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AFTER months of dreary infighting by rule-minded officials, the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, finally and refreshingly gave way to the athletes last week. Sparked by their youthful zest, the games more than lived up to the Olympic motto: "Citius, altius, fortius" (swifter, higher, stronger). Indeed, when the competition ended after ten days and 35 events, the Swiss had skied swifter, the Japanese had jumped higher, the Americans had come back stronger-and the Russians and East Germans had walked off with the lion's share of medals...
With only the first few of the 15 days of competition completed, the XVI Olympics, whether measured by tape or scale or stop watch, were already a success, and the performers had proved their intense devotion to the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius, or, for those lacking athletic scholarships, faster, higher, farther...
...saucer-sized disc inscribed with the Latin words: "Altius, Citius, Fortius," meaning, roughly: "Anything you can do, I can do better...
...York last week, the sailing of the S. S. Manhattan was delayed for more than half an hour by the business of hoisting the white Olympic flag, ornamented by five interlocking red, blue, black, yellow and green circles and the motto Citius, Alt ins, For tins (faster, higher, stronger). Attending this ceremony were 45 members of the U. S. team of 79, sailing to compete this year in the Fourth Winter Olympic Games next month at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Their departure was the most important sports news of the week...