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...days later, exactly 100 places behind Tomba, Teruel takes off. As he glides down the course, the announcer welcomes "our first Philippinian ((sic)) racer" and changes his name to something unintelligible. Thousands of Italians waved flags for Tomba; when Teruel completes his run, he looks around for cheers and finds none. One French volunteer gives him a thumbs-up sign and two others clap. Spectators in the stands by now are as rare as daisies in the snow. The photographers have gone off for lunch, and the TV crews are preparing their Tomba stories. Still, the man now in 85th...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Even In Alberto-Ville, Everyman Lives | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

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