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D2 THE OTTAWA CITIZEN TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1987 Smarts avijarvi to attempt comeback next year crack, that coming halfway through a response concerning the Calgary Olympics. "If I can't be at the '88 Olympics as a competitor, I'll be there as a fan," she said. "I've looked forward to the the Olympics since '84." At that point she stopped, the eyes grew red, and the tears flowed. "But that's the way the sport is," she said after composing herself. Both the doctors and the skier admit the rehabilitation will be a long and painful process.

Three months will pass before she's allowed any weight on the leg and it will be four to five months before she'll be able to walk without assistance. But those facts only steel her resolve, Savijarvi claims. "My rehabilitation depends on my thinking I'm going to come back from she said. brook Hospital. "It's too early to tell if I'll be ready to hit the slopes by December or January.

"But athletes do come back from injuries." There are comebacks and then there are comebacks. If Savijarvi does indeed make it back to the tough World Cup circuit, the comeback will be a Hall of Famer. Dr. Joseph Schatzker, who pieced the knee together, and Dr. Stanley Gertzbein, who operated on her back, have not ruled out the possibility that the veteran skier can make a full recovery.

"The progress to date is excellent," Schatzker said. "Liisa has regained good range of motion and the wound has healed. "It looks most promising and I'm pleased with the situation to date. No complications have occurred." Savijarvi's demeanor was upbeat and positive through most of the 30-minute news conference. Only once did she By Mike Rutsey The Canadian Press TORONTO Mouthing brave words and shedding real tears, downhill skier Liisa Savijarvi announced from her wheelchair Monday that she will attempt a comeback.

The fact that Savijarvi, 23, of Bracebridge, will be able to walk normally following her horrendous crash during a downhill training run, March 11, at Vail, may be considered something of a miracle in itself. Her shattered right knee is pieced together with two plates and 15 screws; her crushed vertebra stabilized by more screws and finger-length metal rods. Whether she will ever ski competitively again is questionable. There's no question surrounding the dream, though. It's very much alive.

"I'd like to try to make a comeback," Savijarvi said at a news conference held in a tiny meeting room at Sunny- I Liisa Savijarvi Only cracked once CHRYSLER ANNOUNCES CANADA'S FISA cancels Canadian Grand Prix despite Labatt winning court battle am. mm mm D) By Terry Scott The Canadian Press LIMITED TIME OFFER! CUT YOUR BEST DEAL WITH CASH BACKS IIP mmm CASH BACK before the court judgment?" In rendering his decision, Mr. Justice Denis L6vesque said the contract Labatt signed with the city in October 1982 is still in force, and no one else has the authorization to use the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit for any motor vehicle activities. He also upheld Labatt's right of first refusal to use the track from 1988 to 1992. Dor6 singled out Montreal Mayor Jean Dor6 no relation for much of the blame in the conflict.

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