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...first man to win all five speed-skating gold medals as he competes in the 500-meter sprint. In the women's 500, Eric's sister Beth, 19, leads an American bid to sweep all three medals. In the pairs' figure skating, America's Tai Babilonia, 19, and Randy Gardner, 20, open their duel with the Soviets' husband-and-wife team of Irina Rodnina, 30, and Alexander Zaitsev, 27, in the "short program," which lasts two minutes or less and involves set routines. The most unforgiving event of the pairs' competition, the test could...
Sunday, Feb. 17, 7-11 p.m.: The Soviet-U.S. showdown in the figure-skating pairs concludes with the free-skating program that should be one of the Games' most exciting and widely viewed events. Watch for the Americans to start spectacularly as Gardner lifts Babilonia and sends her spinning to land 20 ft. away. Watch also for the highflying lifts that the Zaitsevs have added to their routine in an attempt to match the young Americans' grace. Ski jumpers, including America's Jim Denny, provide an exhibition in soaring madness. In the women's downhill...
Randy Gardner and Tai Babilonia of the United States withdrew before beginning competition last night in the figure skating pairs event at the Winter Olympics...
...fellow Skater Leah Poulos, 24, herself a medal possibility at 500 meters. "When he wants to be good at something, he doesn't stop." Rounding out the key contenders are U.S. ice dancing champions Colleen O'Connor and Jim Millns. The top American pairs duo-Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner-won't win a medal, but will skate with a flourish...