European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tomba Tomba Tomba 4italian first to win same event at 2 games by John Nelson a sports writer Val do Sere France apr Tomba Tomba Tomba it was the cheer that rang through Val do is re and also the number of Gold medals Alberto Tomba now has won in the Winter olympics. A congratulations Alberto. Thanks very much me a said the Man who proclaimed himself the Messiah of skiing before winning giant slalom and slalom championships four years ago at Calgary. His record is near perfect a four olympic races entered three olympic races won. And on tuesday he added history to his legend at the Winter games. The flashy italian with the playboys looks and linebackers body became the first Alpine skier a Man or woman a to win the same event at two olympics when he captured the giant slalom. Captured maybe that a the wrong word. When Tomba finished his assault on la face de Bellegarde there were no prisoners. He had the fastest time in each of the two runs and after beating Marc Girar Delli of Luxembourg by .32 seconds he coasted Over to his gang of fans at the finish area dropped to his Knees in Salute and raised both his arms in the air. The Tomb maniacs waved italian flags blew horns and chanted their hero s name. It looked like times Square on new years eve. Albertville is that what he once said these games should be called a now you can Call it to Baville Quot he said. The 25-year-old Tomba had a time of 1 minute 4.57 seconds in the first run and 1 02.41 in the second for a combined time of 2 06.98 Down the Steep course. Girardelli who also won Silver in the super giant slalom on sunday was second in 2 07.30, and 20-year-old super a Champion Kjetil Andre Aamodt of Norway won the Bronze in 2 07,82. Girardelli and Aamodt thus became the first double medallists in Alpine skiing Here but the Day belonged to Tomba normally unemotional in Victory but this Lime nearly moved to tears a a it a the greatest Joy to win two olympic titles in a Row a he said. There was a Point at which his Gold medal looked in doubt. At the first intermediate time on the second run he was .35 seconds behind Girardelli actually in 12th place. A i was told that Marc had been very fast but 1 did not know exactly his time Tomba said. A i can say that i skied at my Best Only in the second part of the second  by the second intermediate time Tomba had picked up nearly .15, and defending Champion Alberto Tomba sizzles past a Gate in route to a repeat olympic games Victory in the menus giant slalom the stars and stripes february 19,1992 c Page 28 then he really went to work. At a Little better than 6-foot and nearly 200 pounds he looked like Dick Butkus charging Down the Hill. Did the Gates move out of the Way the Snow flew As he leaned his body into each turn. He lurched Down the Hill like Butkus in Pursuit of a scrambling fran Tarkenton and when he catapulted Over the goal line he was a big Winner. In skiing there is no bigger Winner than Tomba. He has won seven world cup races this year and has 26 in his career. But this was the olympics and even Tomba admitted he Felt the pressure As he sequestered himself in a Estrere in the italian Alps to train. A is this the olympics have i won a medal where am i Tomba asked. In italian his name Means Tomb. In skiing that s where the others Gold medal Hopes wind up. A a he a a great skier. He a one of the Best technical skiers and he was the Best today a said Girardelli who knows the Best when he sees it. Girardelli has won four world cup Overall titles something Tomba never has done because he wont race in the downhill but until this year Girardelli had never won an olympic medal. After the race Girardelli was treated for a minor injury to his left knee. He was still expected to race in saturdays slalom at Les menu res Paul Accola the Overall world cup Leader continued his Streak of hard Luck on a Swiss team that has had nothing but. Accola fell in the downhill fell again in the slalom portion of the combined and skied poorly in the super a. He was fourth in the giant slalom .14 behind Girardelli in 2 08.02. So far the powerful Swiss have just one medal Here a Bronze by Steve Locher in the combined. Up next for Tomba is. Saturdays defense of his slalom title. In two years hell be Back at the olympics in Lille Hammer Norway and after that who knows. The norwegians who finished 1-3-4 in the super a also had a fifth in the giant slalom by Ole Christian Furuseth in 2 08.16. Furuseth will be one of Tombas Mam challengers in the slalom. A a let a wait before you give me the Gold medal in the slalom a Tomba said. A there Are other  and what did that sound like a Little humility 1992 Winter  mondays events a g s b t Germany 8 8 5 21 unified team m 7 4 6 17 Austria 4 6 6 16 Norway 6 4 3 13 France 3 4 1 8 Italy 1 3 3 7 United states 3 2 1 6 Finland 3 1 2 6 Japan 0 1 2 3 Netherlands 0 1 2 3 Canada 1 0 1 2 Switzerland 1 0 1 2 China 0 2 0 2 Czechoslovakia 0 0 2 2 Sweden 0 0 2 2 Luxembourg 0 1 0 1 _ _ a is Jansen bombs at 1,000 meter inside sports rangers tie canucks with late rally a Page 21 hot shooting Cavaliers topple bulls a Page 25 Peeler lifts tigers Over huskers a Page 25 courier Lendl Post victories a Page 27 Albertville France apr Dan Jansen stood up a but his time did no to. Jansen the Early Leader after two of the four splits had a bad last Lap and finished tuesdays olympic 1,000 meter Speed skating in 1 minute 17.34 seconds Well out of medal Contention. A he was the slowest of the four americans. Germany a Olaf Zinke reported on monday to be scratched with the flu used the absence of teammate Uwe Jens Mey to win the Good in 1 14.85. He finished just one Hundredth of a second ahead of Little known korean Kim Yoon Man who took the Silver in 1 14.86. Yukinori Miyabe of Japan was the Bronze medallist in 1 14,92 a 500-meter Champion and considered the co favorite in the 1 000 missed the race with the flu which has the olympic image up speeds Kat Quot Sti Iarsen a. Off t0 a great Slart it leading the first split m 16.96 seconds or nine f Lof a second faster than the Ftp Skaler he also was the Leader after the second split in 44.63. But skating by himself after Kelly slipped on the first turn Jansen slowed shed 26t�?~hcehblykoil his final Lap and Fin shed 26th, he hesitated badly entering inet leading t0 the stretch it Cost g himself whatever Chance he had of meddling. It was on nearly the same stretch where Jansen fell in the 1988 olympic 1,000 while on a medal Pace a exactly four years ago tuesday. And it was the same turn where co favorite Igor Zhel Ezovski of the unified team nearly fell just two pairs before costing himself whatever Chance he had to medal. The Brief hesitation slowed his stretch run and resulted in a 1 15,05 finish. Jansen also fell in the 500 at Calgary. Jansen the world record Holder did no to fall in last saturdays 500, but he was a disappointing fourth after finishing either first or Secona in every other 500 ties skated this season