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...competition February 9 and 10 at Mad River Glen, Harvard sophomore Jenny Hale captured first in both giant slalom and slalom races. Juniors Jay MacLeod and Eric Albrecht also qualified--MacLeod with a tie for fourth in giant slalom and Albrecht with fifth in the slalom...
Borg's physical gifts alone would have been enough to make him extraordinary: regular pulse rate 35, usual blood pressure 70 over 30. His countryman Ingemar Stenmark, the slalom skier, placed second to him in a European health institute's study of the strength in athletes' legs. Then there were Borg's instincts. He was fitted with enough quickness even before trophy was installed, magnified by his almost eerie eyesight. "He's a robot from outer space," was always Court Jester Ilie Nastase's hushed theory, "a Martian." But of all the elements...
Sophomore Jenny Hale finished second in the women's giant slalom event, while senior Jay MacLeod came in just 0.04 seconds out of first in his race. MacLeod took fourth place in the slalom, and junior Co-Captains Eric Al brecht and Jeff Donahue made...
Junior Jay McLeod captured second in the men's giant slalom and classmate Margaret Waters took third in women's cross country, while junior Tim Allen claimed fifth and sophomore Bill Keeley posted 10th behind Leger in men's cross-country...
Even though she likes skiing with Harvard, Hale misses the risk and speed of downhill racing. The hills aren't as big here in the East, and there has been no college downhill, only slalom and giant slalom, since 1975.Also, the strength needed to maintain control at high speeds requires training every day, and Hale doubts she'll have enough on-snow training to take on a downhill race in the next three years. There's a loneliness in knowing you may never put on your helmet and do that again...