US hockey facing IOC rebuke over violent Olympic play
In Meribel France the United States hockey team dominates games yet draws ire from IOC officials and rivals for a brutal, stick wielding style. IOC spokeswoman Michele Verdier says the violence is not desired and the IFH may act. Four Americans sat in the box during the 4 1 win over France in the quarter finals as benches cleared and players swung fists.
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Meribel
France
Olympic
IOC
Michele Verdier
International Ice Hockey Federation
International Olympic Committee
U.S
Mexican four-man bobsled flips on Olympic course in France
A Mexican four-man bobsled flipped during training on the La Plagne course in France. Pusher Javier Pedroche suffered a broken collarbone and was taken to hospital in Moutiers. other crew members had only bruises. The sled was traveling about 110 kilometers per hour when it flipped.
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LA Plagne
France
Javier Pedroche
Mexico
Moutiers
Francois Perrier
Perrier
Killy forecasts over a million tickets sold for Games
Jean Claude Killy, a leading official at the Albertville Games, expects more than one million event tickets to be sold by the weekend, well above the 800,000 projection. He notes larger crowds in cross country, speed skating, luge, bobsled, and ski jumping.
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Jean
Claude Killy
Killy
Swiss Alpine Team Struggles at Albertville Games
Swiss skiers, once dominant with 11 alpine medals in Calgary, have won only one medal at Albertville as the men's and women's slaloms approach. Coach Jan Tischhauser cites a gloom mood at Brides-les-Bains with Vreni Schneider under heavy pressure alongside others facing mishaps and disqualifications.
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Steve Locher
Jan Tischhauser
Vreni Schneider
Tischhauser
Brides-les- Bains
Brides-les-Bains
Vreni
Chantal Bournissen
Heidi Zurbriggen
British minister bids curling medal status for Lillehammer 1904
British Sports Minister Robert Atkins aims to press the Olympic committee to recognize curling as a medal sport at the 1904 Winter Games in Lillehammer Norway. He will emphasize curling's importance in Great Britain and notes that top stones come from old Scottish mountains.
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Robert Atkins
Lillehammer
Norway
Olympic Committee
Atkins
Great Britain
Yamaguchi leads after women's short program in Albertville
Kristi Yamaguchi of Fremont California dominates the women's short program at the Albertville Olympics, ahead of Nancy Kerrigan and Surya Bonaly. Midori Ito falters with a revised triple combination while Tonya Harding stumbles on a key element. France’s Laetitia Hubert rises to fifth.
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Steve Milton Hamilton
Albertville
France
Kristi Yamaguchi
Fremont
Calif
Edmonton
Japan
Midori Ito
New England
Nancy Kerrigan
Yamaguchi
U.S
Ito
Kerrigan
Surya Bonaly
Tonya Harding
Bonaly
Nice
Canada
Josee Chouinard
Karen Preston
Kurt Browning
Didier Gailhaguet
Darling
Harding
Cody Teachman
Laetitia Hubert
Lori to lead Canadian two four man bobsled teams
Veteran Chris Lori of Windsor and Olympic rookie Dennis Marineau of Calgary will drive Canada’s two four man bobsled teams in Friday and Saturday races in La Plagne France. Marineau’s sled won a two run race off against Greg Haydenluck’s crew, Lori received a bye for the medal race, and the U S team added running back Herschel Walker as brakeman for the four man event.
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Ekkehard Fasser
Christian Meili
Gustav Weder
U.S
Herschel Walker
Minnesota Vikings
Germany Protest Rejected Over Canada Olympic Shootout
Germany’s protest over Canada’s 4 3 shootout win in the Olympic hockey medal round was rejected by the IIHF directorate. Only Germany supported the protest in a 90 minute meeting. Canada advances to face Czechoslovakia in the semifinals.
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Meribel
France
Germany
Canada
International Ice Hockey Federation
Gordon Renwick
Toronto
Eric Lindros
Lindros
Renwick
Czechoslovakia
Seppo Makela
Murray Costello
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
IIHF
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