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*ill Kocli'st --nsufkmarINNSBRUCK lt;AP) — Bill has the right ambitions, the Koch of Guilford, Vt., a 30jyear- right personal discipline and is old who hopes to be the world's working systematically. If best cross-country skier by Koch can continue this line, I 1978, put the United States on will not be surprised to see him the Nordic Ski map with im- t°P of the victory stands in pressive performances the world championships inthe XII Winter Olympics. Finland in 1978.*'He was the man behind the course, was de-.best U.S. placing* ever in «ghted with his showing./JI’m Olympic Nordic competition, extremely happy with what I he won a silver medal in the achieved in these Games, he30-kilometer race, placed sixth s*™* “Even my 13th place in in the 15 kilometers and ™ 50 kilometers was better sparked the U.S. quartet to six- 1 expected when I went in-th in the 40'kilometer relays. to the last 10 kilometers. Then IFinally, he took on the gruel- was exhausted/'ling 50 kilometers, only the sec ^en the Games ended,ond time he’d competed at that headed for more com-disrance/ Andrst the-halfway petition m Seandmawa^That mark, he was analmost-shoek- exactly the right thing to ing first. Then he ran out of Bergman said. “Koch isfuel and faded to 13th—sTtll the »* onI' f Jme f?r cross* best American 50-kilometer coHI^r^ skung, he is also tough finish ever smart enough to seek topIn all, it was a sensational international competition all performance for a young skier the time-to get experience and who says he’s only halfway study his rivals.” through his own-five-year plan while Koch was the individ-aiming at 1978 world eham* uaj sensation of- the Nordic pionship gold medals. events here, the Soviet team.*’No one has Impressed me had its best showing ever by more in these Games than Bill winning six of the 12 Nordic Koch. said Sigge Bergman, gold medals plus two silvers the Swedish secretary-general and five bronzes Only in ski of the International Ski Feder- jumping did the Russians fail ation. ”He was fantastic! He to place among the top 10.
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Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Maine, US
Mon, Feb 16, 1976
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