February 29, 1988 | Tony Imbimbo
A baseball autographed by all the members of the 1971 world champion Pittsburgh Pirates lies in a glass display case. Alongside it are jerseys once worn by Henry Aaron and Marcus Allen. Green...
SECOND THOUGHTS
•Simon Schenk, coach of the Swiss hockey team, on the security measures taken at the Games: "Some of my players have told me they're surprised they don't have to show their passes at the blue line...
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov of the U.S.S.R. were enchanting in the pairs
February 29, 1988 | Donald J. Barr
Covering an olympics is such an exhilarating experience, says writer-reporter Richard Demak, a member of SI's 34-person team at the Calgary Games, that "sometimes it feels like you're in an event...
Strong gusts—and Marina Kiehl—blew away the favorites in the women's downhill
Eric Flaim ended the U.S. team's week of woe by winning a silver medal in the 1,500
East Germany's Frank-Peter Roetsch was unruffled by the pressure of being favored
East Germany's resolute sliders gobbled up six of nine medals
Doing Finland proud, Marjo Matikainen came on strong to take a gold and two bronzes
ABC's Olympic dilemma: too many hours, too few events
February 29, 1988
SI's photographers found a wacky and wonderful visual feast in the Calgary scene
February 29, 1988 | Edited by Gay Flood
CALGARY'S GAMESThank you for giving us, in your special preview issue, 1988 Winter Olympics (Wild and Crazy Guys, Jan. 27), a profile of a group of Canadians who changed the face of downhill...
February 29, 1988 | Morin Bishop
BASKETBRAWL
February 29, 1988 | Morin Bishop
LIONEL SIMMONSLa Salle's 6'6" sophomore forward had 32 points and 15 rebounds in the Explorers' 102-83 victory over Holy Cross and another 32 points and 10 rebounds in a 92-74 defeat of Manhattan.
February 29, 1988 | Curry Kirkpatrick
Yo, all you fans out there in KU land. This is radio Y-LAR comin' at you from Lawrence, Kansas, with our annual "Where Is He Going?" contest. Will it be to the new Charlotte Hornets in the NBA?...
February 29, 1988 | Rich Tosches
The huge and tasty Pacific halibut has become a hugely popular game fish in Alaska
February 29, 1988
CHARLIE ENGSRENOCharlie, a senior striker on the Cate School soccer team in Carpinteria, Calif., scored 20 of the team's 46 goals and assisted on 11 others in leading the Rams to a 12-0 record and...
February 29, 1988 | Compiled by Duncan Brantley
XV WINTER OLYMPICS
February 29, 1988 | Crosbie Cotton
A Calgarian
voices mixed feelings about his town's big bash
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