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Another "miracle" for the Americans? It certainly would be, say the experts. -- On tape: Women's luge final. Bonny Warner could slide in among the powerhouse East Germans to become the first U.S. luge medalist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Preview: A Viewer's Guide | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

...will jam the hotels, and every event should be close to a sellout. The Canadian organizers expect to turn a $23 million profit. In addition, Calgary will inherit state-of-the-art facilities, such as the $31 million indoor speed- skating oval and the ski jumps and bobsled and luge runs at nearby Canada Olympic Park...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Preview: Calgary Stirs Up A Warm Welcome | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

Coming straight from the Super Bowl, U.S. reporters have their most penetrating questions ready (How tall do you have to be to qualify for the giant slalom?), having just reminded themselves that luge is the French word for Flexible Flyer. At Sarajevo four years ago, intent on seeing those marvelous birdmen sail off their 90-meter sliding boards, two sportswriters hopped an unattended ski lift. Halfway up the foggy mountain, the one from Atlanta asked the handsomer one from New York, "Is this more dangerous than you thought?" The chair seemed to tilt away, leaving them hugging the frame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Preview: On Your Marks | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

Noon--Women's Luge; Women's 5-km. cross-country Skiing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The 1988 Winter Olympic Schedule From Start to Finish | 2/11/1988 | See Source »

Noon--Doubles first and second run Luge; Men's 15-km. cross country skiing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The 1988 Winter Olympic Schedule From Start to Finish | 2/11/1988 | See Source »

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