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...Have fun," she said over and over. When Armstrong laughed, the Balkans had to grin. And so did Christin Cooper, who lost the race-rather, finished second. Only momentarily did Cooper fret, "Maybe I'm not meant to win." Then she had the nicest line both of and on the Games: "You could take all the joy out of life by always wanting something to be better...
...comparison, the women's giant-slalom race could not have been more different. Did Debbie ("Who?") Armstrong boast that she was going to win the women's G.S.? Not likely. This chunky, round-faced and unknown young woman with the great grin didn't dare to think about winning even after the race was over. But she ran second behind the fine U.S. racer Christin Cooper in the first run, and after the second, fizzing with joy and unburnt energy, she had taken the gold .4 sec. ahead of Cooper, who finished with a silver...
...heroes are unforgettable, but the young are irresistible. Bubbly, round-faced Debbie Armstrong broke into a big, can't-hold-it-back grin as the gold medal was hung around her neck. After her second run in the G.S., she had stood waiting for Christin Cooper's time to confirm her gold or push her into second. As she realized that Cooper had just failed to beat her, she turned her head away, and her marvelously readable face registered sublime relief and joy for herself, and pain and sorrow for Cooper. The two stood together, hugging and exclaiming...
...then proved it, Johnson was known as a good glider, excellent on straightaway courses like Sarajevo's and good on soft snow. The Austrians prefer hard-packed, twisty plunges that test turning ability. Fair enough, except that whenever Johnson met them in the Olympic village he would grin and say, "Hi, guys, it's still snowing up there...
...even money on a boy and 50 to 1 against twins. In their first public appearance after the Buckingham Palace announcement, Diana joined Prince Charles in a visit to a Jaguar factory. Said Charles to an assembly-line worker: "Your production is going well." Replied the worker with a grin, "Your production line is going well...