Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 26, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba C2 sports Winnipeg free november 2000 i Brief former champions overtake canadians Paris up russians Elena Berezh Naya and Anton sikh Arulize edged Canadian champions Jamie Sale and David Pelletier in a 43 split of the panel judging the pairs free skating programs at the Lalique trophy meet world Champion Alexei earning three perfect and russian teammate Maria Buty Skaya won the singles Canadian Champion Jen Nifer Robinson of finished fifth among 12 world champions Marina Nissina and Gwendal Peiz Erat of France rallied to win the ice dance helped by a from the French croatian wins slalom a Janica a hard charging captured her second straight women world cup beating Germany Martina ertl by a comfortable seconds yesterday on Aspen also won the season opening slalom last week in Park defeating ertl by a whopping Allison Forsyth of wound up 25th after the first posted a fast second run for a combined time of that with stood the challenges of the next 14 mets sign Franco new York a in a strange the new York mets losing the world series helped them resign free agent reliever John after coming close to leaving for the Philadelphia Franco decided instead to stick agreeing yesterday to a three year contract for the 40yearold Lethander feels he has a better Chance at picking up that piece of jewelry with the whole been to the playoffs each of the past two years than the who finished fifth in the no East last Garcia big Winner a Fred couples was pleased to win the opening Hole of the skins game and reach the lion Mark in his eight appearances in the now if he can just win the final for the first time since the skins game began in All four players won Money yesterday on the opening Day of the Sergio the Young spaniard playing in his second skins was the big Winner with four skins and Colin Montgomerie of Scotland won one Hole Worth three skins and Vijay who had putting troubles most of the Sank a 12footer for Eagle to win one skin and on the ninth and final Hole of the Day after couples won on the first Alessandro Trovati Canadian press Austria Stephan Eberharter skis to Victory at the world cup downhill race in Lake austrian skis to world cup top Canadian places 28th no mens Winner since 94 by Carol Harrington Lake Stephan Eberharter of Austria won his first world cup downhill race taking the spotlight away from heavily favoured teammate Hermann the race was full of with some skiers blaming a Strong wind As the while others thrived from being pushed by the one skier suffering a scary crash was Kevin Wert of who fell on an icy turn and was knocked unconscious for almost three his right shoulder was partially separated and he suffered a contusion to his lower but he managed to make his Way to the Bottom of the course under his own where he was attended to at the fir staid team doctor Bob Morrell said Wert should be Back on skis within two Eberharter won in one minute Silvano Beltrametti of Switzerland placed second in while Lasse Kjus of Norway was third in i Many years for Eberharter it was a great Day for Eberharter had previously won one super g and three giant slalom races in world cup the flying austrian bricklayer who last year dominated the mens downhill and super g placed 15th in Maier lost his balance after catching an Edge near the finish nearly from the Start to the it was it so easy for Maier i just had most including said powerful winds and Flat Light was a major the whipping up to 45 pushed skiers from giving them great but making it difficult to navigate Sharp the weather was and without it was hard to see the Many dips in the calling his run a Dis appointed Maier said he Felt much bet Ter during the training run when the wind want so Strong and he led with a time of last Beltrametti was in the top 30 Only twice in downhill Fin Ishing 33rd in Lake he was off skis from january to april after he injured his Back and neck in a the top Canadian was Edmonton Edi who finished 28th in i think i got a Little excited there and made some crucial pod Ivinsky i came into some sections a Little faster and i didst anticipate my i skidded around some Kjus said although he managed to finish the lighting was a prob it was quite dark up he it was a hard american Chad Fleischer was Happy to take fifth place in was just he my skies were i Felt they were pulling me along and i was try ing to keep up with austrian Hannes who won last years Lake Louise race in lost a ski yesterday and crashed mid Way through the in 10 skiers didst finish the Canada Hast had a mens world cup downhill Winner since 1994 a win by Gary who announced his retirement last thursday in Lake press does Side or the cramp up when you try to become strangled marked Cyclone drop season opener to rim rockers by Melanie Kentner seem to blink the Winnipeg Cyclone got off to a bad Start last night in the International basketball association teams season open or against the Billings rim after losing Cyclone head coach Grant Richter rim rockers 125 remains optimistic about the rest of the teams three game Road it was a Case of first game said it was a hostile Environ ment and we didst adapt to it Well in the the Cyclone were held to 16 Points in the first Quarter and were trailing 6040 by the first five minutes were All Cyclone 106 then we went into a bad stretch in the first said we got out rebounded badly and we recon Winnipeg made a comeback sinking 41 Points in the fourth but catch up to their Tough Montana it was mostly a Case of us not help ing each other out on said Rookie Matt Hoover turned out to be a pleasant addition to the Cyclone after sitting out the first half of the Hoover drained 18 Points in his Short time on the last nights game was the beginning of the cyclones sixth Iba the team faces Billings again tonight and then Heads to Fargo Moorhead for a tuesday match before returning for the Home opener 2 against the Saskatchewan spirit of Christmas volunteers 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Telephone must pick up their passes by on december 6 mail or drop off your entries to dungeons and dragons Winnipeg free press box2310 my r3c 4a6 s it address i phone number the free press i were there for you Kansas new version of find ing ways to win popped into the Manitoba Moose playbook last night at Kemper having not lost a game in the third period since the second week of the Ihl the Moose pulled an unlikely Victory out of the fire with four unanswered goals in the final of regulation for a 64 decision Over the Kansas City Blades before a 22 game after 40 minutes looked like it was going to be decided on Kansas City goals by Brad Leeb and Manitoban Sean Allaire through of the final i didst say anything on the Bench at Moose Randy Carlyle said after his team moved five Points Back in front of the Blades in the West Ern conference i said All i had to say after the second it was basically going to be up to them for the third period and it didst look too Bright at but sparked by goals from Daniel Goneau 53 seconds after Allaire and a rare three three Marker from defence Man Brett the Moose tied the game and kept right on they got the Winner from Centre Doug ast and Guneau added the empty net insurance to Cap the remarkable late i think we got a lot of emotion from that 43 ast we never gave up and we just had to get one because they have a Young team and they might tighten up a bit and that what then we really wanted to win that one before Over we Felt we had the momentum at 4 it was a Good Char Acter win but we still put i ourselves in a lot tougher position than it had to Hauers blast that tied the game went through the Glove of besieged Blades goalie Corey Schwab after Sean Pronger won a Schwab faced 41 Manitoba shots last arts Winner was a Johnny thespot rebound after John Mac leans initial Maclean stripped a Kansas City defence Man of the puck near the top of the circles and created the winning All of that was Good news for the who bumped their firs place record to 1242 with an 820 the bad news was that last nights game was also a great to the Ihl of american hockey league where Many of last nights combatants played last and its not fans dont mind a contest of bullies now and but this foolishness int going to Appeal to Many hockey there were More blows to the head in last nights game than in the last Lennox Lewis heavyweight fight and of the previously sizzling Moos Blades rivalry didst help to keep the tempers under control while the Blades were out of control in the first the Moose went two for six on the Power it didst seem too hard for us for almost 30 Carlyle we were playing textbook hockey and i think they Only had 10 shots through 30 we stopped doing it for the last 10 minutes of that period and then the score was and Kansas City had More jump than we did Early in the after the weekend Carlyle again praised his players for a novel i might not always be Happy with the execution but on most nights the work ethic has been there and its a tribute to our he the Moose return Home today and take another Leisure week of scheduling As they prepare for the grand rapids Griffins next weekend at the Arena i in ;