‘paue 4, The Herald, Thursday, February 6, W984 daily f herald 7 SARAJEVO (CP) — Speed skater Gaeten Boucher became the first Canadian ever to win four Olympic medals today, capturing the men’s 1,500- metre race at the 1984. Winter. Games. Tt was the second gold and third medal of the current Games for Boucher, who has singlehandedly sur- passed Canada’s total medal count fram ‘the last. Winter Olympics. years ago at Lake Placid, N.Y., he won the silver in the 1,000 metres and skier Steve Podborski of Toronto took the bronze in the men's downhilt. ot Soviet skaters Sergei Khlebnikov and Oleg Bogiey finished second and third respeclively with times of 1:58.83 and 1:58.89. The 25-year-old University of Montreal student and resident of St- Hubert, Que., captured the bronze last Friday in the 500 Foor . and followed that up Tuesday with a gold-medal performance - in his Specialty, the 1,000 metres, Boucher said that although he felt confident after crossing the finish tine today, he wasn’t sure he'd won, “First I looked at the Canadian crowd in.the first corner and there wasn't much reaction there and I thought I didn’t have it,” he said. | . “Then [ went around the second corner and saw the . 1:59.4 (fifth-place time of East German Andreas Ehrig) and I was dispap- pointed because I thought it was my time. “Then I saw that the “reaction seemed to be good from the rest of the fans. 1 looked again and saw the oiher time, mine. I knew then that I had it won.” . ATTITUDE CHANGES Boucher said he wasn’t counting on winning the * 1,500 when he came here, but after picking up medals in his firsl two events that . attitude changed. “E had preferred to concentrate on the -1,000 metres and win the‘ gold ‘there, and. maybe get a medal in the 500,” Boucher said. “When those were out of the way. I knew that Iwas skating well and that [had a chance at the 1,500.".* . Light snow fell throughout _ the race, which worked to Boucher’s advantage. -Seeded in the eighth pair, he ‘skated immediately after the attendants had cleaned . the ice. “The good thing about us is that we trained on all Great effort in Team C SARAJEVO - (CP) Team Canada made a great effort, but coach Dave King said sending a young club kinds of tracks ‘and in all kinds of weather this year,” he said. “I had conditioned myself to race In any kind of conditions. «9 e+ “Yesterday,” when’ D | saw _ that I was in the’ "eighth pair “and: that - they would. he doing the | ice after seven, I said to myself, ‘hope. it snows, and they: can’t ‘put any water on it, hecause if they" flood the ‘lee. right — before me it might, have - Made. the ice softer. and. a lithe’, slower. | When‘ snowed” they couldn't’ vt . wailer on it.” ao ‘KNEW HIS TARGET “ » Khlebnikov said Boucher also had the advantage of 7 King said: -°.' “It’s probably like -a college football’ team playing against Los Angeles skating after all the. other’ top seeds had finished... “That helped: me a little, bit, yes,” Boucher’ agreed, “Instead of. going . oul. top down more in the last lap, partly ‘because: of the . conditions, ‘The ice was not What it can be in Swit- zerland: or in: ‘Germany. - fast or too slow, I knew what \There’s, 8 drag in the ice,” the winning: (leading) time was.: “The winning time at the time was {:58. Sand we went. - Boucher, had a false slarl - “but put. it down to ner- out . based ° ‘on’ 57,5. and) 1. - thought “I can ‘do that,’ and - that would allow-me to win the gold. with an edge. At least if I died in the last lap . I'd still. have the edge that [ had from, the beginning,’ " “And. that’s’ what. hap- | pened, I slowed down more than I thought I would. J think everybody slowed Chnada. In the first period. he hit the post when he tried to tip in a centring. pass from Kirk Muller. And late’ No medals in downhill skiing “VOUSTIESS, “My “left. knee’ ‘moved 4 liltlebit, itwas shaking,” he said, “Since the 1,500 is not a race you go maximum speed in from the beginning, the start is not that im- - portant.” ; _ Only two other Canadians - have . been double: gold medallist in the ‘same _ Olympics — Percy Williams in the sprints in 1928 and Caldr rained ii in a shot ‘from the edge of the crease at 17:16 of the first period after he took a‘pass from feat; . JOINS SCHONE ae — like his against Raiders. These (the Czechs) in’ the. second, he in- centre Duschan _Paschek COMING TO Czechoslovakia is a case of are big, strong guys who- (ercepted a pass by Czech ‘Who did all the digging on college kidy playing thé already know their trade defenceman Arnold Kadlec the play. pros. playing against: guys: “who and | sped away ona. PRINCE WHL The pros won 4-0, giving ‘are - still Jearning their breakaway. With a hustling Liba fired a wrist shot GEORGE? r _ the Czechs a 50 wondost craft... Kadtec angling him. off, from the high slot thai beat “ record in Pool B of the For the most part, Team Donnelly missed the net goaltender Mario Gosselin Stay with us for: Standings - Olympic hockey round- Canada metthe challenge. with a weak backhander. low to the stick side. $ 00 = .tobin, The winners also “but couldn’t put the puck in ViadimigCaldr,, Igor Svoboda’s slapshot goal /; . : . carry two points into the thenet. - Liba, Radoslay “Svoboda solidified the Czech lead and : night SN medal round, giving them SHOT GOES WIDE | and Vladimir ‘Ruzsicka _Ruzsicka left no doubt when single or double oecupane ; Eastirn blvision an excellent shot at agold or *We had our chances, but scored for the- Czechs, who he was left unchecked in | reoular rate $50.00 Regine eT eh & ‘Silver medat, it was just one of those, jed 1-9 after the first period fronl of the net and oul: any FRIDAY or SATURDAY Med Hat 3419 13102147 «= Camada. finished second games,” said Pat Flatley, and 2-0 after 40 minules. duelled Gosselin at 14:08. cmiidrenuader Wvears free Lethbridge 34 2 0 707 26 st with a41won-ost markand who fired wide of the net on Simon Fraser Prealberi 11 24 2316291 64 must now face the Yoviet one excellent first-period i . 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Laurie Graham: ..- "of Inglewood, Ont,, was Lith in the field of 32 with a time of 1:14.92, Liisa Savijarvi of Bracebridge, Ont., Was 18th in 1:15.32 and Karen Stemmle of Kettleby, Ont. 22nd'in 1:15.64, “T lost it on the botteni,” Graham sald. ‘In one tun, I contact with the snow and that must have cost’ me “But I was happy with the way I skied: the top — I really attacked. I'm a little disappointed because I'was hoping for the top 10 and I finished Uth."?'. * ' Figini said: her’ gold- ‘medal finish was beyond her wildest dreams, “I wanted a medal,’ but gold is more than ‘I: ex: pected," she. said.: “The course was very good, the. race very fast and” ‘the results perfect." - Asked to describe! her skiing —“ style, ’ Figini .. natural skier’ ~-- I don't Worry'too much. Hy The race, twice deléyed ‘by the bad: ‘weather that has plagued the Alpine events, training, Between . them, - Figini and Waltiser had woii four of the: five: training rung, with the other golng ta Charvatova, P) Walliser' 8 Blip. only a few gale may have been piyotal, Her tight aki flew out from under her just “as “ahe’ dropped into ali aerodynamic tuck and she ‘lost her’ balance. for a moment.