European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes february of third National r fall Holft aim to it Nero dimm in ii u m ii i 4i at Wolkner captures slalom u k of Fly world out Elie 12th Gate toot her out of the second 31 ii u i ii ii in my 111 14 ii in l ii 11 us til 41 t1 in Muon Gordert is tit u u n n i n 11 11 11 l Al l d ii 4m f it ii ii s i a in by Klint Johnson editor Germany Lea who had tame won a major race gave Austria its Gold medal world ski championships by capturing the women s slalom Here so liner recorded an Toul Lime 10 Triumph by a margin Over Pamela Chr of West Behr took the Silver medal the Tot nations i hard of the meet with an Lime that narrowly edged out Tomka a of Kamerer picked Behr with her second run but still had to Settle for the Bronze Perrine a taxed closely by teammate Fabienne but a fall at the awas a disaster for the four american entrants and that a what team director Hank tauter caned girls just didst ski Well said i really have no explanation or Llone finisher was Cindy Neon in 30th place with a timing can St Sun Skie Flo a very respectable 12tlt place first run in her first o new Vark 111 league w t t of 11 n l to in u i Irmi in 10 id ii ii lit 11 ii 44 111 riven in n u 111 in 14 11 ii 41 in 111 in itt 111 select 2 assistants i san Francisco api head coach Mcculley of the san Francisco tiers t announce the hiring of Fred Oconnor s offensive coordinator and Les Shecket As a Var the nil team us pm to by Fri Tori my National hockey league sums Sam Iru Irit 1 of Lull if Bun Dkl u ouf mall w Mem to Owmer Tel i 8anilmh 1 Cpl pm i 11 no we ulna ii a Tim 1 Lea Spikner gives Austria third Gold medal first Victory or 19yearold austrian was a world title is Jabbar Worth 70 draft picks ask Cavaliers ill la u i London Canuck ii 4 on he to nov u ural Lirow i my Tel i Mimi he to icon via Trot m he f 14 us Hokk it my Iii pm ii Vivi Al Fol a Humia Inisi i Cleveland Uii Cleveland Cavaliers general manage coach Bill Fitch once offered the los Angeles lakers 70 draft picks for superstar Center Kareem Fitch offered the lakers the Cava Liers draft picks for seven to lakers coach Bill Sharman and then general manager at the National basketball association meet Ings in Honolulu two years ago the Cleveland press they would have had the draft rights to 70 said who added that the offer have Hurt us Caw i much because u int Lough nun of lewd u lung Liml ail Milf a 11 11111 Fitch also said he would give the new Orleans jazz live years o picks for Girt 1 Pete but would Oifer Philadelphia Only two years Worth for Julius Ervine because his Knees Are questionable the article Iwko was the Finkler but was eliminated in the in when she caught her ski lip and tune she failed to finish but was Nelson of seeking a combined medal following her fifth place in the never could get her rhythm w her first run and wound up with a very slow time that placed her 36th for the j second Nelson used very Strong language to scribe her i dont want Tufe talk about she said 1 terrible in both vial Fleckinstein of t replacement for the injured Abbl Fisher in the skied into 21st place on her first run but missed a Gate two thirds the Way Down and abandoned the the Best slalom Fisher of South watched the race on top finishers i Monski 55s2s5 Pirrim Frt a i fish not l cd Lull Toiv crutches alter pulling an ankle ligament in practice a few Days before the so liner said after her i tried to Tell myself it was a race like any other and medals Bronze or Silver would be Nice but not she will now find1 out How important a Gold i have had three years of experience in world cup the Best i Ever did before was a third place at1 Yugoslavia two weeks a i still cant quite believe i who was born with one leg Shorter than the other and before the 197s olympics was told by doctors that any competitive skiing could permanently damage her left hip proved unseat who has a slight Limp when walking but not on skis where she special said she raced Flat out and did not worry about h was Only when 1 finished the second run and everybody started to embrace me that 1 realized a want just another she in the three Yean she has been with the austrian since her father signed special waiver accepting any response buy if she became permanently she his finished in almost every place except tint she became the most consistent skier on the team but never thought she would win a world i still cant believe i thought 1 might win a medal but never the she said her Success Lay in the Way in which mastered the two runs on a course with Snow falling first course was the More difficult and set the foundation for her win by Post enl the fustes time Only Kamerer was faster than her on Tiv second course where a time of her a total of Hanoi along with switzerland1 line Marie the preface made the mistake of taking the first too the Liechtenstein skier could not catch up and finished one Pum above top North american finisher in slalom was Canadian Kathy to olympic giant slalom Gold medallist i Innsbruck Lyk Aaltja m and finished Kreiner said that was not that confident before the cause she haunt had enough training m inthe second run she decided to go All at and attack the
