NadonalSports
Fesdval continued
ices, reports on her return from Colorado
Springs: 'We wanted to provide an enter-
tainment source for the athletes and offer
them the opportunity to compete in a so-
cial context-strictly for fun. It was exciting
to see how willing they were to try a new
'sport'. The games provided an activities
center where the young men and women
could gather in yet another spirited
environment."
In a more humorous vein, Ms. Layne re-
lates: "Only when you see these athletes in
person do you fully realize just how tall they
Chris Frazier Gains the Gold
In Two Fields of Compeddon
Chris Frazier may be hot on wheels, but
he's just as hot at the controls of our "titanic
threesome": Pole Position*, Millipede 1"' and
Xevious**. He proved his skills at the Na-
tional Sports Festival where he captured
three Gold Medals for speed roller skating
and a fourth for being the overall #1 cham-
pion in the Atari Video Games Contest. In
addition to the Gold, he was awarded an
ATARI 2600™ VCS with 12 cartridges and a
Xevious coin-op game.
Although speed roller skating will not be
included in the 1984 Summer Olympics
lineup, Chris is always ready to go the
distance, as was seen in the National Com-
petition in Fort Worth, Texas during mid-
August and his vying for placement on the
World Team . In his junior division, the dif-
ferent distances involved are 500, 1000,
1500, and 3000 meters. To prepare for the
various meets, he practices four hours a
day for six days a week. He also puts in
250-300 miles of bike riding per week to
build up his wind and legs.
At age 17. Chris will return to Airline High
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really are in general! They actually dwarfed
the video games they were playing. But
you could also see the powers of concen-
tration they've mastered in their own sport
being carried over into the video games
contest."
With all hopes now turned toward the
Olympics, Atari will be present there, too, in
the role of sponsor. As the official video
games for the 1984 summer spectacular,
coin video favorites will be installed in the
Olympic Villages for the recreational enjoy-
ment of the participants during their stay in
Los Angeles. We're on our way.
• Pole Position is engineered and designed by Namco Ltd ..
manufactured under license by Atari. Inc. Trademark and
© Namco 1982.
• • Xevious is engineered and designed by Namco Ltd.,
manufactured under license by Atari, Inc. Trademark and
© Namco 1982.
School in Bossier City, Louisiana this fall as
a senior where he will add track and field
as well as weight lifting to his strenuous
physical regimen. However, during the
school year, his studies take precedence
over skating. Being a strong student in
math and computer science, he plans to
continue this direction in college and pos-
sibly enter into the medical field. Chris
takes the Gold in academics as attested to
by the fact that he is a National Honor
Society Member, National Merit Scholar
and has also received his Letter for
Leadership.
Chris has been speed skating for the
past four years since the local Crystal
Palace roller rink announced the formation
of a team. He now travels quite extensively
throughout the southern United States with
this group and is working toward the hope
that the 1988 Olympic Games will finally in-
corporate this event. But whatever course
his life takes, we're sure he'll come out a
fast-track winner.
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Editor: Laura Burgess
Writer: Debby Note
Art Director: Brian Balistreri
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