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...America's Phil Mahre, skiing with four screws and a metal plate in an ankle he had shattered just a year ago on the same mountain, winning a silver in the slalom, trailing only the mighty Stenmark...
Three days later, Stenmark skied the shorter slalom course with such artistry that he won his second gold medal, plucking it away from Phil Mahre, 22, probably the finest male skier the U.S. has ever produced. After his ankle injury on the same Whiteface course a year ago, Mahre began skiing toward a surprising comeback. In his first race in Europe this winter, he did well enough to earn World Cup points. Said Team Director Bill Marolt: "Who could have believed he could do it in his first race? God, what an athlete...
Crane's background as an American history professor has lent a modicum of intellectual legitimacy to his quest for the presidency. His stance on specific issues, however, has caused some of his congressional constituents to wonder if Crane has even the slightest understanding of social concerns. In Phil Crane's world, health and social programs fall by the wayside and missiles and strike-forces take their place...
Backed by the rock-steady goaltending of Jim Craig, the Americans had tied the contest at two when Phil Verchota gently flipped a shot past Finnish netminder Jorma Valtonen at 2:25. When winger Mark Johnson tucked in an insurance goal to make it 4-2, 3:25 before the end, the dream had become a reality...
...American pursuit of gold went haltingly at first. Although Pete Patterson finished an unexpected fifth in the downhill, Karl Anderson tumbled spectacularly just out of the gate, and Phil Mahre, considered the best U.S. skier, managed only a 14th. Bill Koch, 24, who surprised the world with a silver medal in the 30-km cross-country four years ago at Innsbruck, surprised it again. With 8 km to go, Koch found himself back in 23rd position and, rather than finish exhausted, dropped out and skied off through the forest. He hoped to save energy for the 15-km event...