Word: medalling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...find yourself consigned permanently to ski racer's limbo at a very early age. As a rule of thumb, the mileposts are these: undefeated in Torger Tokle and Junior racing circuits to the age of 16, win Something Big by 18, and only a World Cup win or Olympic medal will save you past the age of 21. Over 21 sir? Hand over your race bib and step right into Charon's boat, you won't be taking any flights to Europe or out West to race against the best...
That spirit carried her through her one major setback so far: failure to win in the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo. The Austrians went into that competition confident of success, and Annemie was expected to pick off a gold medal or two with little trouble. The team's morale was destroyed, however, the controversial disqualification of Star Skier Karl Schranz (TIME, Feb. 14, 1972), and Annemarie had to settle for a pair of silver medals. After that setback, she thought of giving up skiing, but the mood lasted only a short time. Then she threw herself into her harsh...
...Grimshaw, then a company commander, coaxed a group of suspected Viet Cong out of a cave, adding that he had recommended Grimshaw for a Silver Star never awarded by the Army. Grimshaw told Wallace that the incident had not occurred and that Herbert had never recommended him for a medal. In the program's most dramatic sequence, Grimshaw appeared in a New York studio to deny-in Herbert's presence-the charge that the Army had ordered him to discredit the book...
Hynes had another good season his junior year. In February he was asked to play on the American Olympic team, which went on to earn the silver medal in Japan. He declined because he felt he had an obligation to Harvard hockey and he did not want to miss the Pennsylvania and Clarkson games...
HOWEVER, FOREMAN himself has another explanation. He says that he always carries three talismen in the pocket of his warm-up coat when he goes into the ring, including the miniature flag and a rabbit's foot. After he won the gold medal, he waved the flag "because I wanted people to know where I'm from," not knowing at the time that his skin was all the identifying color he needed...