European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. August 4, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29, ice shortage delays skating St. Petersburg Russia a figure skating the showcase event of the Goodwill games was postponed wednesday and will probably of moved to another venue because of ice problem sat the main rink. Goodwill games president Jack Kelly said the Start of figure skating was being put off until thursday because there still was not enough ice at the Yub Ileine sports Palace. Kelly said organizers were making plans to shift the Competition to the near by ska rink a half mile away just As they did at the last minute with Short track Speed skating events tuesday night. Kelly said there was virtually no Chance of figure skating going ahead at Yub Ileine where it had been scheduled to run for four nights wednesday through saturday. Kelly said wednes Day s events will be moved to thursday and thursday s to Friday. Events will be doubled up either Friday or saturday. The move will pose considerable Logis tical challenges. The ska venue holds Only 3,000 people and television cameras lights and scoring equipment will All have to be set up in a hurry. Goodwill games Kelly said Yub Ileine officials had mis led organizers about the ice making capabilities. There s still some vestiges of the old soviet system in not wanting to give any bad news he said. A heat wave with temperatures in the 90s, a Power outage and Lack of air conditioning were blamed for the failure in get Ting the ic6 ready. The Yub Ileine Arena had been used for boxing until last saturday. Tuesday night Kelly indicated the ice would be ready in time for figure skating practice wednesday morning. The actual ice is not bad he said then. They re putting a new layer on about every 30 or 40 it s the third time an event has had to be rescheduled because of problems at Ahe venue. Swimming was put off for a Day at the Start of the 16-Day Goodwill games be cause of murky water in the Pool. Short track Speed skating had been scheduled to Start at 2 . Local time tuesday at Yub Ileine. First organizers. Rescheduled the Start to 8 . But an hour before the new time they decided to switch the events to the ska rink. The Start was delayed by another 90 minutes while officials installed pads along the boards and stapled advertising signs Over them. When the races finally got underway at 9 30 ., the ice was soft and the times were slow. The four Gold medals medals went to Canada s Isabelle Charest women s 500 Italy s Marinella Cancemi women s 10,000italy s Maurizio Carnino men s 500 and Canada s Mark Gaghon men s 1,000. The . Women s basketball team without a Gold medal in four years at a major tournament got off to a fast Start Here wednesday by routing Italy 92-37 in first round play. Ruthie Bolton Holifield and Sheryl Swoopes each scored 15 Points tournament favorite China Defeated Canada 77-51 in the other first round game getting 29 Points and 14 rebounds from 7-foot Center Zheng Maixia. The . Had five other players in Dou ble figures Shanda Berry with 13, Carla Mcghee with 12, Jennifer Azzi with 11, and Lisa Leslie and Clarissa Davis with 10 each. To or v a f a Siedli Ngwe 3 Seinfeld Schweinfurt warehouse clearance Sale Friday and weekend Only hours of operation fridays 2-6weekends 9-6 Don t delay Call today Call Day or night 09351-901170172-6693275 06331-16888 Burgund Cash $1750 finance $1950 enschede i Cash $1100 finance $1250amrum Cash $1050 finance $1250 medium Oak clock Cash $1200 finance $1350 Star furniture Florida bedroom set Dresser not shown Cash $1575 finance $1750 we offer flu _ financing in $ or do at extremely Low interest rates monthly package deals make your own As Well no charge 90-Day payment plan payments can be made from Usa no Down payment " Frankfurt Bamberg Ogoc sheim exit Nova classic ii Cash $1300 finance $1450 autobahn a-3 Tuneburg Niernberg Golf in Kitzinger the Callaway open t August 13-14. Saturday 13th select drive alternate shot sunday 14th 2 Man Best Ball. Prizes awarded for two Day total. Registration deadline August 12. $60perjeam. And More Golf Nite Light tournament september 24th. 9 Hole four Man scramble. Registration deadline sept. 22. $15 per person. Call Larson Golf course at 09321-4956 for More information
