Word: wenzel
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Yesterday's first run of the men's giant slalom made for the biggest surprise of the day, as highly favored Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden stood in third place behind Lichenstein's Andreas Wenzel and Hans Enn of Austria. If Wenzel maintains his position and wins the gold, he will complete the first brother-sister alpine-medal winning act in Olympic history. His sister Hanni won the women's downhill Sunday...
...downhill, a 70-m.p.h. drop on Whiteface Mountain, is likely to be decided by a few hundredths of a second after a long day's racing. The downhill usually produces the Winter Games' biggest thrills and most spectacular spills. The favorites: Liechtenstein's Andreas Wenzel and Canada's Ken Read. Top U.S. challenger: Phil Mahre, 22, now recovered from a badly broken right ankle. At 11:30-11:45 p.m. comes cross-country skiing. Bill Koch, first American to win a medal in the event-a silver in 1976-will try again for glory...
...grace. Ski jumpers, including America's Jim Denny, provide an exhibition in soaring madness. In the women's downhill, from 1-3:30 p.m., America's Cindy Nelson, 23, will ski her last Olympic race matched against such formidable opponents as Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel (sister of Andreas) and Austria's Annemarie Moser...
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 8-11 p.m.: The giant slalom presents the finest male skier in the world: Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark, 23, who dissects mountains with the cool aplomb of a heart surgeon. Stenmark's top rivals: Yugoslavia's Bozan Krizaj, Liechtenstein's Wenzel and the game Mahre, whom Killy calls "a first-rate athlete." At 11:30-11:45 p.m., Eric Heiden tries for gold in the 1,000 meters...
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 9-11 p.m.: Yet another chapter in the saga of the Heiden family: Beth skates in the 3,000 meters. In the women's giant slalom, Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel is the one to catch...