European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse 7 tuesday february 8, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 39 22 named to american Alpine team Lillehammer Norway a a i year ago Heidi Voelker and Kyle Rasmus-1 sen did t figure to be going to the olym pics. In some quarters in fact it was suggested the Only Way they d be skiing in february is if they bought a lift ticket. But both veterans upset the Odds taking spots on the 22-Memder Alpine ski team that will represent the United states in the Winter olympics beginning saturday. Rasmussen was designated As a Start Erin the men s super a after a season of top 15 results a year after several of years when top 30 placings were rare. Voelker with meager results the Las two years has become a Force in giant slalom adding a career Best third to finishes of fifth seventh eighth and ninth. Kyle has had a fantastic season team Alpine director Paul major said sunday. He s scored world cup Points in almost every and not Only has he had a Good season but his wife had a baby in the Middle of the season. A lot of people wrote him off Buthe s really stepped up to the Voelker major added has buckle Down and done the work and not Cut any Corners. It s great to see an athlete worker payback. Rasmussen and Voelker provide solid support to a team head by alaskan Down Hillers Hilary Lindh and Tommy , 24, of Juneau put together the Best race of an eight year career when she won a world cup downhill at Sierra Nevada Spain last , 23, of Girdwood began fulfilling his Promise with top three finishes i downhill and super a and a fourth in the combined. Hell compete in All three events at Lillehammer. Major said the 10 men and 12 women named to the team would each Start at least once during the olympics which run through feb. 27."i think we have a stronger team with More momentum than we had going int Albertville and we won two medals there in 1992, major m very excited our staff is excited. We did our Job and picked the Best Tea we could. Everyone but the last person picked Harper Phillips of Waitsfield it has scored world cup Points and that says a lot about the paper downhill appears to be the strongest medal Hope for the american team. Lindh comes into Lillehammer As sports on an Central european time television College basketball Indiana at Mich Igan 1 30 . Wednesday. Radi College basketball Duke at Georgia tech 2 . Wednesday. Jordan agrees to contract Chison farm club downhill racer Tommy Moe Heads . Men s Alpine team for olympics. The defending olympic downhill Silver medallist and Riding the momentum of her first career Victory. She is joined by Picabo Street of Sun Valley Idaho who won a Silver medal in the combined in the 1993 world championships. On the men s Side Moe is supported Boyaj Kitt of Rochester n.y., who won a world cup race two seasons ago and had two apparent victories last year taken away when races were cancelled because of weather and poor conditions. He salvaged that season by winning the downhill Bronze medal in the world championships. Also on the team Are Diann Roffe Stein Rotter of Potsdam n.y., who shared the Silver medal in giant slalom at Albert Ville and Julie Parisien of Sugarloaf Maine Silver medallist in last year s world championship slalom. Julie s sister Anna gives the olympic team a sister act and Jeremy and Shan non Nobis of Park City Utah Supply brother sister combination. Rounding out the women s team Are Megan Gerety of Anchorage Alaska Monique Pelletier of Hood River Schmidinger of Lee mass. Carrie Sheinberg of port Washington n.y., and Eva Tward Okens of Santa Cruz Calif. The men s team also includes Chad Fleischer of Vail Colo. Matt Grosjean of Steamboat Springs Colo. Casey puck Ett of crested Butte Colo. Erik Schlopy of Park City Utah and Craig thrasher of Steamboat Springs Colo. World notes correction j because of a reporting error the Story in saturday paper had the incorrect location for the Black history month Box ing matches scheduled for feb. 12. The bouts will be held at Cardwell gym in Hanau. From wire reports Chicago Michael Jordan saying he in t worried about failure agreed monday to a minor league contract wit the Chicago White sox and will go to Spring training. Jordan fielded questions monday after Fielding pop ups and grounders in front of about 200 reporters photographer Sand camera operators at a gym near Comiskey Park in his first work out i front of Media. He also entered the Bat Ting Cage to hit some soft pitches from White sox scout and then some harder throws from a Colleg player. I be never been afraid to fail Jordan said. That s something you have to Deal with in reality. I think i m Strong enough As a person to accept failing. But i can t accept not Jordan agreed to a contract with the Nashville sounds the White sox affiliate in the class aaa american , who says he will try to make the major league club this Spring is willing Togo to the minors if the club thinks he can make it to the majors. Hell have to earn it nothing s going to be Given to him general manager Ron Schueler said. Belcher turns Down Deal Cleveland free agent Pitcher Tim Belcher at least $1 million away from the Cleveland indians in contract talks has turned Down a one year Deal. Sometimes a player will take Les Money to play in a certain City and i m not saying that i would t do that Belcher said. But when you re talking about a one year proposition with seven figure difference in salaries i d be Foolhardy to do something like that Belcher said the Lack of a guarantee contract from the indians played a part in turning Down the offer saturday. He said he was no longer optimistic that he would play for Cleveland and in Stead would talk with Detroit. Schilling phils agree Philadelphia Pitcher cur Schilling and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed sunday to a $2.3 million one Yea contract More than double his salary of $1,025,000 last season. The 27-year-old right hander had asked for $3.2 million in arbitration and the club had offered $2 million. Schilling initially had sought a three year Deal. Galarraga recovered puerto la Cruz Venezuela National league Andres Galarraga said sunday he s recovered fully from a knee injury and will report in two weeks to the Colorado Rockies training said he s been practising two or three times a week to test his sprained his right knee july 24 in a Colli Sion while trying to catch a foul Ball. Czechs take tourney Stockholm Sweden lineman Espert Hrbek and Richard Zemlicka combined for six Points As the czech Republic beat Canada 5-1 sunday to win the pre olympic Sweden hockey games witha perfect 3-0 record. It was the first Victory by the czechs inthe annual tournament and established them As one of the favourites for the Goldin the olympic tournament starting next week in Lillehammer finished second while defend ing Champion Sweden which beat russia3-2, was third. All three teams finished with 1-2 , which was second behind the unified team in the 1992 Winter games gave up two Short handed goals against the czechs. Hrbek and Zemlicka both of whom play for German teams each had two goals and one Therien scored Canada s goal on a Power play with five minutes left. Lemieux May retire Pittsburgh a discouraged Mario Lemieux says he May retire if chronic Back problems prevent him from returning to the nil this year. Lemieux expected to rejoin the Pitts Burgh penguins for Friday s game in de troit pulled out after another painful set Back during a morning practice. He Tush to been on skates Don t know when i m going to be Back Lemieux said sunday. Brazilian spiders win Rio de Janeiro Brazil the Bra Zilian duo Franco and Roberto Lopes Defeated Carlos Briceno of Foutain Valley,Calif., and Jeff Williams of Santa Monica Calif., 12-7,12-8 sunday to win the Beac volleyball world championships. Eighteen countries fielded teams in thesis Day Competition on Copacabana Beach. More than 18,000 fans cheered on the brazilians during the 90-minute final match played in 104-degree heat. It waste first brazilian Victory in eight world series. To an to . Tuesday earn. 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