European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga26 the stars and stripes monday March 16, 1987 victorious at world skating East ukr Muiir s Kun Turing Wilt executes 9 winning freestyle performance saturday. A Polo Cincinnati a East Ger Many s Katarina win returned in style to the throne As inc Queen of ice staling saturday night Witt staged a sizzling freestyle pro Gram to music from West Side Story to win the Gold medal at the world Fig ure skating championship. Witt the 1984 olympic Champion won her third world title with a perfect Long program thai featured five triple jumps. She received a 6.0 from the East German judge and was first on seven of the nine judges1 cards. Two americans defending Champion Dubi Thomas of san Jose Calif., and Caryn Kadavy of Colorado Springs colo., won the Silver and Bronze medals it was the Best 1 have skated the 21 year old win said after coming Back from an unusually poor Start a fifth place finish in the comp Sarics Worth 30 percent of the Overall score. I tried three different jumps and that s Why it was Best. And also the Artis tic impression. "1 lost the title because i fell in the Short program last year i trained very hard for this and in was my Best performance the music was Good the Audi ence was very  Wilt who also won the Short program Worth 20 percent was the last skater in the freestyle which is Worth so percent of the total score. She followed Thomas who hit four of her five triples and Al though skating More slowly than usual probably due to tendinitis in her feel got Marks slightly belter than Kadavy Hadar cd. I m relieved to have in Over Wilh said runner up Thomas who last month lost her National championship to Jill Trenary who was seventh Here. A Cou ple of things could have been  one of those things was a triple Loop. Chicago Boston skate to tie from press dispatches Boston  Keith Brown scored on n slap shot from the right Point with 7 33 remaining in regu lation saturday to lift the Chicago Black Hawks to a 4-4 tie with the Boston Bruins Center de Olczyk sent the puck around the boards to Brown who blasted a shot inside the far Post to Climax a three goal third period in other games Sal urday red win i 4, Kurtti stars 3 Bloomington Minn. Dave Barr scored the game Winner ill 8 49 of the third period As Detroit rallied from a three goal deficit. Islanders 7, devils 6, of Uniondale. . Pat Lafon nil count Tain scored Wilh 1 01 gone in overtime As the new York islanders Down by four goals late in the game came Back for a dramatic Victory Over new Jersey. The devils held a 6-2 Lead heading into the final period before the islanders roared Back to tie the game on goals by Brian trollier Cal Coulier Mike Bossy and Mikko Makela. Rangers 3, penguins 2, of Pittsburgh Tomas Sands rom scored at 1 05 of overtime to give the new York rangers their third straight Victory. Flyers 3, canal cons 3 Montreal Scon Mellanby scored on his own rebound to lift Phila Delphia to a lie with Montreal capital 3, Blue 3 St. Louis Dave Christian scored from a scramble in front of the net at 14 14 of the third period to give Washington a tie with is. Louis. Oilers 5, sabres 3 Edmonton Alberta Wayne Gretzky scored two goals and assisted on another As Edmonton beat Buffalo for ils fifth straight Victory. Maple Leafs 6, flames 4 Toronto Sieve Thomas scored his 30th and 31 in goals of the season to Lead Toronto Over Calgary. Nordic leg 6, Kings 3 Inglewood Calif. John Ogrod Nick and Dale Hunter each scored two goals As Quebec beat los Angeles. Aba from Page 2 Bil Pom is of the fourth period came on a jump  a so Dale the tall with 1 31 Luft in Oiler games Samurda Posluns 98, of Hurt 95 pont1ac, Mich. Joe dumars1 three Point play with 46 Sec onto left capped a 17-Poinl Detroit comeback As inc pistons won their sixth straight. Mavericks 118, rockets 109 Dallas Mark Aguirre scored 30 Points to help Dallas hold the Lead from the second Basket on. The Mavericks trailed Only once at 2 0. Hut had to withstand several Houston rallies. Spurs 121, suns 108 san Antonio Texas Walter Berry s 21 Points led seven san Antonio players in double figures Ai the spurs coasted aver Phoenix. San Amonio which never trailed snapped a Ihrcke game losing Steak. Phoe Nix lost ils fourth straight All on the Road. Bucks 111, Cavaliers 104 Milwaukee Ricky Pierce scored 23 Points Ond 1 aul Cressey added 3d to Lead Milwaukee Over Cleveland. On which she had a two fooled Landing. After watching Witt Thomas had nothing but Praise for her fiercest and most elegant foe. "1 just said the girl is amazing " Thomas said. She is just As Tough going after you As before you Kadavy s captivating routine and poor performances by Kira Vanova of inc so Viet Union and Elizabeth Mantey of Canada lined her from fifth to thin. She was eighth in last year s world event and barely made the american team for this event sneaking into third place at the . Championships when Tiffany Chin could t Complete a triple jump in her Long program. I took the program step by step each jump and spin Kadavy said. I am thrilled at this moment. 1 be had a lot of  and Downs this year. I m glad in finished on an  Trenary of Minnetonka. Minn., climbed Back from an Lith place finish in the compulsory is Wilh Strong showings in the Short and Long programs. Ivanova missed four of her six triple jumps and was shaky throughout her Long program she dropped to fifth just behind Manley. The Canadian Champion fell on one triple made one and Cut four of them Short. Will also won the world title in 1984 and 1985. Her Victory combined Wilh Canadian Brian or scr s win in the men s singles meant that both defending champions from the. United states were unseated. Brian Boi Zaito of Sunnyvale. Calif had held the men s Crown. Wilt and Orser thus become the favor ites for the 1988 olympics. The results also meant thai Only East Germany and the . Will have Ihrck women s singles competitors at the olym pics. Salt Lake City Karl Malone scored 22 of his 29 Points in inc second half and pulled Down 14 rebounds As Utah came from behind. Finn captures Portugal rally for 5th time Coruche Portugal Fin land s Markku Alen. In a Lane a concluded the last of 37 timed stages in the portuguese Auto rally with a Ibric minute advantage Over Frenchman Jean Tagnolli and won he event for the fifth Lime. Alen who led at inc end Socail four legs clocked a total of 7 hours 9 minutes 39 seconds Over the limed stages of the four Day 2,090-Kilomc ice event which concluded sunday. Alen previously won the event in 1975,1977,1978 and 1981, Sagnotti s Renault which Pur sued a in in second place through out the gruelling race clocked 7 12 32. Swede Kenneth Eriksson in a vow Golf came in third with 7 14 37. Followed by world Champi on Juha Kankkunen also in a Lan Cia Ai 7 20 46. Frenchman Francois Challiol driving a Renault took fifth place at 7 25 14. The event that was marred by a full Accident in firday s third leg. When a portuguese Driver skidded into a Roadside crowd killing a to can a incr and injuring 13 other people