Word: sarajevo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this U.S. team will probably fare better than the American team that finished seventh at Sarajevo. And if the Americans can beat the Czechs--a difficult task--they just might capture the bronze...
During the 1980's, the United States has had its moments at the Winter Olympics. Few will forget speedskater Eric Heiden's five gold medals at the 1980 Games at Lake Placid, N.Y. Or when Bill Johnson, the typical ski bum, conquered the mountains at the 1984 Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia...
...team in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia had Fusco, and his brother Mark '83, who had also been honored with the prestigious Hobey Baker Award in 1983, but failed to produce a medal. In 1980, when the Miracle-on-Ice U.S. team upset the Soviet Union and Finland to capture the gold medal for the second time ever, Jack Hughes '80, was an alternate on the squad...
...unit finished in seventh place at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, despite wrapping up the competition in high fashion with a 7-3 victory over Austria, a 3-3 tie with Sweeden and a 7-4 triumph over Poland. The U.S. Team did not make the medal round, however, and wound up with a 2-2-2 record...
...about $249) to 1,350 francs ($221) on the Paris Bourse. The team criticism and the stock plunge, which wiped out 11% of Rossignol's market value, stung company officials. Stormed President Laurent Boix-Vives: "We don't have to prove ourselves. Half the 66 medals awarded at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics and the last two world championships, including 13 golds, were won on our skis...