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...break the record. Beth ended up in seventh place as Annie Borchink, 28, a sturdy Dutch nursing student, glided off with the gold in a time of 2:10.95. But no one was hit by Heisenberg's Principle harder than the American pairs figure-skating team of Randy Gardner and Tai Babilonia. The Olympics' most touching moment was the sight of the brilliant Gardner sprawling on the ice, victim of a muscle pull that ended the golden hopes of Randy...
...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 give an advance indication...
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...
...Gardner, who fell twice in practice while attempting a double flip jump, had an upper leg injury which prevented him from continuing his performance and long-time dream of Olympic gold...