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PRESS '44- I 77 '''''44 1 1 4 ' 41)1Vk' A - lk 4It - I i - :- -' - ''''‘ - 4 ‘ 4 4 16 '' ' - "' 4'' ' 410 4 4 4 ' - - t : " ' t 4 t- - - - - i i IV tt at g t- -' 1 - 48B i ' p ' - ""' - f i 3 St ''''tr I t 100 è ''''' ' A ' ' - -- 4 4a t' - ' 1e - t i' ' a 4 A ' ' ' t I 4 oat- - L ' - - I f: If 7 1 d 1a A '4 - 1 ' - O 4 4 0- $ 4 - f t- 40 - 'fr 1' 40 t 1 e 3 t-X I t i - V- 1 44 - 4( 4'7 1 sz t ''1 l' ' t ' '' t 0 13 ' 4 ' 'r:'N4 ' P7'-''-- 1 - 'o ' - 4'1- T -- ' '''" P y do - o'4' '''''''' 4S'1' A' -- 0 411'' I 104 41 ' k44A-- ct 4 - 41 ii ' X ''' ikt " 'N' 1 ' ' 14' 0 1 0001t4 -- it WU N :::::4e 1 JP I ' 1 -- 4" s 4 k 4175-kilomet- er FinArl Teen Soars to Gold Medal US Athletes t 4'4 0- t - 4 - c10- - i THE ASS(AIATED PRESS ALBERTVILLE Hockey Team Seeks Top Seed x t France — Neither Herschel Walker's born-boon the bobsled nor Eric Flaim's burnout in speed skating Sunday could dull the glow of the US team's surprise showing midway through the Winter Games On a day when birdlike teen Toni Nieminen of Finland soared above everyone the Americans kept chugging along toward perhaps their best overall performance in the Winter Olympics The biggest complaint "atrocious" meals for the athletes that made Flaim sick may shock the sensibilities of the French but it still couldn't spoil the US teams happiness More than a medal bonanza — the United States already has matched its total of six in 1988 and still hopes to surpass its record of 12 the Americans are showing strength in a wide range of sports and 1994 for work the grunt doing There's'no chance they'll catch the Winter Games powerhouses — Germany leads with 18 medals Austria has 16 and the Russian-leUnified Team has 14 — but the Americans see medal opportunies this week in hockey speed skating skiing and most definitely womerfs figure skating The Americans have the only unbeaten untied hockey team following Canada's first loss 54 against the Unified Team "Across the board in the contemporary Games since 1956 these are prcbably our best finishes" US Olympic Committee spokesman Mike Moran said Walker the Minnesota Vikings tailback who thought he could THE V - Ao''N — AtrAdi' ' t(4 ' 'Oforok- - ut ''' d r - A A ' 2 - ) ' d N4 - ' ' - k t 1e- - if It I - ' It N A t I4 I 0 4 I 411 4 8' (4-- (3-0-- preliminary-roun- Atoonclatei Prtso TN Marina Klimova and Serge' Ponomarekno of Unified Team are 1st in pairs competition after their ice dance original program Sunday PMM barge into the Games and run away with a medal finished sevbobsled with enth in the driver Brian Shinier But their time was respectable — 69 seconds behind Switzerland's gold medal duo of Gustav Weder and Donat Acidin and their placement was the best for a US team since a firth place in 1980 "Ws disappointing but were not going to give up" said Walker who gets another crack at a medal next weekend in the fourman bobsled -- Brian and I for the time that we've done things we've gotten better and better There's no doubt I was expecting more I think Brian was expecting more- Team leader James Hickey a two-ma- n See C-- 4 Column Olympic Medals S Kition — Tot G4fir4ary 7 7 4- keno 4 6--46 Urwred Teron 5 r'40 6 6 4 3 Porce 3 3 4- Ureed Stann 3 2 4- Fir4orct 3 1 2- raty Sopon 1 3 P'9 P4arv-4Can Oda Sw2g?' :ird C!trd) SwS'?n LUXerrGOUr 0 0 4 0 40 02 0 0 0 0 0 I 5--44 3- -42 -7 - 6 -6 2-6 2- -3 2- -3 -2 1- A win or tie would give the United States the top seed in its group setting up Tuesday's quarterfinal against French a spunky but talent-poo- r team A loss would drop the US team to No 2 That would mean a Wednesday clash with Czechoslovakia which beat the Unified Team in preliminary play "You don't want to finish second in that pool You'd much rath- said Canada er play France coach Dave King "Sweden can't afford to lose Neither can the US Itll be a real tough game" Its a rematch of their intense encounand physical ter of Feb 5 in Chamonix about a bus ride from Meritel The Americans though outplayed won 2 by outhitting the world tharlq0713 "We look forward to meeting the United States again" Swedish assistant coach Curt Lundirirk said "tecause we are a little nit shamed by the game in Champ-Se- e --- to°1:iNb finale- d 212-ho- 3-- I— 2 -2 2-2 2-2 0- Co- -- Column C-- 4 1 annon-c- A ir) -- 6! thc-:- arta' ri ' Sports Capsule A BA 2 2- 1 114 n Evsf-- i 7 1:2 'rap 25 Basketball r)kr 7: N NELL d On In the process Missy Marlow-new Ute and record scores with an tally of 39e) and a perfect 10 0 on the balance beam against the Aggies Utah freshmen Kell) WoIsey and Suzanne Metz also tied a school mark with a pair of 990s on the vault Ute coach Greg Marsden who was critical of hs team following the stunning loss at OSU has had nothing hut good things to say in the wake of the win over the Ags "I was pleased for two reasons" he sail We demonstrated our incredite depth ty having tine aril we VIpeople go difricnZetssf'JI:y upgraded ity" The SCX)7071-- come into tonight's retrr!ieet tunteaten with a cori while the Cougars are 3 3 3-- 0 1 2 4 l a P'::-F'-- — 3 hn-1-2--) In Action Tonight 1 Eaikft17a1 Jazz NR t 7() Cfnt?r t'7! t-- p rr TV Sports — a G ski i kP7-- am — U S irr! hr)ckpy skari Spz-c- !I ESPN 2 — pm JarrP Was7–nrrr at 3:1ro p rtL — 'ESPN a! Sktnn Fia:1 — 6:3ti p kPttan '15 — p EA Eai- at E 61y-rr2-- s sicatr2: 1Te ktfy r PS 7:31) p m — NE M CetArs rESPIC 7:34 p 1:177 m — Nct ! tpi-- in rt Lor rri St at Fresno P-- h Albertville Update The da'1 at the (1:impirs M EI)A Germany leals seven 7'"x and 18 overal team events thie Ge-r- rT1 25 iniv:41a! rnans troerIa'is 15 of them n friJm former East Germans Austria was setriril with 15 two ahead of the Unified Team The Un!wl hal Six MEDALISIS — Fin'iand's I 'Nierninen tierame yeiar-r:-1 trpie fne Garres" and if!hi gn:d winner a vic!:nry in the heiiame 4rnp (jr: charn-r-fr- i the ”urizest trle Wnter Games w'ith a gr):-in team 4- 1 melat 120-met- Fny er 1 150fLEI) JCZ — Sclw7wr!and won I h tw eh The US tnok 3:74r7 anl tr-zsct Waike and tearn cf Erlan Shilner tfrP Arnerican firisn since estabhed or 1 Ca:7717 3 ( Oklahoma school-recor- 1:57-f7- TrrJr-)- : 7 Ute Gymnasts Up Against The Utes were upended at Oregon State on Feb 1 and fell from their No 1 perch as a resu:t bounced back with a score of 19375 in a horrie rout of Utah State (183 Feb ?in747 4 PJf!a:r) 5 l''''”:)r:-:- p (7 17 : A L$-- WI Ar!r7--- 1 pm) - 14 11 1'2 to- r A -- rifar71' the top spot the Utah gymnastics 6f- rna-rt- :7 - Ranked No I in the nation again after a Lite! tilmtle from cpr narnP rk hen a and n r t() z:S team hosts Oklahoma and BYU night in the Huntsman Center Cne ethn Gr said r 200-la- :- Snda7 e y identty ? rs-na- n !hat rarne iTh 'nen7 sai1 17F:A refer Frv!ay paer Watchrl my dal win this race a coupe of times and I fo::owel hum acrorss the finish line a le-e alded refrririg tr) years the 10'i!3 race-- when Lot'oy earned his third victory "That day i3 such a special day I don't thirik anything could replace Davey said glancing warmly at his father -- Eut this is the best race I've ever won" Ori hand Sunday as the Owner of a car driven by Hut Stricklin Lobby Allison was a proud papa saying "I feel like Fri sitting here neXt to the best youngster there is out there and he's the son of Bobby and Judy AllisonA wreck midway through —ated most 6f Suriday'3 race the top challengers for Allison who entered the race at Daytona as one Intcrnational Spweed-kaof the favorites "Once the wreck happened and those WerQ 6tit Gf I felt the place to be out front- - Allison said He led 127 of the last 145 laps in NASCAR'S biggest everit losing the lead only on pit stops during race caution flags in the The victory was not an easy one though with 'Michael Waltrip and AlliMorgan Shepherd press-nson who will turn 31 on Feb 25 over the final 100 laps on the 2 5- See CZ Column 7 d names DAYTTA LEACH Fla --used to lead his son Eoloty Datiey around stock Ca7 tracks On ey led his dad to the Surday press box to celehrate h:3 17St Daytona 500 virtory -as This has teen a goa: of lor7 as I can said as his father sat besitle If Ye 4- food-conscio- ed 1 t ''"t MERIBEL France — The US hockey team has just one chance to dance with France: keep Sweden from avenging the Shame in Chamonix "You'd like to have the highest seed you can because in theory that gives you an easier game- in medal-rounthe quarterfinals US coach Dave Peterson said we finish first we would come back against France But if we finish second It would be a whole 'nother hockey game meets The United States in Monday night's Sweden - 117ard el-- relay Sunday at Les Sa sies France The US team which also included Jon Engen Duncan Douglas and Josh Thompson finished 13th in the event US biathlete Curt Schreiner tries to catch his breath after finishing the final leg of the : n't are ILng ha-- - :'ntr- Gr A zne f ndr-- d Big Pileup Wins Daytona r 14-ca- Awel4tm4 Keep Chugging n1 sa-ag- tya e a i t r"!' cr:ety rrir-ern- F A r g e '' - 1 1 — '' it 4 ' 1 1 t - ' 4 ! ''' - 4 ' - 4 '''' tt L 00 I t'-- I A - t 1 ''' 't ' - : 1 IP 4 4 4 ''-'- - e- t 4 44 04:-'"'- - : 10 V - ''' 1 ' "' Ia::a3 Cr thc frt 7 I 'ix ? - and Re-1ki- renf-r- cnnnnta'1( n 77e !hrf Allison Avoids t k - - arid ''ider:ty-seek-rie- : ef s not ifl t 2ne tr) the cf t:thes that he dea -When yr' are r:crific1ent yriur clilt1re driesr t rriat!er' - ' V P' g- I The kwonared Proo 1 jg N' Braves Chiefs Indians is ari Magic Johnson accompanied by his son Andre Mitchell 10 addresses the crowd during ceremony : rf a Thf:t -- lie sa!rit thc:! rarnpn irat e team rarnp-- 3 It e pt-!- and Matheson is der-tfor Indan affars f r t'ne Departrnent rf Intericr a:1d a fan Gf the sk'ins Indians refer skins:- he to themeIves a said I I tne n nct 3 Jr: I 1 rf saA an irra7c s Oft ‘'4ia- 4 d 17:sr r- - ""- -- i - ' e:d t -- r d A:ene Trba: and fcrnine7 sta'42 la tr)r JPanne G ens r a P1 v: s LcT: cf tearn narn- 13 r a3 the ry)f-- - names that refer to fnvrloJ3 and itrdiretel -Irn a Iitt:e pert:irted trat these people are prr:te"ting that be tryirg they with the real prrt:erns cn help the reservatns" Matheitin Larry Bird sidelined because of a had back attended the ceremony and received a standing ovation from the crowd "I'm not the one retiring here very soon" said Bird a longtime hval and good Your outstanding friend of Johnson's play was never more evident than during the rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics you II aiways a part of our family "He's not done yet we're going to Barcelona and bringing back the gold" I Et rnr-rf-"r Ind:-1- 3 - 41 -- Erin luck" - COEUR d'ALE!tE Idaho Frritrier CGeur d'Aene rnal Chairrnan Dave llIathelfin sad a PGrtland Ore $ tearn 7r):-!:cisiGn to tr- - n t imp-ortan- t- - 4 I Abdul-Jabba- t - RECREATION Former Tribal Chairman Criticizes Paper's Decision Abdul-Jabba- All-St- SCOREBOARD Cl Abdul-Jabba- Celtics -I'm looking forward to playing in the Olympics I hope if I do decide to come back you won't be upset if we do this all over again" Johnson said at the conclusion of the emotional ceremony Johnson was honored a week after his performance in the NBA game It was the only game Johnson has played in since he announced his retirement on Nov 7 because he had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS His current plans call for him to return as a player for the US in the Summer Olympics at BarceIrina Spain "People ask me all the time what do miss most about playing' Johnson said "It s not the playing part I miss the most it's just being one of the boys "You never know how great it is to be one of 12 guys" Johnson said his voice cracking with emotion You work for eight months and try to be champions I have special memories of every team I played on I think its not the team but the players themselves "We sweated fought together we lost together and we won together" Johnson 32 wore No 32 for the Lakers - 3 I for 12 seasons He led them to five NBA championships and to the league finals on four other occasions Johnson joined Jerry West (No 44) Elgin Baylor (No 22) Wilt Chamberlain (No r 13) and Kareem (No 33) as Lakers who have had their jerseys retired and displayed high above the court at the Forum All were present Sunday r While addressed the sellout crowd of 17505 tears streamed down Johnson's cheeks "There's a whole lot of emotion in this r said "It was a long moment" time ago we welcomed this young man on the court He's taught us a lot All of our lives are touched by him "The most thing for me is Ear-yimade me realize I was having a good time That's kind of difficult some times you know You get caught up in the difficult part of your job I love you good "Thank you INGLEWOOD Calif — Magic Johnson's brilliant NBA carer—which he says might not be over was recognized Sunday as the Los Angeles Lakers retired his jersey at halftime of their game against the Boston 0 0 N1ONDAY February 17 19(32 cents per minute) THE ASSr1CIATED 0713 Tfl ma ALPINE — w- -0- dre Ann'ne-- a5 5 Aa'rd i sr:er 5177:1-- Ketil e An- n ziUnknowni 3 1Thrfri tne Lri fi've ha4e won f7r i ra:7e5 rrien- and The Uned hOCKEY waA Canala Tearti !h4? the fii--st Net inf) the melal tyind as nne of !he two We7:-srr- i ninne-!hees- PPC 1 i3 T team the ta5t unheaten in t'ne ON MONDAY — 11:da:s at staio tr Lr-- al p17471:-- meter 4x 5-- Tnp terileir danr-1-- WrrmPrii sreel ikating aririv'n trnss slaorn Ameri-ra- 5 wnrrwriI in artiinr: 5-- Z 1 ? fm 1 |
