Feb 2 1976
From The Space Library
A "so far secret NASA material" in outfits worn by 3 U.S. skaters was credited by an Olympic games official with the clean sweep of the international women's speed-skating championships at Davos, Switzerland. Sheila Young of Detroit, Mich., set a world record of 40.91 sec for the 500-m race; Leah Poulos of Northbrook, Ill., set a U.S. national record of 2:13.98 for the 1500-m event, followed by Young and Nancy Swider of Park Ridge, Ill. The press chief of the Innsbruck organizing committee said a flood of records could be expected because skating garments "contain an aerodynamic property which is better than any used before," and attributed the U.S. victories to a "frog suit" made of the new material. U.S. Olympic Committee officials said they had no knowledge of such suits, and team members were not available for comment. (W Star, 2 Feb 76, D-1)
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