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Claudine shortly moved on to Sabich, but in recent months there were signs that their relationship might be foundering. Some Aspenites contend that Claudine's tart tongue and aloofness had made her an outsider among the resort's regulars. Not long ago, Sabich reportedly told a close friend that their relationship was at a crucial point. "It's either going to end," the friend quoted Spider as saying, "or we'll be married within a year." Rumors were flying in Aspen last week that the skier had been considering ordering her and her three children out of his house—and his life.