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Monday, March 20, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
New order of skating champs
Ito of Japan dazzles, leaps to world title
The Associated Press
PARIS — For Brian Orser of Canada and Brian Bottano of the United States, read Kurt Browning and Mark Caterina for Katarina Wit, read Mideri Ilio.
The World Figure Skating Championships that ended Saturday heralded the start of another U.S. Canada men's rivalry and produced a
But while the pattern had an uncanny similarity to the sport's recent past, the faces and the styles could not have been more different.
Unlike the elegant artistry of Witt,
Orser and Boitano, who dominated
for five years before retiring last year,
dazzling jumps and fierce competence characterized the sport's new elite.
It personified those qualities more than any of the other champions in her victory in the women's event. Browning won the men's title, ahead
of Bowman, while two Soviet pairs,
Ekaterina Gordeev and Sergei
Grinko and Marina Klimova and
their ice dance titles, respectively.
"It's jumping ability is amazing, and she's a very tough competitor." Bowman said of Japan's first world figure skating champion.
"If she thought she could climb up to the top of the rafters and jump off with her skates on, do six backfill revolutions and land on her feet, she would do it," Bowman said. "Browning is the same."
Ito, whose brilliant jumping has been overshadowed in the past by Witt's all-round skating ability, at and the international stage to herself.
The 19-year-old from Nagawa took advantage of the occasion, completing the first triple axel by a woman in a major competition and earning five perfect 6.0s for technical merit from the nine judges.
"I had no pressure on me," said Ito, fifth last year in the world championships and sixth at the 1980 Olympics. "I think I skated 100 percent."
Bowman said Ito was so good she probably could outjump most of the
"The men are strong, but they don't have the control like Ito," the silver medalist said. "She's been knocked out by someone who never gotten the recognition for it."
men.
Bowman said Ito also had a competitive streak unmatched by any of her rivals.
"She has the ability to stay cool under fire," he said. "I was surprised how many of the girls were shaken mentally by Ito's presence."
One was Jill Traney of the United States, who is leading going into Saturday's final free skating but cracked under pressure, made a breakthrough in wounds and wound up third. behind it W and West German Claudia Leistern.
"I let my nerves get to me more than I ever have before," tearful Treemay said. "But I'll be back. Ive got to put it on and put it together at the right time."
Bowman said he felt sorry for Trenary, but said she could learn a lesson from Leistner.
"I knew what Jill was going through," he said. "Everything seems to be manipulated out there. But Claudia just fought. In the warmup,
she couldn't jump to save her life.
She couldn't stand on her feet. But she came right back and was grabbing for everything she could."
Bowman had similar problems trying to match Browning in Thursdav's men's free skating showdown.
"I have always skated just for myself," he said. "But what summed up this week had to do with skating. It had a lot to do with competitiveness, and Kurt had more of that than me."
While Browning, Bowman and
Iole emerged as the skaters to watch in
the build-up to the 1992 Olympics, ice
dancers Paul and Isabelle Duchesne-
drew from the bottom, finally
buried the jinx that had haunted her
medals for years.
Either through injury or over adventurous routines, the French-Canadian brother-sister team had failed to turn their worldwide popularity into tangible success until unveiling a dreamy free dance program that earned them the bronze in a mildly enthusiastic Parisian crowd.
"We lost a little faith in our future." Paul said. "But my sister held in there and I tried to hang in there with her."
Czech player wins Champions Cup final
The Associated Press
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Seventh-seeded Miloslav Meicir of Czechoslovakia, pounded by 14 aces in the first two sets, rallied to beat No. 12 Yannick Naoh of France 3-6, 2-6, 1-6. 2-6 three-day in the finals of the $792,500 Champions Cup tennis tournament.
Mecir won $136,700 and claimed his first title since winning a Grand Prix tournament in Hilversum, Holland, in August 1987. Noah, who won here in 1982 and was also the runner-up in 1984 and 1986, earned $68,350.
The match lasted almost three hours, and the temperature on the court reached 120 degrees.
Although Naoh had 22 aces to Mecir's four, the match turned around when the Czech started advancing to the net in the third set. Mecir had 98 advances to Noah's 70, and won 71 points at the net to Noah's
Noah aced Mecir six times in the first set and eight times in the second.
Mecir then took a 5-1 lead in the third set. Even so, he double-faulted opening the set and trailed 30-40 at break point for Noah. The game went to deuce four times, and Mecir finally held his serve with an ace.
Mecir took a 5-1 lead in the fourth set and served it out.
Both players held their serve in the fifth set until the fifth game, which went to deuce three times. Mecir finally broke Noah with a backhand, cross-court service return. Mecir double-faulted the last two points.
"I thought he already had me, and I didn't want to give up," said Meirc, now 2-4 against Noah. "I just knocked him tacked him. I started well in the third set, and when
I thought he already had me, and I didn't want to give up. I thought it would be better if I attacked him.'
Miloslav Mecir
I thought he already had
professional tennis player
I broke him I thought he was resting
Then I found out he was tired.
"I started serving better, and that gave me confidence. I knew it was going to be two sets all. But I knew it wasn't going to be easy because I know Yannick. It actually took me two sets to get my serve.
Noah, playing in his first tournament final in more than a year, had
"I wanted to attack at the beginning, but he was making shots and I was making mistakes. In a long match like this you need a little more luck to finish it. I do not give up. I do what can."
30 unforced errors to Mecir's 26.
"I had a little bit of a bedown in the middle of the third set," Nahh said. "He started playing much better. He was more aggressive. I knew when I was done, I could do something different. I got slow and tired for a while. It was hot.
"I was surprised the way he served that third set. He was really quick at the net.
“At the beginning I thought he was making things easy for me. He was making a lot of mistakes, making unforced errors. And then he started to play better. At end was the only set we really played. The difference was he was coming in on my serve, and he was returning better.”
In the doubles final, Boris Becker of West Germany and Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland beat Kevin Curren of State of Las Vegas, Vej. *7-6 (7), 6-5.*
Women's golf team finishes first in Florida
by Laurie Whitten
By Laurie Whitter Kansan sportswriter
on the back nine Tuesday, claiming the victory.
Surpassing its third-place season debut at the Utah-Dixie Classic on March 8. the Kansas women's golf team finished first at the Snowbird Intercollegiate tournament from March 13 to 14 in S菲la, Fla.
Kansas won the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a score of 627, followed by Missouri with 633 and Southern Illinois with 656. Eight teams competed in the tournament. Coach Brad Demo said that Kansas was five strokes down after Monday's rounds but picked up 11 strokes
with a 157.
"The entire team played great the last day." Demo said. "I've taught them not to quit, and they didn't. I think they're happy with how they've responded. They're not satisfied. A lot can happen in the next couple of months."
Freshmen Laura Maury and Shelly Triplet missed earning medalist honors for Kansas by three strokes. Missouri's Barb Blancher finished first with a 152, and Myers and Triplet tied at 155. Junior Sherri
With a 19. Atchison finished third for Kansas
The Kansas men's team participated in two tournaments last week, finishing 13 of 18 teams at the Central Florida Classic in Orlando and eighth of 15 teams at the South Florida Invitational.
The Jayhawks finished the 54-hole Central Florida Classic, which began Monday and ended Wednesday in Orlando, with a 920.
Arizona won the tournament with an 872, followed by Kentucky with an 876 and New Mexico with an 887.
Arizona's Robert Gamiz shot a 209 to claim medalist honors. The top scores for Kansas were Rudy Zuccer's 282 and John Odeno's 227.
On Friday, the Jayhawks traveled to "tampa to compete in the three-day South Florida Invitational. Kansas finished the tournament with an 891 victory over North Carolina's 867, South Florida's 872 and Central Florida's 874.
Ogden and Sean Thayer both shot 218 and tied for 14th place tournament honors. John Sinovic had the highest score for Kansas with a 221.
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