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Harvard sophomore Paul Wylie, the United States' number two male figure skater, will compete in figure skating competetions. And James Herberich '85 will be a brakeman on the second U.S. bobsled team.
La Vigne, who took a year off from Harvard to train, has filed a grievance with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the United States Bobsled Federation because he was removed last week from his position as brakeman on USA III, the alternate four-man bobsled. Willie Gault, a...
La Vigne also has the option of suing the USOCand the Bobsled Federation for damages, but hesaid, "I have not yet decided to pursue that."
The letter of grievance, field through theBoston law firm of Nutter, McClennen and Fish,states that Gault failed to meet the selectioncriteria set forth by the Bobsled Federation. Thecomplaint maintains that Gault failed to attend aone week push clinic last fall that was mandatoryfor all bobsledders and to compete in...
William G. Hollrock, assistant coach of theU.S. bobsled team, said, "The only way we made thedecision was on the times," adding that Gault was.13 of a second faster per push than La Vigne.