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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, January 6, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday. January 6. 1987 of retire in 1988 mah1bok, Yugoslavia Lier Junn in St thaw Valley calif., to ride Antl train hunks play Tennis do some Infin Iii and perhaps wite a Farouk. I already have a Ledger this size Lull of Niy impressions nol just Aucul skiinr.," Laid Mckinney holding in i Tiu biliary Neaf of in prs a bom fool Hiigli in nit air. I ant very inner sled in  in. Is also passionate about horses und u u talented rider Mckinney. Who won her tint world 1981 when she lopped the giant slalom standings Isth Only american woman to win the Overall world cup Lilic. She was also hit Giam slalom titlist in 1983. She followed thai performance with a third place Overall finish in 1984 while winning the slalom title. The Points and victories she has run up Over the yes make her the most successful american skier Ever men included. Mckinney is from a family of out standing Al leers and daredevils. Hit brother Steve 33, was the first Man to break the 124 Mph Barrier for skiers on a Mountain in Chile in 1972. Lai fall he Luok up hang gliding off mount Everest the world s highest Peak their sister Sheila was on the  team from 1971 to 1974. Their father who died in 1985 after it Long illness entered the Hall of Fame in 1970 for outstanding performances As o steeplechase jockey. Tamara Mckinney the youngest of seven children was first put on skis by her Mother Frances herself an accomplished Ikier. At 15, Tamara had competed in Europa cup races and graduated 10 the National Alpine squad the following year. The s-fool-4, 117-Pound Mckinney won her first world cup race at Switz Erland in 19sj. Two Days later she a Pinna Tamara Mckinney. I have Haa enough won a second giant slalom in France. Mckinney has never attended a for Mal school going instead to the family school her Mother established in Ken Tucky. Asked to explain her skiing talents Mckinney made an undulating move ment with her hands and said i Al ways ski with a feeling and with Happi Ness. I Don t fight the Mountain 1 run with  skiers get meaner and More aggressive when they do not ski with Beauty in their minds she added it s hard est to be mean enough for the Best ski performance. If you arc nol thai peo ple think you Are not trying  sleepless Gibbs plotting to defeat new York  Ginsburg Washington a hours after Lii kcdai.i.11 dip died of the defending super  Champion Chicago bears Waii unwind coach Joe Gibbs said he mar in Jig Judd turning Uli aking of Woy to beat hit new York to Zauls. Letnow Uherc won t be Sny need for any Pep. Talks this  Gibbs said Iun Dikiy Alln watching the Janis routine,sanframi4co49ere49-3 to Advance to be n k a Jwili Ham is Lii redskins. I i Siuw one thing we wan l be Over con ii int am i Ming what they did to the. Jiben. Rallied off several  Hie Guin. Whose organic Slcak Inducil Kiwi viclonr1, we be 401 10 find mime Way to Pliny acc birr Usu we did Titus isl two tames und Bibb. Flu a Irani Luil to nov Voit j7-2d on oct. 27 and 21 14 on i a. " "1 hey i e a  physical i atm oui i Uii of  c played in Lii Tui uitts ill Noii i  and in  Jordan wid u1-j us . Mucu a ice Ciui a to becoming Only the fourth wildcard team to reach the super bowl. The bears Are an excellent team but they re not Battle  redskins quarterback Jay Schroeder who threw iwo touchdown passes against the bean agreed. We played a very Lough schedule he said. I think some of those Tough games helped prepare us for this  Washington used a familiar Friend the turnover to beat the pfc Central Cham pions. Chicago held a 13-7 Lead when redskins cornerback Darrell Green in Ler celled a Doug flu lie pass in the third Quarter. Three plays later Schroeder tossed a 23-Yard scoring pass 10 a Monk to give Washington the Lead for Good. On the bears ensuing drive waiter Hayton fumbled no the redskins 17. After Washington s Alvin Walton pounced on the Loose Ball the redskins marched k3 Yards to take a 21-13 Lead. Chicago s Neil scoring threat came Wiiri leu than a minute left in if game after mos of the 65,141 fans had Long since departed Soldier Field. The turnovers Hurt us critically coach Mike Dilke said. We preach no turnovers and no stupid penalties. You tan i have line against a Good  Washington which collected four turnovers while suffering one is now 47-i since \9&2 in games in which in finishes Wii u positive turnover ratio. The loss ended the bears bid to be Cunie the fire team since the 1978-79 Pittsburgh meters to repeat As nil Champion. Joe Cibbs who guided the redskins into two straight super bowls in 1982-83, knows How Lough in is to repeat. What i ice is things lightening  teams Are getting closer and closer because people Are doing a better Job All around. Gibbs said. Besides the pres sure is tremendous. Everybody wants to win and everybody s doing More to be a  the Odd makers gave Washington Little Chance of beating the bears and the redskins used that As added incentive. We had a perfect setup defensive end Dexter Manley said. We were underdogs. I can l remember us Ever being seven Point  nobody gave us much of a shot so we had to prove ourselves Jordan said. While the redskins 12-4 in the regu Lar season will have another Chance to show their ability sunday Chicago is left looking toward next Yar. It was their Day but we ought to learn from it Dilka said. Well be Back. You can t Lake away from what this team did under Adverse  the bears who were 14-2 in the regu Lar season and lost for just the fourth time in 36 fames had to overcome the loss of Starling quarterback Jim mama Bon and Trust their Fate to flu lie who was making his second nil Start. He did l have his Best Day. But the kid will Bounce Back Dilka said. The same goes for the entire team according to bears defensive tackle Stev Mcmichael. We Hud a Good year he said. This diminishes it a lot but Well be Buck 1 Promise you  Schneider snares is at Saalbach Saalbach. Austria api Vrtol Schneider on the strength of a Brilliant first heat captured the women s world cup giant slalom monday her third Vic tory this season to expand her Lead Over teammate Maria Waliser in the Overall Point standings. Schneider 22, who had heat times of 56.40 and 57.28 seconds on courses flagged with 41 and 38 gales respectively beat runner up male a Svel of Yugoslavia by 0.37 seconds. Third was Wall scr with a total tin of 1 54,76. She is now trailing Schnei Der s leading 151 Point local by 26 Points. In the cup standings. Tamara Mckinney of Squaw Valley,calif., who had just announced plans to retire next year wound up fourth in 1 54.81 after posting the Best Lime in he second run a 56.57. Mckinney had been Only i Ullh in the first heat off a 24thstarting spot. Eva Tward Okens also of Squaw Val Ley starting As no. 7.9, finished sixth in1 55,53, 65 hundredths of a second be Hind fifth placed Blanca be Mandez Ochoa of Spain. Veteran Swiss skier Erika Hess was seventh in 1 55,57, a tit Armstong of Seattle ninth after the first run dropped to 13th in 1 56.00. It s really fantastic i again had two super runs Schneider commented after her Triumph if you arc in form things arc easy and each race gives you fresh impetus. After sunday s slalom Victory at Mart Bor Yugoslavia by Sweden s Camill Nilsson the Swiss girls hit Back full Force placing live among the first 10. With victories in nine of the season s 13 races so far the Swiss women s teams now in virtually Complete control. In Overall world cup landings Hess trails Schneider and Walliser with 108 Points. A fourth Swiss Brig ill Ortli shares fourth in the Overall race with Mckinney at 93 Points each and two More Swiss skiers Corinne Schmidhauser and Mich Ela Figini Are sixth and seventh respectively in the giant slalom cup standings Schneider remained first with 77 Points ahead of Walliser s 60 and Fernandez Ochoa s 47. Yugoslavia s Ulaga takes ski jumping Innsbruck aus Rifle a Yugo Slavia s Primoz Ulaga made two jumps of 109.5 meters each to snatch Victory from austrian favorite Ernst Vettori in world cup ski jumping Here sunday. Vet Lori led after the first heat with a 112-Meler jump that equated Pavel Floe s 1985 course record on Innsbruck s isel Mountain run and Drew cheers from the austrian crowd. But Vettori managed Only 102.5 me ters on his second run and wound up third behind Norway s Hrosar Stjerne who sailed 10b and 109 meters on his two runs. Fellow norwegian Vogard opals was fourth with jumps of 110 and 106 me ters. Sunday s event was the third in the prestigious four Hills Competition which continues on tuesday in Bischof Trofen Austria. The 222.6 Points vet Lori collected sunday put him in the Lead in the inter mediate standings for he Competition. The austrian s Lota or 605.1 join is is four Points better than thai of cast Ger Many s Ulf Findeisen  
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