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Names in the News - Aug. 17, 1985

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Switzerland’s Karl Alpiger won the opening downhill event of a the men’s World Cup season at Valle de Las Lenas, Argentina. It is the first time the World Cup circuit had staged a South American event. The second and last race of the summer is scheduled today.

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