European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 2,1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33top of Heap Falun Sweden apr Alpine or nordic. It does no to matter. Norway the a Cradle of skiing and the Host nation of next years Winter olympics is on top in both. Mictil Andre Aamodt brought the norwegians atop the medal standings in the recent world Alpine ski championships in Japan. And Boom Dahlie carried the mighty norwegians to a near record haul of 14 medals a six Gold three Silver and five Bronze medals a in the world nordic ski championships that ended  Norway Cross country skiing is still the King of Winter sports not Alpine skiing. A you Ain t seen nothing yet Quot said Dahlie who matched his 1992 olympic haul with three Gold medals in the 30-Kilometer classical style the 15-km freestyle and the 4cmcm relay in the world nordics Here. A Well have 200,000 fans for the big races along the Cross country ski trails next year in Lillehammer he said. One question remains though. Will the norwegian fans be Able to cheer for As Many Gold medallists in Lillehammer even Matching the recent successes will be awfully difficult. After being awarded the 1994 Winter games in september 1988, Norway has had an amazing medal haul in the sports that Are scheduled on the olympic program in Lillehammer. Norway has won a total of 107 medals 37 Gold 40 Silver and 30 Bronze medals in the last five year s olympics and world championships in the various sports that arc on the 1994 program. A maybe we have Learned from each other Quot said Dahlie. A the Alpine skiers and the Speed skaters Are doing Well again this season. And now the ski jumpers Are on  gent her Madr works his edges in route to a super giant slalom Victory sunday in Whistler British Columbia. Go 1-3 in super a Whistler British Columbia apr austrian Gunther Mader and Patrick Ortlieb were first and third in a world cup super giant slalom sunday while Switzerland a Franz Heinzer earned his second medal of the weekend by finishing second. Mader who trains separately from the rest of the austrian team navigated the course that snakes Down Whistler Mountain in 1 minute 20.66 seconds. Heinzer third in saturday s downhill was just .04 seconds slower than Mader who finished in 1 20.70. Ortlieb the olympic downhill Champion earned his first world cup super giant slalom medal by finishing in 1 21.20. A a Mader b second in the world cup Points standings with 195, three More than Heinzer but Well Back of Norway s Jan Einar Thorsen who leads with 256 despite finishing 10th on sunday. Tommy Moe of Palmer Alaska was in a tie for 12th. As Kitt of Rochester ., was 19th. There were 62 finishers in the race. Army ring coach Dies Syracuse  A former United states olympic boxing coach Pat Nappi who last summer officially ended More than 50 years in the sport he loved is dead. Nappi died saturday after a bout with cancer. He was75. Nappi had been ill since october according to his son Ron Nappi. A the died at Home in his chair a Nappi said sunday. A this heart just gave out. He was in no pain. A Nappi of Syracuse coached the . Boxing team at the 1976 olympics in Montreal and the 1984 games in los Angeles. He was also named to coach the 1980 olympic team but the United states boycotted the Moscow games. The 1976 team won five Gold medals one Silver and one Bronze and featured such standouts As sugar Ray Leonard and Michael and Leon Spinks. In 1984, nappies boxers did even better winning nine golds two silvers and a Bronze. He also coached the . Team at the 1979 and 1983 pan am games. Nappi resigned As the first and Only coach of the . National team last summer under pressure. A a you be got to realize that was his life a Ron Nappi said. A what a Shock it was for him in one instant to be out of it. Sure it was a disappointment sure he was unhappy. It did t help his illness.�?�. A master sergeant in the . Army until his retirement in 1962, Nappi was a former coach of the All army and armed forces boxing teams. Nappi who trained amateurs for More than 50 years received several offers to become a professional Trainer during his Ca two As penguins trip cops a amp  Pat Nappi As 1984 Usa eur clinician. Reer. He told the Post Standard of Syracuse that his last offer came in june. A they offered me a stable but i never was taken with the pros Quot he told the newspaper in july. A i could have made a lot of dollars i guess but the professionals Are a mess. It always made me feel Good to work with the  Nappi was a member of the Amateur boxing Hall of Fame and the Syracuse sports Hall of Fame. Nappi is survived by his wife Mary. Two sons a brother a sister three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be thursday at. West Point military cemetery at West Point. By the associated press Landover my a Troy Loney revived a stagnant Pittsburgh offence with two goals and the. Penguins snapped a three game wingless Streak by beating the Washington capitals 42 sunday. Pittsburgh goalie Tom Barrasso had 24 saves Rick Tocchet got a goal and two assists and Rookie Martin Straka had three assists his first Multi Point game in the nil. The penguins had scored Only 19 goals in their last seven games a five of them  other games sunday devils 6, red wings 3 East Rutherford no. Peter Stastny scored a tie breaking Power play goal with 11 09 to play to give new Jersey a win Over Detroit. The loss was the third straight for Detroit and extended the red wings win less Streak to four 0-3-1. Islanders 7, whalers 6, of Hartford Conn. A Pierre tur Geonis goal in a Long wrist shot 2 39 into overtime his second of the game gave new York a Victory Over Hartford. The a slanders appeared to have blown the game when they allowed the whalers to come from two goals Back and tie the score on a snapshot from the right Point by Nick Kypreos with 54 seconds left. The goal came after the whalers pulled goaltender Sean Burke. But the islanders carried the play in overtime and Turgeon scored on a shot that went Between burkes legs. Senators 6, Nordques 4 Ottawa a the Ottawa senators saved themselves the humiliation of the nil worst record in nil history with a Victory Over Quebec. The Victory gave the senators a 9-53-4 record and assured them of bettering the nil Mark for fewest Points established by Washington in 1974-75. Sunday s win gave the lowly senators 22 Points a one More than Tho a dismal capitals. Oilers 4, Sharks 1 Edmonton Alberta Kevin Todd s tie breaking goal with 17 seconds left in the second period triggered Edmonton Over san Jose. Zeno Ciger and Todd added goals Early in the final period to Scanu the Sharks to their sixth straight loss. Blues 7, Blackhawk 1 Chicago a Brendan Shanahan scored twice and Curtis Joseph won his third game in four nights As St. Louis ended Chicago s four game winning Streak. The blues special teams scored three Power play goals and a shorthand or As they moved three Points behind Minnesota for the final playoff spot in the Norris division. Jets 7, North stars 6 Winnipeg Manitoba Rookie sensation tee my Velanne scored four goals to lift his season total to 51 in leading Winnipeg Over Minnesota. Velanne 22, a right Wing from Finland who has become one of the top candidates for nil Rookie of the year honors appears certain to shatter Mike Bossy a 15-year-old record for rookies of 53 goals in a season