Tomba aims for historic Olympic three-peat at Winter Games
Alberto Tomba enters his bid for a third straight Alpine gold in Calgary and Albertville, facing Norwegian rival Kjetil Andre Aamodt as he competes in giant slalom and slalom. Aamodt leads World Cup standings and seeks more medals, while cross country results show Italy edging Norway in a relay. Canada, Japan, and the U S also win and medal in various events as teams vie for glory.
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Norwegans
Italy
Kjetil Andre Aamodt
Aamodt
Tomba
Norway
Calgary
Albertville
Muhammad Ali
Reggie Jackson
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Aamott
Hinterstoder
Austria
Aamodi
Silvio Fauner
Bjorn Dahlie
Fauner
Dahlie
Finland
John Aalberg
Salt Lake City
Ben Husaby
Eden Prairie
Minn
Todd Boonstra
Eagan
Luke Bodensteiner
West Bend
Wis
Olympic women's figure skating preview in Hamar
The article profiles top contenders Kerrigan Harding Baiul Bonaly Chen Sato Chouinard Witt with emphasis on nerves form and chances for medals. Kerrigan aims for a medal despite assault headlines while Harding faces distractions and an ankle sore. Baiul shows ice presence and potential while Bonaly eyeing a quad and risk. Chen is a fluctuating longshot and Sato a strong outside medal candidate. Chouinard offers consistency though limited jumps, Witt remains sentimental favorite despite reduced tricks and mature showmanship.
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Hamar
Norway
Nancy
Tonya
Katarina
Nancy Kerrigan
United States
Kerrigan
Neil Diamond
Tonya Harding
Harding
Oksana Baiul
Ukraine
Baiul
Surya Bonaly
France
Bonaly
Chen LU
China
Chen
Albertville
Yuka Sato
Japan
Sato
Josee Chouinard
Canada
Chouinard
Norways Night Of Skating Bulls Gales And Bets In Lillehammer
In Lillehammer the Olympic ticket scene runs wild as touts snap photos of staff and threaten officials over scarce figure skating tickets. Bets on Harding Kerrigan and Baiul reflect wary odds while Norwegians face personal hardship with Aroutiounian ruled ineligible and 24 hours before competition two American skaters prepare for the ice amid a tense atmosphere.
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England
Tonya
Olympic Ticket Office
Barcelona
France
Surya Bonaly
Kerrigan
Harding
Ukraine
Oksana
Arsen Aroutiounian
Armani
Lillehammer
Circuit Courts
Gillooly blocked from testifying at Harding hearing eve of Olympics
Portland judge denied Jeff Gillooly permission to travel to Colorado Springs for the March 9 disciplinary hearing on Tonya Harding. USFSA sought his appearance over the Kerrigan case while Gillooly remains jailed on racketeering charges. Kerrigan signs Disney deal including TV story and children's book.
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Tonya Harding
Colorado
Portland
Ore
Donald Londer
Jeff Gillooly
Colorado Springs
U.S. Figure Skating Association
USFSA
Gillooly
Harding
Association
Nancy Kerrigan
Walt Disney Co
Kerrigan
Greg Taylor
Walt Disney Television
Disney
Finland up next for U S
United States faces Finland in Olympic hockey quarterfinals after Finland stunned opponents to reach the top of Group A with a 5-0 run and a 25-4 goal differential. Curt Lindstrom, new Finnish coach, has voiced bold expectations while noting Finland has not trailed in five games. The U S enters the knockout phase as bottom in Group B, needing a comeback to defend past gold memories.
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Lillehammer
Norway
U.S
Ussr
Soviet Union
Lake Placid
N.Y
Finland
United States
Russia
Curt Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Nordic Combined Team Scoreboard and Event Details
The standings list Italy leading the 40km event with Maurizio De Zolt and teammates clocking 1 41 15.0, followed by Norway and Finland in close pursuit. Other nations include Germany, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic in a dense field, with team and individual results across 1 000 meter semifinals and finals, plus scheduled quarterfinals and jumps events.
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Maurizio de Zolt
Marco Albarello
Giorgio Vanzetta
Silvio Fauner
Norway
Sture Sivertsen
Vegard Ulvang
Thomas Alsgaard
Bjor Dahne
Finland
Mika Myflyla
Harri Kirvesniemi
Jari Rasanen
Jari Ksometsa
Germany
Switzerland
Jeremias Wigger
Hans Ja
Czech Republic
Lubomir Buchta
Vaclav Korunka
Jiri Teply
Pavel Benc
Kazakhstan
Nikolai Ivanov
Pavel
France
Philippe Sanchez
Patrick Remy
Herve Balland
Stephane Azambre
Estonia
Jaak Mae
Jaanus Teppan
Elmo Kassin
Taivo Kuus
Belarus
Igor Obukhov
Victor Kamotski
Sergei Doldowitsch
Viatcheslav Plaksunov
United States
John Aalberg
Salt Lake City
Benjamin Husaby
Eden Prairie
Minn
Todd Boonstra
Eagan
Luke Bodensteiner
Canada
United State
Sweden
Russia
Austria
Slovakia
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Maplewood
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Mickey Mouse Deal
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Scripps Howard News Service
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Conn
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eTere
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