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In other Olympic action prior to last night's closing ceremonies, an East German team led by Meinhard Nehmer won the four-man bobsled competition in record time.
"Eighty-one at Zigzag! Eighty-one at Zigzag!" The announcer, alerted by spotters, booms a coded warning over the public address system. Even before his echoing voice has died away, safety and medical personnel sprint into action. A bobsled has crashed on the Lake Placid Olympic run, the longest, fastest...
Since the bobsled run opened for trial runs in December, there have been 55 crashes along the mile-long course with its high-banked turns, lightning-fast straightaways and narrow chutes. Miraculously, the worst injuries have been only a couple of broken collarbones and one broken ankle. But for all...
No more. With the weight limitations, the start has become all-important; four-hundredths of a second of extra speed through the first 50 meters can become a full second's advantage by the bottom of the run. As a result, today's bobsledders are chosen for being...
Sunday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: The ice hockey finals should offer a look at the Soviet squad that warms up for the Olympics by whipping National Hockey League all-star teams. With a lot of luck, the young and feisty U.S. squad could find itself facing off...