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Pollinger began racing as a tot. By the time he was six, he was scooting past nine-year-olds to become the U.S. champ. The fleet-footed freshman has flown as far as Germany to compete and has now won 30 championship titles in national contests. Recently, he won the 2005 Men’s Junior 5,000-Meter Race Walk Championships in under 23 minutes...
...frame and chairmanship of the First-Year Social Committee, Pollinger seems like the average freshman. “People know me more as the kid who throws parties than the kid who speedwalks,” he says. Indeed, he technically can no longer claim to be the national champ. After turning 19 in October, he must now compete in the adult men’s bracket against a whole different pool—including his long-time coach...
...with at a national design exposition and participate in a daylong seminar with veterans of the invention field. Four finalists will then be selected to receive cash grants and appear on the History Channel. One of those four will be named the 2006 Modern Marvel of the Year champ and receive a $25,000 grant to help bring the winning product to market...
...Golic, 27, as the Anna Kournikova of the game. Golic's skipping serves and skimpy skirts are a hit at pro table-tennis tournaments across the country; male fans sometimes wave signs proposing marriage at her. And her talent is for real: she was a two-time Yugoslav national champ in singles and mixed doubles, and after moving to the U.S. she won the 2004 national collegiate championship playing for Texas Wesleyan University. Golic downplays her potential role as the future face of table tennis. "I hope people enjoy the game--that's the most important thing," she says...
...past the telling biographical detail of its four main characters. Nor does the movie's visual splendor ever obscure the furtive, assertive heart beating under the kimono. It's still early in the season of Oscar contenders, but Geisha has a shot to join Chicago as a Best Picture champ...