European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 american sister brother speedsters Beth us Eric Heiden leading in world sprint skating championships at Lake Placid Heiden sweeps 2 Sis takes i As they Lead worlds Speed skaters by John Nelson Lake a Eric the defending Champion from swept two races saturday my a commanding Lead in the mens sprint Speed skating Champion won the 500meter up and took second in the Rater the Overall Lead in the women Meta Halfway through the champon in Connie Paraskevin of Detroit was third in in the sad Dikova fell Back to fourth in and dropped to third Overall with fourth overal was Mailske Vallentin of the Netherlands with Points after finishing fifth in the sb6 and seventh in the times were Well off world records in both partially because of a so sometimes heavy and nor the ice is shaved then gone Over with a wet but because of Snow on Ibe track the mop could not be coach Peter so stung said the Snow itself did not bother be if they had been Able to Lay water on the the limes might have been Eric said lie did belter in the 900 meters continuedmpage23 austria2 is pacing 4man bobs Lake f a the Effort by Switzerland Erich Scharer to dominate the world bobsledding championships Here received a severe Challenge saturday ran Waller Delle Karth and his austrian tied in the preliminaries of the world Fourman bobsled who drove tils Swiss sled to the woman championships last recorded the fastest heal of the streaking Down the Vanhoevenber course in 1 a track so Harceg run broke the previous course Mark of set in 1973 by Switzerland but Reue Karthe austrian Kurt Oberholzer Riding finished saturdays two beats with a combined time of to Lead the Field of 23 sleds from 12 countries going into championship Scharer was in second trailing the austrian sled by less than when this of a the two East German sleds were also in a position to Challenge for the world title the East German sled driven by horse Schonau was in third place with a combined time of after two the East German sted driven by Meinhard the olympic was fourth with a combined time of the Best american performance was turned in by a sled driven by Paul Vincent of Lewis Tigh of on the the Vincent sled finished the two heats with a combined Lime of to put the americans in sixth place going into sundays the american sled driven by Brent Rushlaw of Saranac and braked by Jeff Jost of n went into sundays heals in 16th a 31yearold office worker from said he went into the first Days heals just hoping to finish in the lop his firs place position going into Ute championship round did not change his he for i dont think i am the it is Only the first two when i think f continued on Page 8 who won the Junior world title was timed in seconds Tbs to meters and clocked nearly two seconds of his nearest the Victo ave Heiden Points with two As clearly ahead of the Field unbeatable unless he should fall on if rpm who combined with her brother ago for a brother Aster sweep in pc world clocked in winning Kjad meters and was second to Kim Kos in the Koo was timed in and Beth in Beth had Points going in to i races while Kostron vaulted found after the 500 meters to second Jmel with who won All three world titles the the sprints and the  the meters alone if dutchman Meil Govaert fell in the yet he handily Defeated Terje then of who was second in us in third in the was after Kai Arne a Joyc harming of Norway was second in meters in 38 m but fell off the Pace to clocking in the when he Smith Summers victors in Gold dance Tickner keeps figure skating title slip enabled countryman to move into second Overall tying Tor fifth in the to at eng Overall Beth in the 500 was soviet called truck by her by Fred Rothen Behoc api Charlie skating steadily to a routine dominated by flamenco won Bis second straight senior mens title at the skating championships saturday to cries of Ole from the the 24yearold Kiekner skated confidently through his five minute once again winning his Battle with the curl haired skater from received the events highest including three out of a who led throughout All three phases of the was awarded first place by All seven finishing with 7 ordinals i rankings and David 20 Park was second with h ordinals and Scott won the Brans picking up 23 ordinals and the three skaters will represent the United slates in the mens Competition at the world championships in March Tickner and Santee competed to last years world finishing fifth Ami Hamilton re places last years third Scott Cramer of Colorado who wound up in fourth place saturday in tic Knees program featured some Excel Lent footwork and included four triple jumps three revolutions and some emotional interpretation of his Santee won the Silver medal after an athletic performance that included five triple i was pleased with my said it want my but 1 didst miss i feel theres More to skating jumps theres also the footwork and musical con i fell in order to repeat the title i had to do Well in All three when youre at the top you have to do everything third to Tickner Al last years applauded his rivals performance As Tuckner skated off the i feel pretty said i just had that one t was a Tiline close to the boards and let to the jump go too earlier in the Stacy Smith and John Summers narrowly survived a spirt led Challenge to win the Gold dance title a a Competition dominated by Spanish Smith and at finished with 10 ordinals and paints just one ordinal ahead of Carol Fox and Richard who totalled 11 ordinals and third went to Susan and Andrew both of with 21 ordinals and ordinals Are the rankings judges give the several of the dance routines featured flamenco Steps and one couple did a paso Roble of and of Lathrup opened with a polka and ended Wuh a nourish o dips to rousing applause at memorial Smith and Bronze medallists in an International Competition at the Hague last were barely into their routine when Summers Boot came he tried to keep going but Felt on his the pair was allowed to Stop and do their routine Over later in the cold dance became an olympic Evert or the first Lime in 1976 when Colleen Oconnor and Jim Millnes won a Bronze medal for the United in As opposed to pain f do Timofi on Page 11