Word: schuss
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recovered slowly but well from an assassin's bullet in 1981; he survived colon surgery in 1992 and an inflamed appendix in 1996. But the bathroom fall that broke his leg in 1994 took an enormous toll on his physical capacities. The first skiing Pope can no longer schuss down slopes; his beloved mountain hikes have been replaced by slow strolls around his Vatican terrace. His public appearances have been reduced, though his attitude is, Don't stop until you drop...
...really glad the Beanpole is at Harvard," Schuss said. "We're looking forward to playing tomorrow night, and we think we have a great chance to win. We proved we have the talent against Princeton (a 3-1 win over the league leading Tigers on December third), but we need everyone to play their best...
...Schuss, however, warned against looking forward to playing in the Beanpole final against the winner of the other first round game--North eastern versus Boston University...
...looking past tomorrow night's game," Schuss said. "We've looked too far ahead before, but what we just need to do is concentrate on playing three solid periods...
...unexpected U.S. triumphs left Austrian and Swiss favorites floundering in the powder. The two powerhouse Alpine nations, where World Cup races are routinely televised and schuss stars are celebrities, had dominated Olympic skiing for decades. Yet last week a Norwegian (the dynamic Kjetil Andre Aamodt) and a Canadian (the surprising Ed Podivinsky) won silver and bronze medals in downhill after Moe, while a Russian, Svetlana Gladischeva, edged Italian Isolde Kostner for silver in the women's super-G. In the men's super- G, Markus Wasmeier, a Bavarian who likes to play Mozart on his zither, won the gold, beating...