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29, 1978-North Shore News

< by Steve K “Walz” .
"New York, .N.¥.—With

> their hopes boosted. bya.
federal. ‘grant:.:from the ~
* Carter. Administration, - —
the ~1980°: U:S> “Winter. ~
“ Olympic: contingent ‘has: -
its. most. .
critical: phase ‘of training.
“in less ‘that. :14 months, -
“over: one-hundred. male’.
and ‘female: athietes. will)
“trek: to. Lake: Placid; a™

entered:

-into

i quaint tittle village some

- “the overall U.S. team will
do, but there are positive

_ skating.
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~ figure: 3° S-etc.,

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© -200-plus: miles: north of _
New: York: City. Nobody —
-. knows. for. sure how well.

7 signs that at feast one
o Sport ‘will: be dominated. . Homill..
“by jAmericans—figure ome

had:. the ~~
: “epgortonity to ‘watch: the.
~ Olympic” ‘skating ©
-team.in action at.Madis- ~
“. on Square. Garden:.and ~
~ after watching: an. assort-:
ment. of: _double-axles, :
“tL got: ‘the
feeling: that: America’ Ss.
hopes -for.- ‘respectability.
_in Lake Placid: tie with the: .

-~ 7G

refining her: ;
- without adding that one -

Linda Fratianne;. ~the ae
“ women’s »

“en ‘the.
orythmic. response’. ‘from
> the. audience, . “which. ule.
- timately. influenced " the -
2 _judges.— ae

needs to’ motivate. him-
self in. his. regimented _
a. daily practice sessions in -
' order to capture. a. Bold
medal.

- skater, | but.
“ competition’. :
“measure. perforrnance by »

oo The ‘1s-yearoid ‘Califor- z 4
-. nian has ascended to the

throne as America’s. top’ -

‘woman - amateur. skater * _

following Dorothy: Hamill,.

~who:: sturned : pro: - cafter™.
capturing thé ‘World -and ©

Olympic titlés. in--1976.
Yratianne: “1S. na “deft.

nee Olympic |

he. judges...

‘the degree of difficulty in,
maneia: ae ‘around. the.
ice. Linda; at:this pointiin
time, seems to: be going
through. :the moti n°

extra’ difficult: maneuver.

~: She also needs the: back: - wo
the: far Wir

and. former World tit-. -
-leholder (1977), is train- . ~
“in ‘hard for Lake Placid.

‘ice ‘evoked <a a

Ah, yes,’ ‘those Olympic

"judges. Most of them are
from Eastern Europe and

Russia which is another

 -. strike..against any Wes-
| tern performer.
| tianne can’ make. the
aforementioned -adjust-
ments»

if. Fra-

in’ the. coming —
months she: should cap-

| ture a silver medal.

Linda’ Ss. mate counter-

part, Charles Tickner,

: appears to: be ready for.
Olympic -

competition
right now: The reigning
World: and. U.S. cham-
pion, who -was born in
California. ..and now

i = makes his home in Color-

ado, is a freestyle ice-

_ artist and a powerfully
~. athletic;

‘skater. © His
tremendous leapin abili-
ty and bold natural com-_

mand of ‘the ice has

thrilled . audiences ‘and.

judges alike _ throughout’ '
the world. Tickner. only —

"Up and’ ‘Coming...
“Traili ng behind Tekner - ‘

oat Fratianne are Lisa

Marie Allen and -David.
Santee. Both are given
an outside shot of grac-

- fing. the winners circle in
* lake -

Placid... Allen,
another native of Califor-

nla’ (and. you thought:

Americans only skated in

* Colorado and New Eng-

Jana); Is. a ‘pretty, young.
“wornian | who got a
' jump

a late
in ‘her skating
career— and it shows in,
‘her -on-ice
performances. 7

To her credit, she has

progressed at a ra

pace during the last fe
ears and has blossomed
nto a good solid skater,
nowing how. to emit.
feeling in her ones:
Lisa Marie's inability
make the difficult double.

axle maneuver hus cost

ther it in every competition: i
-Uniless ‘she “can .perfect: —
- this. important ‘area. of —
: her :skating,. the. judges _

- oe “mance: “will
ip. come: ‘from’: ‘the ‘pairs’. °. |
Category. -. ae

, 7 and

Y ~ wheeling - .

-.. Though: =
~~ numerous. ‘fundamental .
—umistakes; .

om lasting. impression. with.

_- the. fans... and.
ar alike. es

. . year-old Kathy -

rare

. will spare ‘her no. mercy -

when: it ‘comes. to: rating.

het ‘overall. performance. |

- She has fourteen: months.

‘in which to doctor ‘up.her: ©

5 _ difficulties.-If she can lick:
_ Sthe: ‘problem.. Lisa’ Marie. a

may. surprise” all-.of us. a
»Mr.: Santee:.is “also: a™ :

= “"gomer ‘and has: the natur-
> val ability: to ‘become. one. °
: Sof the =. world’s - best: ~
oe skaters. : : se
“J Lake ‘Placid..will depend 7

-- upon -his .determination
to. refine: his. overall Skat-.

His: rating -

ing: ‘program. A- ‘bronze.

Ls S ‘medal. for ‘Santee’ - is.- ‘a mr
50-50: possibility. =.

Our strongest | perfor-

and: excited - “the.
audience. with their. free-

-program. _

‘they

both:
_fudges foe

Today; - both, “Fai. a :

Randy. “have © “become...
-- powerful |
: skaters which has boost- |
ed their work. as ateam.
They've.added many dif-

individual

ficult: moves, - enhanced
their acting ability and .
have kindled that electric

_ feeling of freestyle skat-

ing that has audiences :
clapping and — judges

_ squirming in their seats. °

Traditionally,. the. Soviets 7
have been strong: in: ‘the. ”

airs’ event, but Tai and. -

andy are. the ‘best the

Americans. have’ put for-.:+
ward since the days of Jo * .

Jo. Starbuck | and : “Ken _
Shelley. : |

‘ ~ ,

~Futura-Star ©
AE thee is to.be.a: dark
horse.’ ‘contender.’ to’ be

reckoned ‘with in 1980: .
— (and’ even farther. “down -

the road in 1984), nine- |
Healy
-Would’ be ‘that person. |

‘Healy, a pint-size soloist,
. was:
: ~ Madison | Square Garden:
“throng via. a specially .
7 choreographed perfor-
" mance
1976
- medal winner. from the

introduced to - the —

by John Curry,
Olympic gold-

Nutcracker ballet.
‘Garbed in a ballet out-

“fit, Healy went on ‘to

render an awe-ins iring
erformance that rivaled .
adia Comeneci's
gymnastic feats in Mon-
treal. If Healy missed. a

‘beat or a move nobody

noticed it. Her perfor-

, mance brought down the

house as 10,000 fans
stood up and cheered
with © the resounding
shouts of “bravo, bravo
echoing down from every
section of the: arena.

If she makes it to Lake
Placid, she could become
the ‘darling’ of the judges
and audiences allke.: If

that happens, we may

witness one of the’ grea-
test: sporting events. of |
our time. Ka hy Healy—
remember the name. ’

probably... a

‘might:: be...

' wrone. ‘but Tai. Babilonia
andy Gardiner ‘will ©

~wear. the. ‘gold’. around |.

- their. ‘necks ‘after’. sthey.

perform: Tai and: Randy °

oo appeared. ‘in-Innsbruck in. ~

‘made -
left-av-