Word: medal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...German Skier Rosi Mittermaier and American Figure Skater Dorothy Hamill performed. Mittermaier Mountain was the steep slope of Axamer Lizum, where tens of thousands of Germans and Austrians chanted, "Rosi, Ro-si," every time their daredevil streaked by, which she did fast enough and often enough to win three medals: two gold and one silver. Hamill Hall was the Olympic Stadium, where seemingly every American in Austria turned out to cheer as their figure-skating favorite swept over the ice in flawless form to win a gold medal. By the time the two women were done, they had stolen...
...nine practice runs. Even as she hurtled down the slope, Cindy was slightly off course. "When I saw my time," said the Lutsen, Minn., native, "I thought, 'Hell, that's a fifth.' " In fact, it turned out to be a third, giving the U.S. another skiing medal to go with Bill Koch's cross-country silver finish the week before...
...fared considerably better. Skating a hard, high-spirited program with gusto, Colleen O'Connor, 24, and Jim Millns, 27, won a bronze medal in ice dancing. In speed skating, a University of Wisconsin music student, Dan Immerfall, 20, picking up where Sheila Young had left off the week before, won an unexpected bronze in the 500-meter sprint...
...hockey team, meanwhile, was putting on an inspiring show of gutsy, spirited play, becoming favorites of the fans as they constantly hugged and slapped each other in encouragement. By winning one hair-raising game against Finland, the team thought it had a solid chance for a bronze medal. But, at week's end, a loss to West Germany ended that hope...
Bolting off the starting line like a jack rabbit in each of her races-1,500 (silver), 500 (gold) and 1,000 (bronze) meters-she drove through the all-important turns in near perfect form. "It feels weird to win a gold medal," declared Sheila, who had a bad cold and a hacking cough. "I felt this rush through my whole body when I knew...