European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Team Usa Rolls Ocanada survives shootout to join americans in semis the stars and stripes february 20,1992 c Page 24 Meribel. France apr a hot goalie a fiery speech by an angry coach and their trademark toughness moved the american hockey team a Victory away from a return to the olympic Gold medal game. The unbeaten United states snapped out of its first period of sleepwalking went ahead with three goals in the second period and beat France 4-1 tuesday to earn a berth in fridays semifinal. A we feel like we re a team on a Mission. We re a team on a Roll a said Ted Donato who had two goals and an assist. A other people have a perception of us playing Over our Heads. We just feel like we re starting to play like we re capable  the United states 5-0-1 faces the the unified team in fridays semifinals. Lbs to plans live coverage beginning at 5 p.m., Central european time in 1980, the last time they made the medal round the americans beat the soviet Union now the unified team in their next to last game then Defeated Finland for the Gold medal. They finished seventh in the last two olympics. . Captain Clark Donatelli vows that his team will play the same Way against the unified team As it has against everyone else. A we Don t care who we re playing. We re going to hit whoever is out there. That a our game plan a he said. A the Bottom line is we win and people can say whatever they  in tuesdays other quarterfinal Canada 5-1 barely survived underdog Germany in the first penalty shot shootout in medal round history. The score was tied 3-3 after a l minute overtime. Canada won the shootout 3-2 when Eric Lindros scored and Sean Burke stopped Peter dra Isail s sudden death attempt. The canadians play fridays semifinal against the Winner of wednesdays late game Between Sweden and Czechoslovakia. France and Germany both 2-4 go on it Consolation play. In a game Between non qualifiers for the medal round Norway beat Italy 5-3. The United states can finish no worse than fourth and goalie Ray Leblanc is a big reason. A the difference Between these two teams a French coach Kjell Larsson said a is Ray  he stopped 35 shots and allowed fewer than two goals for the fourth time in his six games. And this time coach Dave Peterson directed his anger at his team instead of his opponent. He was incensed monday night after a jarring Check by Mats Naslund sent Greg Brown to the Hospital Early in a 3-3 tie with Sweden. Peterson wanted Naslund banned from the tournament. The International ice hockey federation said it would t do it. On tuesday night his players Felt his Wrath after France took a 1-0 Lead after one period. A a that san accurate description a Peterson said when asked if he yelled at his players. A i just thought we were a Little lethargic and we just needed to get into the game. You have to remember that i m a Little loud  in the last two minutes France had a two Man advantage then pulled its goalie for a 6-on-3 manpower Edge. Its frantic attempts to score led to a lot of physical play. After the final Horn both teams went onto the ice and converged near the . Penalty Box. There was plenty of shoving and shirt pulling but the players eventually went through the traditional pos game handshake without incident. A the style of the . Team is no different than other teams 1 have played against a Larsson said a with a lot of physical play. Peterson said that in the final minutes the French were trying to crowd Leblanc a and i done to blame  Stephane Barin beat Leblanc in the first period but the United states tied the game on Keith Tkachuk a goal 5 43 into the second period Donato then scored twice in a Span of 3 la. He assisted on Marty Mclnnis third period goal. Dave Tretowicz left Tim Sweeney and Bret Hedican congratulate Ray Leblanc. Unified team Routs finns quarterfinals hockey medal round Meribel France apr the unified team Defeated Finland 6-1 wednesday and will meet the . Hockey team in the semifinals on Friday. It is the 10th time in 10 olympic tournaments that the unified team a which played under the Flag of the soviet Union until late last year a has secured a spot in the final four of the medal  sports summaries of olympic medal events a Page 19 Ben Abrams prep pickings a Page 21 no. 6 Ohio state bows to Iowa a Page 23 Walker bumped from . Sled a Page 23 although the perennial Power from the former soviet Union has less experience than its predecessors it has Talent. One of the newcomers Nikolai Borshchevski scored his tournament High seventh goal 5 42 into wednesdays game while Veteran Andrei Keomou Tovy a Power play goal late in the first period put the unified team ahead to stay. Semifinals semifinals quarterfinals Canada is. Germany  a lasers play for Bronze medal few. 22 feb 19 wed a is. Cisch. A Sas swede passes Rolfe for is Gold Meribel France a Pernilla Wiberg displaying the second run flair of her childhood idol and countryman in Gemar Stenmark flashed to Victory wednesday in the women a giant slalom. Her second crackling run relegated Early second run Leader Diann Roffe who had rallied from ninth place to settling for the United states second Alpine Silver medal of the olympics. Route. The world giant slalom Champion of 1985, had the second fastest afternoon run 1 06.50, for a two run time of 2 13.71. Five racers took a shot at Roffes time and failed before Austria Sanita Wachter the combined Gold medallist in 1988 and Silver medallist this time tied her with Only two racers left to Challenge. Wiberg 21, from the Southern swedish town of nor Kopping quickly showed that Roffe and Wachter would have to be Content with medals other than Gold. She had a one second advantage on the wide open upper Section gave Back Only a Little while negotiating the tighter Gates of the Middle portion and finished with a flourish that gave her Victory by .97 seconds. Roffe said she Wasny to sure her time would stand up. A i knew that i had Given it 120 percent but i did no to know if that was Good enough. Standing in the Bottom All i could do was wait a said Roffe who doffed sunglasses to hide her tears. A fall i can do now is