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Just the thought of such punishment can make men quake. Take the '92 games in Barcelona, where Karelin dispatched two frightened challengers in the semis and finals without breaking a sweat. Both opponents obligingly rolled onto their back to avoid being lifted and airmailed. "They were so afraid of that," says Hull, "that they practically let themselves be pinned...
...those is his countryman Daniel Leonhard, 27, who bested Schumann for the German championship in August. "Sydney will be tough," says Schumann. And after Sydney, will he be ready to give up the pressure? He notes only that "Ragnar Skanaker from Sweden won bronze in Barcelona." Skanaker was 58, so Schumann may have quite a few more Olympics in his sights...
Triple gold medalist Fu Mingxia doesn't expect anyone to remember her. Sure, China's mop-haired diving diva was the youngest gold medalist in Barcelona, at 13, and a double winner in Atlanta. But when she ducked out of the limelight at 18, her whispery voice citing mental exhaustion, the former child prodigy figured her glory days were done. Even today as she trains for Sydney, Fu downplays her talents. "I'm old and a little fat now," jokes the 22-year-old. "I'm yesterday's news...
...Olympic meets have meant trouble for Thompson's personal dreams. Eight years ago, she headed to Barcelona as a world-record holder and favorite for four medals. She finished second in the 100 free. "I choked big time," says Thompson, making no excuses, even though rumors had swirled that China's champion had used performance-enhancing drugs. In 1996, it was worse. She failed to even make the U.S. team in any individual events...
...Arts section. Those realms meld this week in his story on Frank Gehry, as Lacayo sizes up the architect's artistic and social impact. Not exactly a hardship assignment, the story required him to visit Gehry-designed structures across the globe, including those in Seattle as well as in Barcelona and, of course, Bilbao, Spain...