From: haberm@imag.fr (Peter Habermehl)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.olympics
Subject: Re: USOC Notes - 25Jan93
Date: 27 Jan 93 08:17:13 GMT
Organization: IMAG Institute, University of Grenoble, France

In article <1k3p6eINN3ge@hp-col.col.hp.com> johnr@col.hp.com (John T. Rasper) writes:
>Monday, January 25, 1993
>
>Davis, Kerrigan top U.S. Championships
>     Scott Davis won the men's title while favorite Nancy Kerrigan
>took the women's crown at the 1993 U.S. Figure Skating
>Championships in Phoenix. Davis and Mark Mitchell earned spots on
>the 1993 U.S. World Championships team, while Kerrigan will be
>joined by Lisa Ervin and Tonia Kwiatkowski. Rocky Marval and Calla
>Urbanski won the pairs competition while Renee Roca and Gorsha Sur,
>a former Russian skater now living in the U.S., won the dance.
>Stories moved on AP and Reuters on January 22-25. Also, a story on
>the influx of foreign skaters in the U.S. was looked at in a
>feature story on January 23.
>
>Boitano 95 percent to returning
>     Brian Boitano confirmed that he is "95 percent" in favor of
>making a comeback for the 1994 Olympic Games, but will wait to make
>his decision until closer to the April 1 deadline for applying for
>reinstatement. Stories moved on AP on January 22-23.
>
>IAAF to accept blood testing
>     The International Amateur Athletics Federation says it will
>accept results from blood testing, but will not force meets to use
>the controversial tests. Preparations are underway to have blood
>testing done at four IAAF meets this year and it may be used at the
>World Championships in Stuttgart. The blood tests will be done at
>the IOC-accredited lab in Oslo. Stories moved on AP on January 25.
>
>Money given to track federations
>     Also at the IAAF Council in Jakarta, the body voted to give
>each country participating in the World Championships $1,000 per
>athlete to be distributed by the national federation for the event.
>The IAAF refused to award prize money directly. Also, the IAAF
>warned sprinter Butch Reynolds to call off his legal action within
>one month and retract earlier statements about the IAAF, or face a
>libel suit. Stories moved on AP on January 24.
>
>Parisien sixth in World Cup slalom
>     Julie Parisien was the top U.S. finisher, placing sixth in the
>World Cup slalom race in Haus, Austria. Patricia Chauvet of France
>won the event. Parisien is currently tied for fourth in the World
>Cup slalom standings and is 18th in the overall standings. Stories
>and results moved on AP and UPI on January 24-25. For more
>information, contact Tom Kelly with U.S. Skiing at (801) 649-9090.
>
>Fedderson third, Worthington fourth
>     Kris Fedderson finished third and Trace Worthington fourth at
>the World Cup aerial ski competition in Lake Placid. Nikki Stone
>was the top U.S. women's finisher in sixth place. Stories and
>Results moved on AP on January 23.
>
>U.S. jumpers 12th
>     The U.S. team of Kurt Steen, Eric Hiatt, Bob Holme and Jim
>Holland finished 12th out of 13 teams at the World Cup team ski
>jump competition in Predazzo, Italy. Austria won the competition.
>Story moved on AP Shorts on January 24.
>
>Biathlon team finishes eighth
>     The U.S. team of Jan Harvey, David Jarackie, Curtis Schriener
>and Erich Wilbrecht finished tied for eighth in the World Cup
>biathlon 30km relay in Anterselva, Italy. The U.S. is currently
>ranked 17th on the World Cup circuit. Story moved in AP Shorts on
>January 24.
>
>Weinbrecht hungry again
>     Freestyle skier Donna Weinbrecht says that the serious knee
>injury she suffered in November may have helped her in her bid to
>defend win back-to-back Olympic mogul gold medals. Weinbrecht said
>she had been lost heading into the 1993 season because she was
>looking ahead to Lillehammer. Story moved on AP on January 23.
>
>Ukrainian skaters winning despite conditions
>     Ukrainian skaters Dmitri Dmitrenko and Oksana Bauil were
>successful in last week's European Skating Championships despite
>the poor conditions in their native Ukraine. Story moved on AP on
>January 23.

       It was Surya Bonaly from France who won the womans title 
       
       
       
       >
>Tashkent withdraws from 2000 race
>     Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has withdrawn from
>competing for the 2000 Olympic Games. The bid was withdrawn at the
>suggestion of IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch because of the
>lack of facilities. The city will bid again in 2004 or 2008. The
>remaining candidates for the 2000 Games are Sydney, Beijing,
>Manchester, Berlin, Brasilia, Milan and Istanbul. Story moved on
>UPI on January 24.
>
>New Jersey entering 2004 race?
>     New Jersey may be bidding for the 2004 Olympic Games. Richard
>Fritzky, president of the Hackensack Meadowlands Region Chamber of
>Commerce, said Friday that he is inquiring about how to go about
>bidding for the Games. The Meadowlands will be host some events in
>the 1998 Goodwill Games. Story moved in AP's Names in the Game on
>January 22.
>
>Quirot injured in fire
>     Cuban track star Ana Quirot was badly burned in a household
>accident over the weekend and has been hospitalized. A report out
>of Havana said that 10 percent of the burns were third-degree,
>while the rest were second-degree. Quirot starred in the 1991 Pan
>American Games and won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.
>Story moved on AP on January 25.
>
>Ethiopian runner wins $525,000
>     Addis Abebe of Ethiopia received the biggest paycheck in track
>and field history -- $525,000 -- for winning the Bob Hasan 10km run
>in Jakarta. Abebe received $25,000 for winning the race and
>$500,000 for breaking the world record. Story moved in AP's Names
>in the Game on January 24.


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Peter Habermehl
IMAG Grenoble, France
e-mail: haberm@imag.fr