Battle of the Brians
NZPA-Reuter Budapest The Olympic champion, Brian Boitanp, who plans a quadruple jump, and Brian Orser, who just wants to enjoy himself, were to begin their final battle [ at the world figure skating championships yesterday. . Boitano, aged 24; captured the Olympic 1 title last month to go with the world title he won in 1986, and now) the American regards the quadruple, which no one [ has done successfully in competition, as "the only thing: left for me and satisfaction.’’ Orser, who' lost his Olympic battle when ;his nerve failed him in his free programme in Calgary, whq'uldlike to leave amateur skating with a [successful deferice of the world
crown he took from Boitano last year. II ' [ The Canadian, aged j 26, said this week he felt he had got oyer the disappointment of Calgary, “even though I will have to live with the (fact for the rest of my life that I [was not Olympic champion.” 1 “But I wasn’t shattered i by it. The day after L[ left; [Calgary, I was looking forward to defending my title here. • I’T’m very relaxed: for [this. I jUst want to enjoy it. |The pressure] is off,” Orser' said. [Orser (is not alone! in peeking to [better his| Calgary performance. Alexander Fadeyevl of the Sdviet (Union, the 1985 world champion, was only fourth in the'Olyinpics after going mainly' for the quadruple in al boljd at-
tempi jui viviuijr. | i Ilf he had) played safe, he would [have won the bronze, which [went! instead Ito his young | teammate, Viktor Petrenko. I ’ I [[The ice dance event [will be taken a stage further with the Olympic champions, Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei I kin, | of the Soviet j Union lely Jin the lead. | I I Chasing them [seems to be futile business' There were changes in the order bet sen [the first and the third the | compulsory dances on esday affecting I the leading couples, [and only I) minor inges thereafter. Hi .| i ! Jn [that I basis; the title Iders seem to be a sure bet ■ a | fourth successive vicy to crown their career, [i
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