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Thursday, Feb. 21, 8-11 p.m.: Men's figure skating reaches balletic heights in the free-skating competition. America's Charlie Tickner, 26, a former world champion and a stylish and explosive performer, takes on Britain's Robin Cousins, Europe's titleholder; East Germany's Jan Hoffmann and the Soviets' Vladimir Kovalev, the current world champion. Says Cousins of the showdown: "It depends upon who makes the mistakes under pressure." Eric Heiden skates in the 1,500 meters...
...Robin Baily Birenbaum Montreal
CHARLIE TICKNER. If Tai, Randy and Linda face tough times, consider Charlie Tickner's task. The current European champion among men's figure skaters is Great Britain's Robin Cousins, a dramatic, innovative stylist in the mold of his countryman John Curry, the 1976 gold medalist at Innsbruck. The Soviet Union...
...Vladimir Kovalev, like Countryman Zaitsev, is fast, strong and sure, if a bit wooden. East Germany's Jan Hoffmann is a methodical craftsman, usually not daring enough to take chances but steady enough to walk over those who risk and fall short. Tickner, 26, whose turn in the round-robin of world champions came in 1978, is like a sophisticated Broadway chorus dancer who can give you the big moves but takes particular delight in demonstrating the fun and precision of a few simple tap steps...
...Harvard Volleyball Club went 5-1 in round robin competition Saturday to win the New England Club Volleyball Division One Jamboree at the University of New Hampshire...