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Show WcdnosdayVFcbruary 18, 1976 age 3 Imported and niZZa ' ' -;'T-y. Domtlciw r. ;:; sandwiches Kola rod 'a Ryin)dlyp By Bill Roland III I n-',,-.,-, , I Dorothy Hamill won the gold medal with a brillant freestyle performance in a head-to-head battle with Dianne de Leeuw, who lives in Los Angeles but skates for the Netherlands. Dorothy got a 5.8 rating out of a possible 6.0 on technical merit from eight of the nine judges rated her 5.9. It was a stirring performance, greatly appreciated ap-preciated by the 9,000 admirers who cascaded the ice rink with flowers at the conclusion. The day after her most momentous night, Dorothy Hamill was in a state of suspended animation. "I am floating on clouds... I'm living on excitement." j So ends the XII Winter Olympic Games. The 10 medals won by the United States constituted the best showing since 1960 and nearly doubles optimistic op-timistic predictions made before these games opened. More than medals, it was good to see trained athletes doing their thing so well with the competition so close and exciting. On Sunday evening in the ice stadium the Olympic, flag was lowered, simultaneously, at Bergisel Mountain, the Olympic flame was extinguished, thus bringing the XII Winter Olympic Games to an end. In the aftermath, the1 participating athletes exchanged souveniers, expressed farewells to new friends, and eventually even-tually made their way to their homes around the world. ' . ' : - -; Some fortunate and deserving Olympians will carry with them an Olympic medal, many will not. For all of the participants as well as millions of fans , everywhere, we shall not soon forget some of the most exciting and dramatic events the Winter Games have ever born witness to. Let's take a look at a few of them, Franz Klammer was not only favored to capture the men's downhill, he was literally expected to win. Starting in fifteenth position, his work cut out for him, the Austrian favorite stayed on the brink of disaster almost the entire course, miraculously maintained his balance, and crossed the finish line with the best time. A truely gutsy performance. I believe ABC could show that replay 100 times (and they probably will) and every time, Klammer's downhill run will leave us all a little breathless and spellbound. Talk about a crowd-pleaser, didn't Rosi Mit-termaier Mit-termaier excite and turn on the follower's of the Women's Alpine events? After Rosi won the gold medal in the Women's downhill and slalom, 35,000 fans gathered together to root her home in the giant slalom. -Shouting "Go Rosi" between gulps of Schnapps, they watched as she missed by only 12-100 ths of a second in her bid to become the first woman to win all three Alpine gold medals in an Olympics. Miss Mittermaier said she thought one slight error cost her the Olympic ski triple crown. "I didn't think I would ski on the the safe side but I din't take one gate round enough. That's where I lost time. It was one tiny mistake. I'm glad I was as close as I was, it would be very unfitting if I as not satisfied with twxr.eoid medals and a liver." 'mM vd ylsviaulMtblWl his crew,- hi mmym in speed SKating, tne U.S., team captured a struggled io a second piace iinisn total of six medals, led by the gold,! silver, and bronze medal efforts of Sheils Young in the first three days of competition. Leah Poulos and Dan Immerfall both won medals in the 1000 and 500 meter races, respectively, Peter Mueller from Mequon, Wisconsin.who had finished fifth in the 500 meters, flashed to victory in the 1,000 meters in record time. He became the first man to win a Winter Olympic gold medal for the United States since Terry McDermott won the 500 meters in .1964. . .. , r, .;, if . r ) 'Our top performer in Nordic competition was Bill Koch, who won the silver medal in the 30-kilometer 30-kilometer (18.6 miles) race and finished a very respectable thirteenth in the gruelling 50-kilometer 50-kilometer (31.2 miles) event. Many feel that Bill's eff6rts will add a positive note to the U.S. Nordic program in years to come. In the last Alpine event of the Games,' Italy's Piero Gros provided the fireworks with a breakneck performance,, as he won the gold medal in the men's giant slalom. Afterwards, his countrymen hoisted him upon their shoulders , and jubilantly celebrated in a shower of champagne. Gros' explanation of victory was short and to the point. "I took every possible risk," said Gros. Behind Gros, who clocked 2:03:29 for two icy runs was teammate uustavo Thoeni in 2:03:73. Thoeni, Italy's premier performer, per-former, was hoping to become the only men's Alpine skier in history to win gold medals in two Olympics. He was furious at first after finishing second, but then calmed down and said, "Everything is all right as long as an Italian skier wins." Perhaps one of the most beautiful and stylish ovf'nts in all of sport is Women's figure skating. U.S.Olympic medals United States medals winners at the XII Winter Olympics: Gold Sheila Young, Detroit, women's 500-meter speed skating. i Peter Mueller; Mequon, Wis., men's 1,000--V: meter speed skating, f : ; '"X Dorothy Hamill, Riverside, Conn., figure ''. skating. , . . Silver .-. C Sheila Young, Detroit, women's 1,500-meter -f speed skating. ?; Leah Poulos, Northbrook, 111., 1,000-meter .speed skating. Bill Koch, Guilford, Vt., men's 30-kilometer -cross-country. Bronze , ' jf Sheila Young, Detroit, women's 1,000-meter y'speed skating. ,? Dan Immerfall, Madison, Wis., men's 500- meter speed skating. Cindy Nelson, Lutsen, Minn., women's ."downhill. ' Colleen O'Connor and James Millns, Colorado '.Springs, Colo., ice dancing. ) Medals Standings The final medals count at the 12th Winter C9 lnsf c fat In or uuiuvkJ TakaOut c Live Entertainment Nitaly 2340 E. 4(70 South Holladay 27MM1 . 230 S. 13Mi Eatl UnhnnHy SI3-1013 3 friends; this coupon ' S Is worth $1 off a 14" p g : ' combo pizza. ; ; ; : g -, Otter good iintllF. 22 .;. Pearson Edges Richard Petty in Wild Daytona 500 . - - .' After 14 frustrating tries in stock car racing's most prestigious event, David Pearson limped home to victory Sunday in the Daytona 500. Although it may be fitting that he out-dueled long time rival, Richard Petty, the manner in which he received the checkered flag was most uncanny. un-canny. With approximately fifteen laps remaining,. Pearson held about, a 3 car lead until Petty decided to pass with about eight laps left. They continuued in that order until the final lap when Pearson's slip-streaming Mercury burst out in front with half a lap to go. Petty accelerated the last turn, took the lead and suddenly swerved in front and cut into the left front of Pearson's car causing both cars to spin. They smashed into the wall and both cars wound up on the infield grass. Pearson managed to drive his mangled car through the grass and up across the track to the checkered flag. ' , - , j Petty 's Dodge spun its wheels just 50 feet short of his sixth Daytona 500' triUmBh'-butwiffinhe mti arid Professional Track this Friday at The Salt Palace " -,' - The International Track Association makes its fourth annual appearance at the Salt Palace Friday night to open the 1976 season and the touring pros are looking for more records. Tour spokesman label the Salt Palace as one of the greatest indoor sites for setting records. The whole crew is expected to be on hand including in-cluding distance runners Ben Jipcho, Jim Ryun, Dave Wottle, hurdler . Rod Milburn, vaulters Steve Smith and Bob Seagren, sprinters Warren Edmonson, J.J. Jackson, Herb Washington and Gerald Tinker, women sprinters Barbara Ferrell, Mable Fergerson and Wyomia Tmus. Bob Beamon, who long-jumped farther than any human in history at the Mexico City Olympic Games, will be returning to competition after an absence of two years. The meet starts Friday at 7:30 pm and tickets are priced at $6,$5 and $3.20. In addition, the novelty attraction this year will be the first presentation of skate boarding, a new competition in the form of a giant slalom from high in the Salt Palace seats down across the floor. "Olympic Games: , G S B . 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