| By RAY TALBOT © This is the week! The: ‘world’s top downhill _ Facers have gathered at Whistler Mountain this - week. to _ ‘compete. in this, the final event in- this year's World Cup , Downhill on Friday. — The: prestigious cup is the ultimate prize in ski racing. _ it is contested throughout thé season at major. in- © . ternational ski meets. in Europe, Japan and North _ America . _ ; Up “uatil last: “Saturday Peter Meuller of Switzerland -was.:in. first place jn. ‘the Men’s Downhill "standings - with 89 points. Top Canadian was Ken Read of Calgary i in fifth place with 56. points. In the Men's Downhill World Cup event ‘held at Lake Placid on Saturday Peter Wirnsberger. of Austria came first, with | _.Meuller in second place, and just behind them in third was _ David Murray from Whistler Mountain. Ken Read from Calgary was in seventh and Steve Podborski of Toronto was right on his heels in eighth place. A fine showing for Canada, and with Lake Placid. as the vente for next year’s Winter Olympics, looks like we'll have a great ' ehance for Gold with our men’s downhill team. rr , Although first. place. seems pretty well wrapped up for feuller, for Friday our boys uid have a splendid chance, to show up.in the ‘winners circle in the overall : standings. And its going to be something to see Dave Murray. perform on his home mountain! Invitations were ‘ sent, out to 33 nations to attend this final _World Cup event,: - although not all those invited will) necessarily. quali ¥-.” . World | Cup - entrants are’ based on FIS (Federation Internationale de Ski) points gained jin qualifying events ~ up until February 19th. © _ Teams. are now training at...“ ‘Whistler, with time trials set - for today and. tomorrow, March. 7th and 8th. Race time is set for 12 noon-on Friday, March 9th, with Presentations set for 3 p.m. on the mountain. ‘Right now evelyone up at Whistler has their fingers crossed hoping _that the weatherman will finally co- | operate! They have had 71 . cm of snow at Whistler Mountain since last February 25th, but as I write this, it is plus 5 degrees Celcius at raining! This is the second time Whistler Mountain has played host to the World Cup Downhill races, last time was February, 1975, when the Men's Downhill was cancelled because of rain! . ‘Easy Rider’ Paul Borgo of West Vancouver is our latest ‘Carrier of the Week’. One of Paul's interests is tis motorcycle which he rides on weekends and when he's on vacation with his family at ‘The 108’ in the Caribou (Drive carefully, Paul, and don't forget to wear your heimel). Paul's a stuer too and nis favorite slopes are Cypress Bow and Hemlock Valley Paul is a Grade 9 student at West Vancouver Secondary School and he's been with the News for almost 3 years He's Baving his money to wisit relatives in Italy and Germany Koep on saving. Pau We hope you make it soon and in the meantime, we're sending you to the movies You'll be recering your Famous Players Gilt Certihcates in the mai t Circulation 986-1337 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver Whistler and ~ ‘We were up at Whistler Mountain last week with former _World. Cup and Olympic champions. Toni ‘Sailer’ and Nancy Greene — Raine. They discussed the upcoming race with us, showed us the course, Toni Sailer even gave us a demonstration of how to hit the start. World Cup Race Chairman, drews of West Vancouver, was also on hand to show off the meticulously groomed ‘slopes of the Downhill Course. It was a really great ski day .at Whistler and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 29 Dr. Peter An- ’ FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS Ton! Sailer and Nancy Green Raine check outthe - _ | downhill course at Whistler in reparation for the World Friday. ..- Falbot photo) . P . one mnee ” (Ray . DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER AND OAKRIDGE ONLY Personal shopping. No phone, mail or C.O.Ds. Before you go up to the slopes come on down to Woodward’s for fantastic savings on our special grouping of skis, ski suits and ski jackets. Right at the end of the season here’s your chance to get what you need at super low prices! Hurry! Limited quantities, broken sizes & colors. Woodward’s Sporting Goods Woodward The Store That Has It All! Vancouver 684-5231, Oakridge 262-3311 OPEN MON., TUES., WED. & SAT. 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. THURS. & FRI. 9:30 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.