European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 j the stars and stripes sports sunday August 7,1994 for russian women sweep  to capture volleyball Crown Russia s Aleksci Voro payer hits a win Ning horizontal bar routine Friday. By Stephen Wilson St. Petersburg Russia a a team of experienced russians Over whelmed a Young . Squad  n the Gold medal in women s volleyball Friday at the Goodwill games. The russians playing with essentially their full National team won 15-8,15-10, 15-4. The . Team was a mix of Young collegians and two veterans from the 1992 olympic Bronze medal team Yoko Zetterlund and Kimberly Oden. The youngest was 18-year-old starter Kristin Folkl just two months out of High school in St. Louis and one of the country s top new players they had a lot of olympians and we had lots of collegians Folkl said. I would t say they were vastly Supe rior but you could see their experience. We d started out Strong in every game but could t hold  in the second Garne the Macri Goodwill games cans seemed to have a prayer. They ral lied to tie the game at 10-10, but then missed three key spikes and let the rus sians slip away to win 15-10.they the russians were Superior in experience and physically stronger but if we d have won that game you never know said . Coach Jim Lams. The russians who will  among the favourites in october s world championships controlled the match with consistently Strong serves and accurate Cross court hitting from Yevgeniya Artamonova and Tatyana my Shova. The . Also lost an Early match 3-0 to Russia but that did t keep a sellout crowd of 1,500 at Zimny stadium from roaring at every Point recalling briefly the bad old Days when the americans russian rivalry was bitter. This match was clearly Friendly. Opposing players walked easily alongside each other afterwards and fans warmly a -,.off-her-game Bonay staggers to skate Gold St. Petersburg Russia a. France s surya Bonaly who missed four jumps won one of the most uninspiring International women s figure skating contests in recent memory saturday at the Goodwill games. The four time european Champion performance capped a lacklustre free skate session during which most of the skaters stumbled fell and looked visibly worn out from All the confusion that has surrounded this Competition during the past week. We re tired said american Elain Zayar the former world Champion who finished last out of eight skater this has been a Long week because of the ice and the schedules. Summertime snot really for  the exception to the stumblers was14-year-old Michelle Kwan of the United states who managed a solid routine to vault from sixth or second Over the error prone Field. I still have to improve my skating said Kwan the alternate on this year olympic team. The jump that worries me the most is the triple Loop. When i was out there i was thinking maybe should double it but if i Don t do it Here then when am going to do it i had to get that thought out of my  Bonaly the Leader after the technical program and the Only big name skater the organizers could attract failed uncharacteristically at what she is known for big jumps and lots of them. A double Axel became a single. Then she fell on a triple Lutz touched Down after another double Axel and singled a flip. Her technical Merit Marks Range from 5.2lo 5.7.i m very Happy it s finished , the Silver medallist at this year s world championships. Kwan hit All her jumps but without the artistic flair. Her scored ranges from 5.2 to 5.7, but that was Goodenough for Silver americans Nicole Bobek and Zayak who both stumbled out of medal con Tention during Friday s technical pro Gram wrapped up the turbulent week with weary looking.  finished seven and Zayak last in the eight woman Field. In the ice dance Competition Irin Romanova and Igor Yaroshenko of Ukraine took Gold Over a weak International Field. Russians pairs took Silver and Bronze. Americans Tamara Kuchik and Neale Smull were sixth and last. A file France s surya Bonaly. Happy it s finished applauded both teams. Japan took Bronze with a 3-1 Victory Over China and Cuba captured fifth with a 3-0 win against Germany. The Netherlands Defeated Peru 3-1 for Sev. Cath. In other events Friday in diving Dmitri Sautin of Russia won the Gold in the men s 3-meter springboard. Scott Donie the 1992 olympic Silver medallist in the platform finished 4.17 Points Short of the Bronze medal. In men s gymnastics Yevgeniy Sha Bayev of Russia and China s Chron Dun shared Gold in the parallel bars Grigori i Tyutin of Ukraine won the vault and Russia s Aleksei Voro payer the horizontal bar. The yachting Competition which had been postponed for two Days be cause of Lack of wind on the Gulf of Fin land was finally completed with canadians winning three medals in the four disciplines. Leslie lifts . Women into final St. Petersburg Russia a coach Tara Vanderveer got the word to 6-foot-5 Lisa Leslie Maybethe Best Young Center in american women s basketball practice harder or you won t play. Message received. Leslie scored a team High 24 Points and neutralized 6-foot-10 Zheng hair a As the . Women beat China 105 73 saturday to Advance to the Gold medal game against France. France Defeated Russia 80-73 in the other semifinal. Point guard Dawn Staley contributed 21 Points while Ruthie Bolton. Holifield added 15 and Shery Swoopes 11. The championship game today could bring the americans their first Gold in a major tournament since a world title in 1990, and might make up for a disappointing Bronze medal at june s world championships i Australia the 22-year-old Leslie who will play in Italy this season after finishing at us was flawless. She a. Too Quick for Zheng slipping behind her for easy baskets and fronting her on defense. Six titles get track finale off to hot Start by Ben Abramis staff write Germany la  hot hot a Pendleton Field on Warner Barracks on saturday but the military s Europe based track and Field elite with stood the High 90-degree temperatures in Fine fashion in the first Day of the 1994 . Forces championships. The 5,000-meter competitors did their thing exactly at noon when the heat was most intense. Other competitors benefited from a slight Breeze later in the afternoon. Champions were crowned in six events the men in three different categories All women in the one category. Sub master Winner Gary Brimmer of heir Delberg posted the Best time in the grueling 5000, turning the distance in 15 34. Open division Winner Chris Carbon Neau hit the tape in 15 38.9, and Kaiserslautern s Rafael Louize won the masters in 15 54.0. Stuttgart s Theresa Crittenden won her race in 20 18.5. Men 27 and younger compete in the open division the age bracket is 28,34 for sub masters and masters comprise the 35-and-older  javelin throwers competed in one men s category and Augsburg s Travis holds triumphed with a159-5 heave Hanau s Dawn Lovely flipped the Spear 120 7 to win the women s titled other men s of Jan titles went to Kaiserslautern s Kerry Sloan in the 400 meter hurdles with a 5539 clocking Mildenhall s Corey Hill with a 23-3ys open Long jump and Schweinfurt s Mark Daniels with a 1 55.12 in the 800 meters. Milden Haply. Keith Lee turned in it .2 06.05 to  masters 800, and ans Bach s Eddie Guevara the Only competitor took the masters Long jump with a j2r7 Effort. In other women s events Kaiserslautern s Rhonda Strong paced the Long jumpers with a 16-2v4 leap. Pino Napier the Bamberg Blazer who recently carved his Niche in world class Competition with an  Festi Val medal sizzled to a 20.56 clocking in the 200 preliminaries and 10.6 in the 100 prelims. All other champions will be deter mined sunday