European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 8, 1988 the stars and stripes Page a 23 commentary Sec Ayers have extra fake in games when torv1ll and Dean competed in the olympics icy were Dimaggio rounding second. Evert placing a backhand Ervin dunking a Basket Ball Grace and Power style and purpose the champs.,.now icy arc performers with the ice Larinde twice a Day. In acc times a Day but four Yean ago this month. Jayne Torville and Christopher Dean were preparing for the biggest moment of their lives. We did t really think about the future Torville said. Thai would Kavc been the worst thing we could nearly 2,000 athlete at the Winter games nobody hat More at stake than the figure skaters and the ire dancers. Everybody at Sarajevo. Yugoslavia remembered what had awaited Sonja Honic. Peggy Fleming. Dick Button and Dorothy Hamill. With All the endorsements and the contracts the difference Between sold and Silver can be won a Fortune said Aja Canova a former world Champion who no represents the ice Copadis. But missed her Best Chance for olympic Gold after emigrating from Czechoslovakia in 1950. After ice dancing became a medal sport to lv/6, nobody had Ever seen anything quite Tike Torville and Dean skating to Ravel s Bolero passion on their face. They were inc favourites hit Momcil they arrived in Sarajevo. We came by train with the West German team because that s where we did most of our prepare Torville recalled the Vit isor Arches his Eyebrow. Carl Lewis never saw the Imi Cofan old Mic Village. "1 thought you had to Torvil said in her Brit ish no nonsense Way. The were unique she added. We Jot to meet people from different sports. We were pretty focused so maybe they thought it were a bit Oil tit 1 Hope not. We went to inc receptions at the embassy. It was a Bil difficult because England does t really have a lot if skiing Anil bobsled. In a Way we were sort of out of at open practice. Torville recalled if we fell Down which is not uncommon somebody would snap a five minutes later at Newsstands All around the u.k., the headlines would read to tragic the Manchester guardian on inc dignified fringe of British journalism referred 10 them As their have to be treated seriously because judges arc encouraged to become familiar with the routines. For favourites like Torville and Dean this gives them a Chance to engrave inc magic number of "6" into the Mindi of the judges. Concentration Dean said. Every practice was a performance. You want to arrive prepared. It s pointless if you Don t do it every Day. This Way you have the stamina you have More adrenaline you be done it before you know you can get through Tlle reality of the olympics came Home at the opening ceremonies All the pomp and Circum stance inc eyes of the world a very special moment Dean said. Bul then they returned to their two practices a Day. After being there two weeks we were bursting Ai the reins ton ill said. Totally prepared they ran off six 5.9s and three Fis on technical Murii. And nine 6s on artistic express Ion and then they Werc on the lop step at the medal ceremony listening to god save the i can still Sec it Dean said although mostly from photographs rather than from memory from without rather than within if that makes sense. 1 just remember it very euphoric like Champagne bubbles a great sense of. We be done you have to remember an olympics is Nul a Normal Competition Dean added. Two week is a Long Lime to keep yourself on a High. The minute we won we fell exhausted. It was a Quick Way after winning the Gold. Torville accepted an invitation to watch the skiers which was lame enough while Dean took up an offer from the British bobsled do for a bit of a ran Down the a ours i they weren t going at competitive Speed Dean recalled so icy Lold me to have a look around. I picked up my head and saw us going into one of those turns so 1 ducked my head instinctively and inc a Forte or whatever it was save me a Dean s neck improved Urey won inc world championship and then the for mar clerk and the former police officer from Nottingham began pursuing a livelihood. They formed in Crown troupe until Dean was injured last year. They Are currently part of the ice Cap ads Glitz mania which moves to Nas Sau coliseum on tuesday. Half an hour with Torville and Dean is enough Lime to realize icy Are not merely celebrities cashing in on their olympic Fame but evolving artists. In person Torville and Dean form one Graceful unit different from brother and sister or husband and wife or Lover and will be going to Calgary bul not to compete even though olympic Rule now allow National hockey league players this Winter and John Mcenroe for goodness Sakcs next summer. The old idea of working 40 hours and then prac timing y or sport that does t work Dean said. In used to favor the Well off. Now you can compete at your sport and make a bit of Money and that s bul i Don t think we could go Back again Tor vill said completing the thought. For a few Days in february of 1184, Torville and Dean approached perfection As competitor. Then icy moved on 10 pursue perfection As performers. And to make big Money. When Torville and Dean say they could not go Hack to the olympics they make it sound like the highest compliment Rte Tom. Flyers snap blues Streak at 8 games by the Assli dated press St. Louis i Clur Zoel scored one goal and Sim up another during a three goal first period As inc Philadelphia Fly in ended is. Louit team record seven game winning Streak by dealing lire blues 4-2 saturday night. Todd Ewen gave the Illus a 1-0 Lead 2 17 into the game scoring after Doug Gilmour stole the puck from Roll Citlali. Bui 2sie\ lied the game at 4 3 during a Philadelphia Power play. St. Not Roundup Louis goal Entler Greg Millton stopped do Senseman Mark Howe s Long slap Shol bul was helpless As Zzz cd scored on the rebound. Derrick Smith converted Doug Cross Man s pass at 8 39 to give the flyers a 2 i Lead. Dave Brown made it 3-1 by de heeling Uciel s screened slap Shol past Mill ii at 18 46 during a line change. Hark Hunter made it 3-2 when he look in Ernie pc Durko s Pau but from be Hind the net and rammed it past a Mcnall. Who stopped 32 shots. Gut Scott Mulla nov. Who assisted on 7.ivcl s goal save the re ers some insurance w Ith his 18th goal a bad Angle shot with 5 08 remaining. St. Louis previous longest winning Streak in 21 nil Nasons was five straight in is Fevand 1971-72. The Victory Kepi inc first place fivers sin Points ahead of the new York Island ers in the Patrick division. N other games saturday Bruins 3, Nordi Qun 2 Quebec Cam Necly s Power play goal Midway through the third period lifted Boston Over Quebec. Ackson trios or Boston s a Jenn Leuelln and Michael during the Bruins 3-2 Victory. Necly scored his 29th goal of the sea Sun at 9 05, converting a rebound after Quebec goal Lender Mario Brunitta had slopped shots by Reed Larson and Tom a Chunn. The goal came Afler the nor i filet had killed off More than four i nulls of Steve finn s five minute major penalty for High sticking. Steve flu per and Ken Linsman had first period goals for Boston. Jeff Brown and Michel could scored on the Power play fur Quebec. Ringers 3, cupfuls d Landover my. Marcel Dionne scored twice and John Van Biesbrouck stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season As new York blanked Washington added his 24ih at 4 11 of the second giving him 716 goals in his 17-year nil career. Phil Esposito. Now the rangers general manager is second on the nil goal scoring list with 717 goals. Tomaj Sandstrom had the rangers other goal. The shutout was the first for Vanlies Brouck and the rangers since a 9-0 Victory Over new Jersey on March 31,11$k, islander 6, sabres 4 un10ndale. . Mikko make la s Power play goal at 5 36 of lie Laird period snapped a 4-4 lie As new York surged to a 4-0 Lead in beating Buffalo. The islanders built their Lead on Alan Kerr s goal Al 2 12 of the Fira period and Ullie of Steve Conroyd Derek King Dianne scored his 23rd goal of he and Randy Wood in a 2 57 Span Early in Ason on a first period Power play and the second period. Bui the sabres scored twice during a five minute Power play late in the second period and tied the game Early in the third when Dave Andrychuk completed a hat trick Marcla put the slander ahead to stay when lie flipped the rebound of a shot by Pat Lafontaine past Buffalo goalie Jac ques c Loutich. North stirs 8, j to 8 Bloomington. Minn Winni Peg s Dale Haw Urchuk scored three goats including the Ooola of his nil career and Minnesota surpassed a club record for consecutive scoreless minutes As the jets and North stars battled 10 a tie. Moc Manilla s lying goal with 45 seconds remaining in regulation capped a three goal Minnesota rally in the final 10 see nil on Page 26
