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Poised to win, Brian Orser is eager to get started on road to what he hopes will be a gold-medal performance at the world figure-skating championships(...)
Poised to win, Brian Orser is eager to get started on road to what he hopes will be a gold-medal performance at the world figure-skating championships(...)

Poised to win, Brian Orser is eager to get started on road to what he hopes will be a gold-medal performance at the world figure-skating championships(...)

Date2/18/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Poised to win, Brian Orser is eager to get started on road to what he hopes will be a gold-medal performance at the world figure-skating championships in Tokyo, which begin tomorrow. Despite Scott Hamilton's absence, it will be tough. Soviet Alexander Fadeyev is favored.
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