61.   It did not relegate the Austrian team, which, however, drops from the world group because it forfeited the match against Brazil.

62.   It may be a couple of degrees below but the Austrian Olympic team aready has a bronzed look about them.

63.   It also may have secured a spot on the Austrian team at Salt Lake City.

64.   It will probably be easier to win a gold medal in Nagano than to qualify for the Austrian team.

65.   Kogler criticized the decision to send the Austrian team to Israel and defended his decision not to play.

66.   Josef Strobl shredded knee ligaments in a crash during downhill training Tuesday, ending his Olympic hopes and delivering another blow to the beleaguered Austrian team.

67.   Last Saturday, Shimon Gershon watched in agony as the Austrian national team stole a possible World Cup berth from Israel thanks to a foul he committed.

68.   Later, he worked as a bricklayer while continuing to train and, finally, making it to the Austrian national team.

69.   Meissnitzer knows no such problems and has been catapaulted into star position on an Austrian team which is gaining strength as the season progresses.

70.   Meissnitzer knows no such problems and has been catapulted into star position on an Austrian team that is gaining strength as the season progresses.