European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The Star band stripes february 17,1994 Page 36 rep Cerf 88 pors by John Jeansonne newday Hamar Norway Gordeev and Grinkov were formal tuesday night Mish Kutsenok and Dmitriev Industrial. The first couple seemed to be at a Royal Ball the Sec Ond in some russian factory. Actually they All were in the Middle of the Best olympic pairs figure skating final anyone could remember. Gordeev and Grinkov were precision taking traditional pairs skating with him As the quiet straight Man and her As the smiling Graceful Butterfly shining it up and putting it on display the Way it rarely can be seen. Mish Kutsenok and Dmitriev were Pas Sion beginning with their costumes already slashed open at the f thighs and arms working As. Equal partners in an Effort of creativity Bor Dering on anger. It must be been so hard on the judges said Jenni Meno who paired with Todd Sand to Lillehammer 94 finish fifth highest among the . Teams. That s the Best pairs event you be overseen or Ever will it was a wonderful night for pairs Sai Meno and Sand s coach John Nicks. And what made it so wonderful is that among the top five there were All different styles All different costumes tall different music. So that it was t just a lot of Good skating that was All the especially it was a dual of the two russian pairs each former olympic champions. Ekaterina Gordeev and her husband Sergei Grinkov had won the Gold in 1988, then Natalya Mish Kutsenok and Artur Dmitriev won the Gold in 1992. The judges voted for Gordeev and Grinkov. The crowd for Mishkutz Enoland Dmitriev. We Are very Happy with the Silver said Tamara moskva coach of Bishku Tenor and Dmitriev. It is a valuable medal. Gold is better but somehow the judges said we Don t deserve it. But the audience told what they figure skating is based on a matter of taste anyway. I like what Mish Kutsenok and Dmitriev do said american Todd Reynolds who with Karen Courtland finished 14th. But i have to admit i was hypnotized by Gordeev and the Only other american pair Kyoko Ina and Jason Dunken finished ninth. Canadian Jean Luc Brassard docs a Cosack jump during his Gold medal run in the olympic men s moguls final wednesday Mclntyre nabs Mogul Silver As favored american falters by Robert Millward Lillehammer Norway a Liz Mclntyre knew the routine. I skied Here really Well last year and i Felt i could do it again she said. That kind of attitude helped the 28 year old from Winter Park colo., to Silver medal in women s moguls at the olympics wednesday. The United states had expected a medal probably Gold from Donna Weinbrecht the defending Champion and More olympics on pages 32,33 Winner of the first world cup moguls races this season. But Weinbrecht from West Milford n.j., faltered and finished seventh an Mclntyre had to make a solid final run Over the bumps and jumps to finish second be Hind Norway s Stine Lise Hattestad. I Don t think it s really hit me yet Mclntyre said. I be been trying to stay pretty Calm about the whole thing and treat it like a world in the men s final Frenchman Edgar Grospiron was another olympic Champi on to fall finishing third behind Canada s Jean Luc Brassard and Silver medallist Sergei Shoup Lesov of Russia. Hattestad sped Down the moguls course at Kan Haugen in 29.51 seconds to Post the Best Points score 25.97. Mclntyre who had the Best qualifying score on tuesday went last but was slower than the norwegian and managed Only second place with 25.89 Points. Russia s Elizaveta Kojev Nikova won the Bronze with a score of 25.81 after posting the fastest time 29.00 seconds. Gomes schedule Central european time thursday Cross country men s 10 kilo meters final10 30 . Women s 10 Kilometres Pursuit final2 . A Alpine skiing men s super giant slalom final11 . Speed skating women s 3,000 meters final2 . Hockey Slovakia is. Italy 3 . France is. Sweden 5 30 . Canada is. United states 8 . An television lbs this morning at the Winter games 1 . Thursday. Xvii Winter games 3-hour summary of previous Day s action2 . Friday. An radio hockey Canada is. United states 7 45 . Thursday. But the big Surprise was the poor performance of Weinbrecht. I was really pumped up said Wein Brecht who appeared in her Best form this season after missing 1993 because of a knee injury. I just Don t know what happened. It s just one of those things you re off. But i m still very Happy Weinbrecht said. I be been in the Lead for the whole year for the world cup the american beaten by Hattestad in the last world cup race at Hun Fjellet Sweden just before the olympics Quali fied Only m sixth place. That meant five skiers went after her in the final and after her run collected Only 24.38 Points it put her in second place. All five who followed beat her Points score and by the time the fourth from last skied Weinbrecht knew Shehad not won a medal. Weinbrecht s time of 30.79 was slower than the 29.90 Standard set by the judges and her scores were modest on style and performance in the jumps. She did not appear to get much Heighton her first jump and her run along the hard packed Snow Mounds looked la bored. Mclntyre was not surprised about win Ning a medal. Like Weinbrecht Grospiron won his title when freestyle skiing was introduced to the olympics at Albertville two year Sago. Next to last of the 16 finalists the Frenchman crossed the line in 23.19 seconds but looked up at the scoreboard to see he was second to Shoup Lesov. The russian had 26.90 Points and Grospiron collected 26.64. V Brassard was last to go and appeared m total control Down the 230-meter course. Four of the style judges gave him maximum scores of 5.00 and he landed his leaps without a hint of a stumble and scored 27.24 despite a modest time of24.53 seconds
