Winter Olympics N.Z. MEN FAIL

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29139, 26 February 1960, Page 6

Winter Olympics N.Z. MEN FAIL

Missed Gates In Slalom iN .2 Preet Association— Copyright i SQUAW VALLEY (California), February 25. New Zealand’s male skiers completed their competition in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games yesterday when both were disqualified in the first of the two runs down the ordinary Slalom course on KT22. Both men missed the gates. The New Zealand team manager (Mr Dick Duncan) expressed disappointment with the showing of the two—R. S. Chaffey, aged 25, and W. F. Hunt, aged 31 —after the good form they had shown in training. Mr Duncan said: “Both chaps trained hard and. went to bed early, gave up parties and so on —generally showing great keenness.” The New Zealand girls, Misses Patricia Prain and Cecilia Womersly, took a conducted tour yesterday of the woman’s slalom course in preparation for their event today. In the glorious sunshine which bathed Squaw Valley’s snow for the sixth successive day, both girls went over the course with other competitors under the direction of Olympic officials. Miss Womersley and Miss Prain are both keen to improve still further on their showing to date. Sixteen-year-old Miss Womersley throughout yesterday received congratulations for her fine and courageous showing in the giant slalom the day before. Results of gold medal events yesterday were:— Men's 500-metre Speed Skating.— E. Grishin (Soviet Union), 40.2 sec, 1; (equals own world record): W. Disney (U.S.A ), 40.3 sec, 2; R. Grach (Soviet Union), 40.4 sec, 3. Men’s Slalom.—E. Hinterseer (Austria), 2min 08.9 sec, 1; M. Leitner (Austria). 2min 10,3 sec, 2; C. Bozon (France), 2min 10.4 sec. 3. Soviet Has Most Medals <N.Z Preet Association—L'opimgnti SQUAW VALLEY (California), February 24. Medals had been won as follows at the end of the sixth day in the winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley (gold medal for first, silver for second and bronze for third placlngs) :

The unofficial total points (awarded on the basis of 10 for a first place, five for second, four for third, three for fourth, two for fifth and one for sixth) are:— Soviet Union 120, Germany 521. United States 44. Sweden 39, Austria 30 Switzerland 2ft, Finland 20. France 20, Norway 191, Italy 131, Canada 13, Poland 12. Holland 7, Japan 61. Czechoslovakia 3.

Gold Silver Bronze Soviet Union . 5 3 6 Germany . 3 3 0 Sweden . 2 2 0 Switzerland . 2 0 0 United States . 1 3 3 Austria . 1 2 2 Norway . 1 1 0 France . 1 0 2 Canada . 1 0 0 Finland . 0 1 2 Poland . 0 1 1 Holland . 0 1 0 Italy . 0 0 1