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...snowfall counts remain low and conditions for skiing remain poor across New England. “We’re looking forward to a very historic Dartmouth Carnival [next week],” Graves said. “But right now we don’t know where the cross-country competition is going to be held.” On the men’s side, sophomore Matt Basilico repeated his performance at St. Lawrence as the top alpine male finisher, notching a 35th-place showing with a time of 2:36:26 total, while sophomore Alex Levin...
...longest and most lonesome event - the marathon - is run amid the constant roar of crowds cheering every step of the race. The Winter Games has its own supply of electricity, but it's more a gathering hush as athletes contend with their frozen surroundings. You hear it in the cross-country skier's gasping solitary climb up a snowy hillside or in the sharp swoosh of a perilous slide down a bobsled track. Sometimes there's no sound but the wind as the ski jumper silently soars above the trees. Even inside the arenas, spectators will hold their breaths...
...pick up gold. After winning five World Cup races so far this season, slalom specialist Giorgio Rocca could fill the giant boots of legendary skier Alberto Tomba. Carolina Kostner gives Italy its first real shot at women's figure-skating glory in years. And a strong contingent of cross-country skiers and lugers could stand on the podium. Yet organizers admit the real newsmakers are likely to be foreign athletes. The U.S. ski team, headed by Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves, is looking to bring home multiple medals. The injured Michelle Kwan, still chasing the only gold that's ever...
...Some NYU graduate assistants who wanted to keep working but who would not cross the strikers’ picket lines moved their classes off campus, creating a potential hassle for undergraduates...
Maggie Kennedy received a cross-ice pass while on the powerplay and quickly sent the puck on net to beat Harvard senior goalie...