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...could hardly fault the results: paying no attention to the ice, pumping furiously to get more speed, flipping through the gates so closely that she grazed the poles, Jean flashed down the 1,200-yd. course in 1 min. 37 sec., nearly 2 sec. faster than Runner-Up Traudl Hecher of Austria. Nobody else came within 4 sec. of her time...
...Traudl Hecher. d) Lars Macropus. 77. The 1960 Winter Olympics will be held at: a) Rome. b) Squaw Valley, Idaho...
...even better in the hell-bent downhill, daringly shaving her final turn to finish in a time of 1:57.1 that seemed good enough to win. But while chatting confidently with newsmen, Penny learned that it was not that easy: an unknown Austrian 16-year-old named Traudl Hecher had snatched away first place with...
...next day, going for glory, Penny fell during the slalom, finished in 50.1 sec. Fishtailing through gates so effortlessly that her hips scarcely seemed to move, Austria's Hecher flashed home in 48.2 sec. Penny fought back her tears and tackled her second run with female fury, plummeting down the chopped-up course in the remarkable time of 48.3 sec. for a two-turn total of 98.4. When Hecher folded under the pressure and ended with 99 sec., Penny again seemed to stand supreme. Then, adding to American feminine prestige, California's Linda Meyers, 22, startled the crowd...
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