Little luck for N.Z. giant slalom skiers
NZPA Washington New Zealand skiers had little luck in the first run of the men’s giant' slalom at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid yesterday, two of the ; three failing to finish. ■ Scott .Kendall (Auckland) was'going Best of the trio when he ran off the course six 7 .! gates from the end, caught an edge and crossed his skis. He had passed the halfway point less than four seconds behind the pace, and looked; like making a creditable run. Although, like all the New Zealanders, he was never rated a medal prospect. Mark Vryenhoek (Canter-
i bury) also missed a gate and failed to finish, leaving [ Stuart Blakely (Christ- ' church) — the team’s down- : hill expert and not really a . slalom skier, the only finishi er. Blakely was timed at 1.32.99, well back from the leader Andreas enzel (Lie- > chtenstein) who clocked 1.20.17. “Scott Kendall’s mishap was very sad, because he had been ski-ing very well. ■ On his intermediate time he 1 could have finished about fortieth, and with a good run in the second leg tomorrow, would have had a good showing,” said the team manager, Mr Richard Johnson, yesterday.
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