European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes monday february 29,1933 dutch skater captures second Gold Yvonne vim cent up displays olympic record Selling form in 1,500 Melen. By Howard Ulman Cal aka Alberta a Karin Konia is Speed skating Queen of the decade. Bonnie lil Nir was its Queen for a Day. Bui Iligir limes or olympic Triumph a re Over. The last Winter of amps of the Soi Are ending and so has inc of Deco rated Kama s quest for More Gold. And sat urday was t Blair Day. The Day. And the Gold medal be longed to Yvonne Van Gynnip or the Netherlands who won inc 3,000-Mclcr race last tuesday and saturday added the in an olympic record of 2 minutes .68 second. The favored Kania who said the dry air bothered her Throat in three of her four races was second in 2 00.82, an Drea Ehrig followed in 2 01.49. Kania Winner of Feighl olympic med als More than any woman who Ever skated in the games cried As the stood on the medals stand for the last time. During the ceremony it was so great the song from the fans and the dutch people she said it was a very deep thing for me and i Nusi Blair s big Day was last monday when she won the 500-meter Gold medal on saturday she allowed the two East germans with a Lime of 1 04.02, Good enough for fourth place and Good enough to please the Ameri can whose strength is in Shorter races. I m very satisfied Blair said i m Happy with the results in All my races. In a Way it s a Relief to be finished. There s so much emphasis on the olympics. But in a Way in sad too Blair finished third in Friday night s race. She was t competing in sunday s final race the 5,000. She has indicated she does t know How Long Shell continue skating competitively. Kania knows. She plans to race in the world championships in Norway and have a second child. Another olympic berth is Noi being contemplated. Kania won a Gold medal in the 19x0 olympics two golds in 19s4 and three medals in 1988. But her Golden Streak is fading. She said she was t going to race in inc 5,000 milers. She earned her third medal in Icse olympics she finished second to coun try woman Chrisia Rothenburger in the 1,000 and third behind Blair and to than Hurger in the Sod. It s made me she said of her record. "1 think it s also a Good re Mil for three names and i m very for a while it seemed Kania might win the race. She skated in the fourth of 15 pairs and was ahead after her race. Van Gynnip was in the a Chi pair. Van Gynnip covered the first 300 meters in 26.87 seconds com pared with 26.28 for Kania. But Van Gynnip made up More than enough ground Over the next Sod meters to survive Kama s fantastic final 400, Kania covered that last Lap in 32.01. Van Gen nip s 32.29 was fast enough. My aim was a Lille More of course 1 wanted to win two Gold Kania said. I can also be Happy about three medals. 1 Hope the Ime will come when people care about medals. Not just Gold medals All passer drives to 4-Man Bob Victory by Chuck Melvin Cal Tiara Alberta a Swiss Driver ekk chord Fasser edged defending Gold medal isl Wolfgang hop pc of East Germany by seven Hundredth of a second to win the Gold in the four Man olympic bobsled sunday while Brent Kush Law narrowly missed earning the first . Medal in the sport since 1956. A Uthaw 3fi, a four Lime olympian from Saranac Lake n.y., Hud the fastest run in the final heat 57.20 seconds Bill finished a scam two Hundredth of a Sec Ond behind Hron i no italis Lanai Ripo Ufi of the soviet Union Over the four heals. Driving Usa. Ruji Law started the Day in fifth place and put Logcher two siring starts and two clean runs to jump past Swiss Veteran Hans Hillebrand Inlo fourth. The 4j-Ycnr-old Gilill Clorand faded id ninth thu show and his Usa i teammates Hal Hoyc. Mike Watko and Bill while had generally avoided the controversy that rocked the rest of the . Earn when Chicago hears wide receiver Willie Gaill joined a an alternate last month. Older team members complained that Gault had t paid his dues but Rushlaw stayed out of the dispute and generally kept to himself during the two weeks of olympic practices and Eom Clit Ion. Rushlaw had dropped out of the two Man Competition after i rec heals monday because of a slightly pulled muscle in his Back but he practice All week without showing any ill effects. Marii poikans of the soviet Union finished fifth sunday so Van hundredths of a second behind Rush Law. Kip ours. Who won the Gold medal in the two Man Competition Over hop pc last week had the misfortune of racing last in the final heat Afler the 4.838-foot course had slowed noticeably because of inc pounding of Fth heavy four Man sleds. Bui Kipouris team matched Lite Best Sian of inc iwo Dikiy eve taking inc first 50 meters in 5.15 seconds and steered the course perfectly for a final heat of 57.k5, giving the soviets a total of 3 48.26. Rushlaw. With runs of 56.69 and 57.20, totalled 3 48.28. His finish improved upon the fifth place earned by Jeff Josl s four Man team in Sarajevo four years ago Jost coached this year s . Team. Fasser 35. The fourth place finisher in 1984, took the Lead during inc third heat with a course record 55.88, the Only run Ever under 56 seconds in Compoli lion at Canada olympic Park. He finished Wilha 57,43 Corn total of 3 47.58. Hop pc 30. Who won the golds in iwo Man and four Man Ai Sarajevo settled for silvers in both events in Calgary. His finishing Lime sunday was 3 47.5 on runsof56.77and57.fl. Mall Roy 28, of Lake Placid n.y., drove u.sa2 to a l6ih-placefimshin3 ,23. The jamaican bobsled team whose to shirts sweat shirts reggae tapes and other souvenirs have Mccomi. Among the most popular at the games hipped Cumins out of the Kreissl a 360-Dcgrec Loop during the third heal and skidded on their Side to a Slop just before the finish four occupants walked away under their own Power and did not appear to be seriously Hurt Al though Driver Dudley Stokes was complaining of a sore neck. The Accident disqualified the jamaicans from inc Competition. Seattle hands Golden state another Road loss Seattle a Dac Ellis scored 30 Points and Nate Mcmillan added a Carter High 21 Ai the Seattle supersonics Defeated inc Cio Iden slate warriors 114 Ili saturday night. Kud Higgs scored a career High -11 Points Ami Chris Mullin Hail 21 for inc warriors who Oil their third straight Jam und Tor the 24th time in 27 Road fames. Goiden Isaic Jit Ayed without Cen Ter Ralph Sampson who Hurt his right knee Friday night against new York. Ilu lets 116, suns 106 Phoenix Ariz. Jeff Malone scored 28 of his 47 Points in the third Quarter and John Williams had six of his 29 in the final 3 21 As Washington rallied to beat Phoenix no Roundup Bucks 94, bulls 91 Chicago Sidney Moncriff scored five if his 20 Points in a four Sec Ond Span in the final 10 seconds and Terry cd mining made a key meal of an in punds pass lifting Milwaukee Over Chicago. Michael Jordan scored 38 for the lulls. Mum cd 100, 76ttt91 Dallas Mark Aguiire and Sam i critics scored 17 Points apiece As Dallas matched its longest winning Streak in franchise history. It was Dallas eighth straight Victory while Philadelphia sult Rcd a club record 1sih consecutive Road loss. Troll Thuen 113, hunks 110 at1.anta Jerome Kersey s sea and 3-Poinl Baikal at the but or pushed Portland sit Atlanta do spic a 47-Point Effort by the Hawks Dominique Wil Kins. Scr Sci who had 25 Points intercepted Scon Hastings inbound Paw and launched the game winning shot after Clyde Denler s jumper lifted the a Laws into a 120-120 tic with Ihrcke seconds to play. I Jcck saw nets 98 East Rutherford no. John Long scored 26 Points and hit three clutch found visa Ter baskets thai Al Lowed Indiana to hold off a late new Jersey Victory ended a Ihrcke game losing Streak for Indiana and stretched the nets win less Streak to sin trailing 83-65 with 2 16 left in the third Quarter inc nets outscored the pacers 19-s in the next five minutes to gel within four Points. Dudley Bradley matched his season High with 19 Points fur new Jersey. Buck Williams added 17 Point and 14 re Bounds. Clippers 97, Cavaliers % los Angeles Mike wooden s 15-foot Baseline Juniper Wilh four seconds left capped a 23-Point Elton and helped los Angeles snap a Levin game losing Streak. Ron Harper led Cleveland with is Points
