Word: skaters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Russian government's gold reserves ever run out, it can always call on LIDIA SKOBLIKOVA, a dimpled, blonde schoolteacher from Siberia, who is going to need help from Brinks to get her winnings home. Speed Skater Skobli-kova, 24, won two gold medals at Squaw Valley in 1960. Last week she won three more, sweeping the 500 meters, the 1,000 meters and the 1,500 meters, setting Olympic records in all three races. "Now cut out that kissing," gasped Lidia, as teammates swarmed round to congratulate...
...Jersey's Scott Ethan Allen, 14: the men's national figure skating championship, at Cleveland. Youngest skater ever to win, Allen recovered from a near-disastrous slip in the free skating to defeat Pennsylvanian Tommy Litz, last year's champion. The women's champion: freckle-faced Peggy Fleming, 15, daughter of a pressman on the Los Angeles Times. Said Peggy's proud mother: "It wasn't a surprise to us. It was a complete shock...
Strength of a Man. Watching the show as a spectator, the U.S.'s Dick Button, five times a world champion himself, was awed by the Dutch girl. "Tremendous. She has the strength of a man. She is probably the most powerful woman skater who has ever existed." Packing a muscular 140 lbs. on her 5-ft. 6-in. frame, Sjoukje Dijkstra does not try to dazzle the judges with her femininity. She cuts the ice with her athletic ability and prim, peril feet routines. Other skaters warm up in buttons and bows, but Sjoukje wears a blue sweatsuit marked...
After the first period was dominated by B.C., the second 20 minute span was all Harvard's, B.C. skated its first line against the Crimson's first unit and put its best skater, Eddie Sullivan, on Kinasewich. This strategy momentarily bottled up the first and third lines, but failed to take into account Welland's second unit of Bill Lamarche, Barry Treadwell, and Baldy Smith...
...last Saturday. But the season displayed fine offensive power downing Colby, 7-1, Wednesday night. Particularly impressive thus far has the line of Bill Lamarche, Barry , and Baldy Smith, which score all three goals against St. Nick's and ped in two more against Colby. , a fine skater and stick handler, develop into the team's leading and playmaker...