European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Optimism january 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 Nelson Lead americans in world Alpine ski Competition by Klint Johnson assistant sport editor Germany with optimism running High in the american the world Alpine ski Champion amps will be launched officially Here sat urday and competitively on sunday this will be Garmisch biggest splash the ski world since the 1936 Winter thursdays first two practice runs will not count towards settling the last two according to mens head coach Harald Binderman had the fastest run of the Trio a time of which was Isth fastest in the whole Mill has ranked eighth and eighth As the top yank in his three practice Phil Mahre will be joined by his twin apus Vul nil i uhf twi Iris ult Ilia l1t1il the opening ceremonies will be held in and Patterson in the two the same olympic ski stadium where the with Carv Hiram games jumping event was held 42 years with Mich Geoff the which sometimes plays tricks on outdoor Winter sports is plent Iphil Mahres selection As a starting Ful in Garmisch following a thursday night Down Hiller came As a since he has racked up his world cup Points ranking him third Overall entirely in slalom the 20yearold Phil has had six places in the top four in slalom and giant slalom this the world championship held Only in the even years Between the Winter is a on shot thing unlike the cup races where there is always olympic wort do Mahre said he was not really surprised himself about being included in the Down Hill it was my he three weeks ago it was very doubtful but a week ago it was left up to me whether i would do the i think i have a Good Chance for a combined other event the next week in a new Loca we Are pretty optimistic about our people for lop places and we Hope to get some said team director Hank we think our women have made great Progress in the slalom and giant slalom and our men arc catching up my downhill skis were shipped Here in the from the Stales just last Contin headlining the lineup will be three and possibly four racers going alter the coveted combined Crown for the Best Over All finish in giant slalom and Cindy Nelson of and Abbi Fisher of South will be the entrants in All three women Phil Mahre of White and pos Sibly Pete Patterson of Sun will Start Alt three mens Nelsons real flair is for the in which she won a Bronze medal in the 1976 Innsbruck she was All set for a Blu ribbon season last year until Fate struck right Here in Garmisch where she broke an ankle after crossing the finish line of a world cup downhill Nelson was off skis until last december but it Hast Hurt her performance this according to head women coach Jon Shes talented and just likes to go says coming into this world Nelson ranks seventh in the Overall world cup she put together consecutive second place downhill finishes earlier this the Minnesota girl fell in a Down Hill practice run Here but she was unlike the 20yearold Fishers Forte is in the slalom but she has shown Woll enough in the downhill to be consid ered an Alpine combined the mens lineup for the slalom and giant slalom was announced thursday night by but the last two downhill places Are still up for Andy Mill of and Phil Mahre have sewed up downhill but the other two spots will be settled in Satur used yesterday 1 ran my first downhill since last january world cup race Here he was 16th fastest and t ran fairly Well encouraged by the performances of his Young women slalom cars in four races Over the past id Bowerman has pot to Gether a slalom lineup consisting of Becky Dorsey of Wenham and Christen Cooper of Sun Fisher flashed to a fourth place in the latest slalom at while Dorsey and Cooper had excellent first runs there before falling on their second an indication of the unusual depth that the will have in women slalom is the fact that Volkl Fleck Enslin of Syracuse finished eighth wednesday at but will be an alternate in the events she is in the Starling giant slalom along with the Ity Earold youngest on the is bruised up a bit but should be ready for the thursday acc cording to Suzic sister of and Jaime Kurlander of will fill out the quartet in tuesdays women downhill Kurlander was the fastest woman in fridays practice with a clocking which was Good for i7lh place Cindy Nelson in All three events Phil Mahre Surprise downhill nominee French pair win Monte Carlo Days final preface with Karl Anderson of and Ron Biederman of Stilt in Contin continued from Page 2fl championship winning Flat Barth 131s and the special Lancia Stratos rally cars in what was expected to be a Fia Lamia the italian team was hit by hard Luck practically from the with fou time Monte Carlo Winner Sandro Munari drop Ping out with mechanical problems on the thursdays College scores by Aih mod Eltiti n Brattle shit thiral do Brewi 11 i Mitun of rat cum Wund Sinai i min h Feliu is Tam font u Nici Wilsell Nero mint alms 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Rudett Tiey finished 10th the winning who took the Lead from the Early in the rally second stage was never headed afterwards and never looked in he almost failed to take part in he rally be cause he was still desperately raising sponsorship Money to run the rented porsche in the week before the Monte Carlo event As Bowerman our people All think they can win find there Are about is others in each race who think the same gome of the Earl season favourites have disappointed in recent world cup notably austrian downhill Aco Franz but inc mar Stenmark of Sweden has to be rated the Man to beat in the meet ending mens Doest compete in the and that event As Well As the combined title appears to be wide in women handle Wenzel of Lucht Ensten has come on Strong by win Ning the last three world cup de fending world cup women Champ use Marie Morerod of Switzerland and former Champion Annamarie the austrian downhill arc still Gold medal saturdays opening ceremony at 3 in the olympic ski stadium will include a freestyle skiing then in will be the mens downhill on sunday on the Kan Dahar though monday is an Idle Day for championship an exhibition race featuring a world ski champions is scheduled for on the tuesdays race will be the women downhill on the Olympia Trail the mens giant slalom is laced for wednesday on the slope the women slalom will be thursday beside olympic Staci the women giant slalom wll be run also on the Horn slope and the mens slalom and closing ceremonies Are scheduled for next sunday at the olympic Berchtesgaden hosts ski cup Germany the third annual armed forces Fly creation Center commanders cup Alpine combined ski races will be held Here at the Ever Green slope saturday 11 at 11 30 Hie event will consist of two giant slalom runs with the combined scores computed on world cup 25201511m 4321 for the first 10 places in each the fee for the open to is per racer registration is 8 to 10 the Day of the awards presented will be the arc commanders perpetual cup and one per manent award for the Best Soldier in the combined Anil also the same award for the Best ski medals will be awarded for the first three places in each class but skiers must place in both events to be Eligi ble in the combined on 18 a fac Berchtesgaden will Host its second Standard slalom races at the registration is 9 the Day of the race and the entry fee is per the races will begin at 1 medals will be awarded in All far further information on the Call Judith publicity recreation services Al Berchtesgaden Mil itary z538 606 or her civilian number the third Standard slalom races of the season is scheduled saturday March from Page 2 browsers left did he Lake a ribbing about that its a Symbol of a Warrior and a he my Mother gave in to its and in big enough to Wear nobody challenged the huge Browner on that Bob Miami dolphins Quarter Back who was honoured b Maxwell As the pro player of the took a look at an other potential quarterback Sacker and of i Hope Miami gets