Olympic GamesGold SL at the 1998 Nagano
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NAGANO (Japan) - Twenty-six years after Sapporo'' 72, the Olympics back in the land of the Rising Sun, in a city built in the middle of Japan, whose name means "wide field", at the confluence of the Salt Road and the of gold''. That Nagano 1998 was the last Olympics'' by Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni. And in slalom consecrates the talent of a 22 year old Norwegian unexpected actually has tremendous talent, but he will win too little in relation to its quality. Tomb, Furuseth, Sykora, Stanassinger, Jagge they all ended in the cage of Gascon Bærum, from fiery red hair, which in the post-race press conference told that he had just forgotten all'' last of the promise made to his veteran Ole Christian companion, "Quiet, I'll let'' s gold." Instead ...
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It'' February 21, 1998, the last day of an'' Olympic history as the most universal of all time: a nation out of three (24 of 72) managed to win at least one medal. As always, the men's slalom alpine skiing close to the hostilities Five Rings. The challenge between the "rapid gates" promises a tight duel between Norway and Austria.
Before the Olympic Games are held seven slalom, with five victories in Austria (three Stanggassinger two Sykora), one Norwegian (Jagge, Olympic champion in 1992 in Albertville) and one Italian, thanks to Alberto Tomba in Schladming. But on the podium three times, while not winning, was up well as a 22 year old "Viking" bully as much good skiing, Hans-Petter Buraas, bronze champion jr. Giant in Lake Placid in 1994, the son of a school in great health, which has just brought him known to the world title in Sestriere Stiansen 1997.
These are the details of all the podiums in slalom in the 1997-1998 season:
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A snowstorm welcomes competitors at the start of the first heat. Alberto Tomba, alas, badly derailed by closing his inimitable Olympic career, but during the race, anything goes: an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale Japanese through the mountains, the earth shakes during descents of'' Austrian Mario Reiter and German Marcus Eberle, but there was no damage, thankfully.
At the end of the first run, the challenge Norway-Austria is at its peak at the command c'' is yes Thomas Sykora, who won in a season Kranyska Gora and Kitzbuehel and holder of the trophy specialty, but behind him are placed ,'' in order, 4 Vikings Buraas, Furuseth, Stiansen and Jagge. "It'' a National Championship," says Hans-Petter, anticipating a triumph that will open.
In the second moto Stangassiner and Christian Mayer raised, Furuseth not tremble, Buraas shows a crazy talent, which then explode only occasionally in later years, you may already be satisfied through shimmering gold medal'' you start to win. After his descent perfect, it's up to Sykora, last to leave: the Austrian'' in the past (see the World Cup in Sestriere 1997 failed after a season almost immaculate) has already proven to barely hold the pressure. Departing combines a disaster, putting the sticks in the middle of the ski and almost losing the race before you start. Save anyway bronze, for twelve cents, thus averting a sensational hat-trick Norwegian, with Stiansen quarter. Among the first seven athletes there are only names in Norway or Austria.
In the press conference after the race, Buraas let go joking with the media: "I promised Ole Christian, before the second race, that'' I let you win. Unfortunately in the middle of my test I forgot and when I remembered thinking I had already crossed the line. " Then, turning to Furuseth, very seriously, he exclaimed, "I'm sorry."
HERE THE COMPLETE RESULT OF THE RACE.
Buraas complete its splendid season by finishing third in the ranking of specialties, with the'' last podium, a 2nd place, won in Crans Montana behind Alberto Tomba in the day'' s goodbye to the races of Bologna. '' It looks like the start of a career as a ruler: Hans-Petter conquer six other podium finishes between 1998 and 2003, will win his first and only race in the Cup in Sestriere, in December 2000, but will not display more than that spontaneous talent and special sported February 21, 1998. It was true glory?
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