Word: schussed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...avid skier, he takes a week off each year to schuss in the Tatras, dressed in baggy wool pants and old-style lace-up boots. His only concession to luxury is a pair of Head skis. Another friend, who calls him "one of the daredevil skiers in the Tatras,"adds, "He loves the thrill of it, the danger." Once, during a midwinter interview with TIME'S Bonn bureau chief, William Mader, Wojtyla gazed out the window of his residence and said, "I wish I could be out there now somewhere in the mountains, racing down into a valley...
Klammer, Italian Herbert Plank, 21, and Swiss Veteran Bernhard Russi, 27, should dominate the downhill schuss. "Go for maximum speed, but never force it," says Russi. Forcing it, however, is Klammer's credo. The straighter-and steeper-the course, the better Franz feels. He likes a sheer drop of ice, so Innsbruck's curvy Patscherkofel Trail is not ideal for him. Two Canadian daredevils, Dave Irwin and Ken Read, have recently scored upsets in European events...
...vacation week--a tribute to the drawing power of America's first skiing president. Thousands of people each day waited up to two hours for a gondola ride to the Mid-Vail ski bowl where Gerry Ford and a zillion Secret Service agents were learning the difference between a schuss and a wedel. Since Ford usually made his appearances between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.--in the height of the noonday sun--the sun decks outside the Mid-Vail ski lodge and the chairlift lines snaking at its base swelled during these hours. All those beautiful people, each with nearly...
...Kennedy Jr., 12, was back on the slopes. Determined that the amputation of the boy's right leg last November would not prevent him from enjoying one of his favorite sports, Father Edward M. Kennedy fitted out Teddy with special equipment. Ski Instructor Blair Ammons taught him to schuss all over again, using poles fitted with small runners for great maneuverability and balance. Praising Teddy's spunk and skill, Ammons said, "Quite frankly, his one leg fatigues less easily than both of mine...