Evening star., 1952-02-20
I umbIes in First Descent;
Finn Captures Marathon
BY The Asseeiatsd Press


BY The Assoeiatsd Press /,
OSLO, Feb. 20-America's l9-
year-old skiing housewife. Mrs.
Andrea Mead Lawrence Of Rut-I
land. VT. sailed to her second gold
medal Of the winter Olympicl
games today when she recovered
from q bad spill and staged al
spectacular comeback to win the
women's slalom ski race.
The flying New Englander cap
tured the women's giant slalom
to send the United States OF to al
roaring start on the opening day
Of the carnival last Thursday.
Today's test was shorter. but more
difficult with more control gates.
Mrs. Lawrence took too daring
a chance as she cut through one
of the 40 gates on her opening
run down the steep, treacherousI
Rodkleiva course. She skidded
and fell, but bounced back to her
feet to finish the run in ! min
ute 70 seconds.
Fourth in First Run.
This placed her fourth in the
standings behind Ossi Reichert of
Germany. Celina Seghi Of Italy
and Madeleine Berthod Of Switzer-
land.
But the young veteran, an
Olympic competitor at Is, came
back to the summit Of the hill with
determination in her eyes.
On the second try. she swept
dawlessly and recklesslN down the
508-yard course which drops 1876
yards from its peak. She was
timed In an amazing ! minute.
1874 seconds. It was an effort no
one else could match and gave
her a clocking Of 2:10.6.
There were many spills on the
tricky trail, most Of them occur
ring on a sharply-angled curve at
the steepest part of the incline
just below the grandstand. It was
here that Dagmar Rom, Austria s
blond movie actress and a strong
|favorite, tumbled on her first run
and was eliminated.
German Girl Second.
Miss Reichert, first-run leader
in 1:06 fat, sped down the course
in 1854 on her next effort. but
this was good enough only for
second place with 2:11.4. Mrs.
Anne Marie Buckner Fischer, an
other German, was, third with
2.11.3 on runs Of. :07.6 and 1:05.7,
followed by Celina Seghi, 2:13.8
on 1:06.5 and 1:07.3.
1mogene Option. 19-year-old
coed from North Conway, N. H.,
surprised by taking nth place,
giving the United States u points
for the event.. This broke three
day scoring famine for the United
States. -
Miss Option had clockings q
] 1:07.4 and l;06.7 for . total ot
|2:14.1.
I Others Out of Running.
Other American ski specialist.
finished out of the running
Jannette Burr Of Seattle and Katy
Rodolph Of Hayden, Colo, bott
Experienced trouble with the
Isharply-angled gates.
| The thousands Of spectators
clustered at the finish line let out
q roar as Andrea's time was an
nounced. It was the greatest
Isingle-day feat Of the Olympic
games thus far.
/ She became the first American
skier. male or female. ever to win
two winter Olympic titles.
Il knew what had to do SO
II just cut loose" she said.
/ Her big. handsome husband,
David. also a United States Olym-
Ipic skier, Rugged and kissed her
AT the finish line as photographers
snapped madly away.
! Forty-two skiers from IA ma
Itions competed in the event. AT
first 1t was decided to eliminate
1.-THE second 81 after the first heat
1but the condition of the course
twas so good that the officials
decided to permit all the con-
ltestantS to finish both runs.
/ The first 10 finishers:
:ds s4Ms!ao4 4AnaEsa Mead Lawrence. usA. 1:o7.s
l1:5Ss.4.@s:ll ossl lkafiehsr'' & Germany. 1900
AhRs aafls 1;ss@sisssr aueasnfs Fischer Ger
a.1ta SCelina seshi. Italy, 1905. 1913
l-s:1i9H 1i9Hsos'n. Option. usA, l:o7.4. 1905
"a "a ? MaSslsine .Ss PsSrthod. Switzerland
"a Msrysette Aenell. France. 1:o7.5
e and .; itie, atuliana Minuzzo, italy
1vS.O, l:07.9-2:15 ,0.-Trude Jochufs
I1:o7. 7.s@s:i7Aoa, 1sai 7Aoa'0ni' Switzerland. l;o7.4
I Women's ski and figure skatine
events featured the seventh day
program in these sixth Winter
Iolympics.
i The United States has three
girls in the running for points in
the Women's figure skating which
ends tonight with the free skat-
ing. Americans usually excel IL
j (See OLYMPICS, Page C-2.)