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...team, the U.S. did remarkably well: six golds, to nine for the East Germans and ten for the Soviets. On a per capita basis, however, the hands-down winner of the Lake Placid Games was tiny Liechtenstein (pop. 24,000); the brother-and-sister skiing act of Andreas and Hanni Wenzel whisked to two golds and two silvers...
Behind Annemarie to take the silver came Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel, 23, the stocky older sister of Andreas, 21. In the women's giant slalom, Hanni and Annemarie reversed their positions, and then some. Hanni worked down the course in smooth and easy runs to take the gold, with West Germany's Irene Epple winning the silver and France's Perrine Pelen the bronze. Annemarie, who does not care much for the giant slalom, finished sixth...
...highly favored Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden stood in third place behind Lichenstein's Andreas Wenzel and Hans Enn of Austria. If Wenzel maintains his position and wins the gold, he will complete the first brother-sister alpine-medal winning act in Olympic history. His sister Hanni won the women's downhill Sunday...
...Americans' grace. Ski jumpers, including America's Jim Denny, provide an exhibition in soaring madness. In the women's downhill, from 1-3:30 p.m., America's Cindy Nelson, 23, will ski her last Olympic race matched against such formidable opponents as Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel (sister of Andreas) and Austria's Annemarie Moser...
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 9-11 p.m.: Yet another chapter in the saga of the Heiden family: Beth skates in the 3,000 meters. In the women's giant slalom, Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel is the one to catch...