European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 14,1980 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Winter olympics open . Bears Austria 10-6 in hockey spa pals writer Alt by. Alberta the is. Hoik team shot a Bright Ray of Hope my omit cd s dim olympic Outlook saturday Niphol. Coding a Day of Western style Welcome at a Winter game like Kibe dominated by the East. The americans were one of three Hotkey winners on the opening Day i l the Wink a olympics which look n dra magic. I Humph probably Brief. Whsle in look on ill Islda. The . Learn Honl Austria 10-6, gel Ling iwo goals from wb4 Veteran c Orey Millen. And West Germany shocked " T group u games. In the either Ilie so Sills prevented a Western weep with a 5-0 Victory Over Norway. This Idun ziment is wide . Goaltender Mike Richter said. I think we in known that silently fora Long Lime. We think we re As Good As the West Ger mans and they bail a Coli Slovakia. So thai fives us Millen. Who did t have a Pool in Sis games Tui my the 11m olympics also Hail two assists As the americans began their breakaway from Austria in the Sec Ond period and built a 10-3 Lead Befi in kiting up. Looking 111l Lucy walked right us of the 193tli, Amcnda s 134 All pics marched into Ilie owning ceremonies earlier in the Day. Hoping they would t March out of the l pics l nine a handed. The men Giorc Long Navy coals and w Hile fedoras with Navy Lull bands. Tote women wore Cream and Camson. It was reminiscent Tesfa decade that gave America both its him and worst a incr olympics. The Only Ihmud missing was the . Hockey learn which was resting for its mini against Austria although predictions have Olien been voiced for a repeal of the worst Ameri can record. . Flag bearer Nelson said lie act Hildn l Trade these olympics for any of his previous three. Tin More honoured to be a re presenta live of this than any Oiler said Nelson a in athlete. The Fouli Lime is Aih Leses Fri in so Oiler countries wore everything from t or to fringe celebrating Ilie i Ric Odly Competition ofic olympics in a Ai stadium in the cold North. Ali Yueji a astern nations sikh As Ilie soviet Union find Bast Germain Are i picked in Wir Moil of the medals Here ii uiw7ed states nov a Coil while Fedoto Slud american Unmil in be in Cal Jar Winter can. Desplat blk prospects in the que Cal fur was a while in Lyle opening to the hockey tournament. If Ilie . Hockey team wanted a i c Lent Chance id make the medal round it needed a Victory Over Austria one of Only iwo teams k beat in finishing seventh in i9s4. The. Americans face re Venge minded and the soviet Union in its next two games. They did l have a very Good Day today . Coach Doug Peterson sail of the czechoslovak so 1 think they la be a Lillic Irr Olalud and that will nuke them tougher 1he nem time they Craif Jan Nev and Allen your Beau scored goals 1 14 apart in the second period to give the United states a Al Lead and Austria never threatened. The near Caparis crowd in the Saddle come chanted ".a. .a. .a." As Many americans did if 19ko when the United states won Ilie Gold. To Tough promising this was no Assurance Eyck of a medal for inc United Stales this Lime. Only three of the six teams in each group will make the medal round of six. Group a includes lips did Sweden and sentimental favorite Canada. Peter Schiller scored a backhanded goal with 7 01 10 play giving inc Sim i coded West germans their Victory Over the third ranked czechoslovak who won the Silver medal in 1984. The soviets playing at the smaller Cor ral rather than the Saddle Doc. Were unable to exploit their wide open slyly until the second period. Alexei Gusarov and Lennder Mogiln scored goals Early in see olympics on Page 23 men s downhill by i mount Allan. Alberta a sunday s men s downhill ski race the first and most prestigious event on the Winter olympics Calendar was cancelled because of High winds of the top of the iwo Milc Long course. Race officials did t in Mudalel announce when the race would be rescheduled. The race jury adjourned after announcing the cancellation to consider rescheduling some Alpine events. Winds Al the lop were steadily m the 50 Mph Range with gusts into the is. The forecast called for winds to gradually Abate through sunday. Soviet woman skier wins first Gold of games c an Moke Alberta ai1 Vida vim acne of the Smitt Union a 23- ear old student in Only her third season of racing held Oil Raisa Melanina. Her Jar car old teammate by seconds to win us women s 10-Kilometer Roii country ski race Anil earn the first guid medal of Ilie Winter olympics. Van Sene completed the approximately 6,2-mile course in 30 min Lei. seconds to earn her first major International title. So Ianina. A four Lime olympian finished in .10 17.0 to earn the eighth Wedal. And fifth Silver flier of Pic career. She also owns three golds. Finland s two Lime defending world cup Overall Champion Marjo Walikainen. Prevented a soviet weep by taking third in 3ft20.5, sin seconds ahead of the Svetlana Nagu Tikina. Fifth place went 10 the soviet Union s Tamara Tikhonova in 30 38.9. The Victory marked a Brilliant comeback by the so Viet women who faded to win any individual races in each of inc last two nordic world championships and were Wanked in the 1984 Winter oly Topio at Sarajevo. Yugoslavia As Finland s Marja lieu Kincs Niemi was a Irimie Winner. Kirk conk i. Who retired in 1985 and decided upon a Comcheck Only eight months ago. Was never really in Contention and finished ninth. 48.7 seconds Back of inc Winner. Leslie Krichko of Portland ore., was the lop Ameri can placing 36ih among 51 finishers in 33 25.1. _ i was a Little bit t disappointed with my placing Krich to said. One of he late starters in the in women Field. Vent Senc skied a steady race Over a course with a Quarter mile vertical climb that makes Canmore one of the Lough is courses in the world. She was third at the Kilometre Liming Mark and was second behind Secta Nina after 7.3 Kilometres. Racing conditions Over a Trail covered mostly with Man made Snow were nearly Ideal Wilh a temperature near 30. The track also was t icy As it had been Dur ing training earlier in the week. Other american finishers included Dorcas a Char tog of Lebanon. N.h., 40th in 34 26.1 Nancy fiddler of Crowley Lake calif., 41st in 34 31.1, and Leslie Thompson of Lowe vt., 45lh in 35 17.7
