the same slope; Chrysler is adding a PT Turbo and a convertible to perk up interest.
Fearful that Japan's largest supermarket chain, Daiei, may be sliding down the same slope that claimed a major rival 10 days ago, investors rushed to dump its stock as trading resumed after a three-day holiday weekend.
The few Alpine glaciers with ski facilities are in high demand by top teams, and the German and French women's teams were training together on the same slope Monday, hardly an unusual arrangement.
And Sunday, a day after her victory streak in the downhill ended at six, Vonn stormed back on the same slope to win the super-G, the last women's World Cup race before the Olympics.
And on Sunday, a day after her victory streak in the downhill came to an end, Vonn stormed back on the same slope to win the super giant slalom, the last women's World Cup race before the Winter Olympic Games.
This kind of intersection is said to be "tangential" because the line is tangent to the curve: they touch at one point without crossing and they have the same slope there.
