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THE NOTEBOOK: The national championship is Fish's first since he took the varsity helm four years ago... The team now awaits a celebration dinner at Locke-Ober's--proof that champions eat well... The squad now braces for a shot at the national six-man titled, contested next weekend...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Crimson Racquetmen Topple Elis, 6-3, Capture Ivy, National Nine-Man Titles | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

It was on Friday night that the Uncertainty Principle hit Tai Babilonia, 19, and Randy Gardner, 21, the world champions in the graceful art of pairs figure skating. Not only were the Americans still getting better, still adding to their repertoire of lifts and leaps, but they would be competing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Only the Lake Was Placid | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

The cranky bushy-haired spectator delivered his opinion before his sister--competed in the ice dancing preliminaries, where she later placed seventh. Reluctant to admit his sister was the best ice dancer in the United States, he was anxious to talk about how hard it is for American skaters to...

Author: By Suzanner R. Spring, | Title: Truths Her Brother Told Me | 2/20/1980 | See Source »

1979 World Champion Vladimir Kovalev, like Countryman Zaitsev, is fast, strong and sure, if a bit wooden. East Germany's Jan Hoffmann is a methodical craftsman, usually not daring enough to take chances but steady enough to walk over those who risk and fall short. Tickner, 26, whose turn in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gold Rush at Lake Placid | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

Stenmark's technique is spare and tightly controlled, quite unlike the hellbent, hurtling style of a Killy. In the early days of slalom competition, skiers navigated the gates with looping S-turns. Later they flattened out the S-turns and substituted rapid-fire slashes, often brushing the poles. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Giant in the Slalom | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

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