Word: skaters
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then the traditional torch, carried by Italian Skater Guido Caroli, circled the arena. Head high and chest proudly puffed, Caroli turned his eyes to honor his President, Giovanni Gronchi. That salute was his undoing; he tripped and sprawled awkwardly before the presidential box. Somehow he hung onto the torch. Seconds later he skated on to light the great bowl of fire that will blaze until the seventh Winter Olympic Games are over...
...Tenley Albright, world's champion figure skater and one of the U.S.'s few sure bets for a first place, tripped over a hole in the ice and gashed her leg. But the pretty blonde premedical student, who took up skating to offset the effects of childhood polio, insisted she would be ready for competition. Her physician father, who flew in from the U.S., agreed. Said Tenley: "I'll skate even if the leg is broken...
Tuned up by long training at Alma-Ata, Soviet ski center, Russian skiers and skaters were swift enough to break records even in practice. The Russian hockey team seemed strong enough to give both favored Canada and the U.S. a fight. Russian cross-country skiers looked unbeatable. Only in the Alpine events (downhill and slalom) did U.S. men seem to have a chance to pile up points. Skeeter Werner and Ralph Miller will carry the highest U.S. hopes, but Austria's Toni Sailer will probably whip the field. Andrea Mead Lawrence, who won the slalom and giant slalom...
...most encouraging tidbit that Coach White tossed off during practice last week was his comment on the reserves. Both his best, if inconsistent, shot, and his fastest skater are currently members of the second line, and the third line, well, "its much better than what we had last season...
Under the direction of Mrs. Maribel V. Owen, noted instructor and former ranking national figure skater, the program will consist of classes at 9, 10, 11, and 12 on Monday and Tuesday mornings...