Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-30
ITenIey Albright
Increases U. 5.
Olympic Hopes

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in 40 minutes, 80 seconds while
Renee Colliard, a pretty 22-year-
old Swiss pharmacy student, de-
throned Mrs. Andrea Mead Law
renee In the women's giant
slalom.
In other action on today's
program. the United States I'M
leashed a six-goal barrage in
the first period to score an easy
Ia victory over Germany in
the opening game Of the Olympic
hockey championship round.
Two Firms. Toivo Salonen and
Juhani Jarvinen. also broke the
listed world mark in the 1900
meter speed skating to take third
and fourth places. Salonen was
clicked in 2:0s.4 and Jarvinen in
2:09.7.
The two Russians who tied for
first, each will receive an Olym-
pic gold medal.
The powerful Russian squad
also took NTH place in the 1900.
Robert Merculov, the last Russian
to start. grabbed nth with 2:10.3
Sigge Ericsson Of Sweden was
sixth in all
Johnny Werket. Minneapolis
former world 500 and l.500-meter
champion. was one of the many
who broke the Olympic mark,
Werket. competing in his third
Olympics. was timed in 2:l6.1,
Gene Sandvig OF Minneapolis
was timed in 2:l7.l. Don Nc
Dermott, Of Englewood Cliffs
N. j.. who was second in the 500
in 1852. had a 2:1S.6 clocking.
Mrs. Lawrence. now a Par.
shall. Colo. housewife who has
borne three children since he.
double Olympic triumph in 1885,
at Oslo. hit gate on her first
trip down the twisting trail ant
took a bad tumble on her sec.
ond to finish far back in the
standings.
Russian Skier Third
Speaking of her first run. Mrs
Lawrence said. II was going &c
fast that I do not know If
missed the gate or not. but II
doesn't matter now because
am out Of the race" Her tota
time was 2:25.8. counting SIS
seconds for her first trip.
Miss Colliard sped down thu
456-meter 800 YARDS course In
55.6 seconds and 56.7 for q total
time Of / minute, 52.3 seconds.
Regina Schopf of Austria. one
Of the favorites. took second
place with 1855. followed by
Russia's Eugeniya Sidorova
timed in 1867.
Gladys tSkeets) Werner. az
year-old Denver coed d. from
Steamboat Springs. Colo, had
runs OF 1879 and 1852 for
2:30.l. Penny Pitou, 17-year -old
schoolgirl from Laconia, N. H.,
ended with 2:42.5 after runs OF
1882 and 1853. Mrs. Dorothy
Surgenor Of Seattle, Wash, sub.
bling for the injured Betsy Snite
of Norwich, Conn. had runs of
/ :09.l and 1902 for q creditable
2:l7.3.
In the mems figure skating
yesterday, Ronnie Robertson OF
Long Beach. Calf, and jenkins
kid brother David. finished Sec
ond and third In the compulsory
section Of the figure skating.
The compulsory figures count
100 per cent In the scoring. The
free skating, scheduled for Wed.
nesday. counts 40 per cent.
/. U. S. Sweep Likely
Alain Gillette Of France was
fourth. but, barring an accident
the Americans appear certain to
sweep the event.
Norway's victory-her FIRST
gold medal Of the games-was
scored by Brenden, a 1852 win
'ner. The handsome athletic lido
of Norway staged a front run.
ming race through the snow
covered Campezzo Valley.
Brenden captured the 49,
kilometer championship at Oslo
in 1852. The race was made
shorter this year.
Second place went to Sweden's
Sixten Jernberg. who also wor
Ia silver medal in last Fridays
30-kilometer grind. He was
timed in 50:14. Russia earned
another medal bronze one
with the third-place finish oi
Pavel Koltchin. in SALT. He
also took third in the 30-kilo-
meter championship.
Russia, in its first appearance
in the games, could make thi,
a one-team show.
There are at least seven NOR.
events coming up in which thu
Soviets could haul down golc
medals-and even score a sweey
in some cases.
Upset for Russians
1t was in the jumping phase
Of the combined Nordic ski test
that the Russians really joltee
the experts. This was Norway
private speciality. but Yry Mosch.
kin of Russia won it yesterda,
just as smoothly as you please
The cross-country section o.
the competition will be helt
tomorrow.
/ Only two gold medals wer'
awarded yesterday. one to Bori
Shilkov Of Russia in the 5000
meter skating and the other n