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...hope that the antipathy was restricted to an irrational few or might blow over after the Games disappeared. In a poll taken before Korea was a co-host of the 2002 soccer World Cup, Ohno topped Osama bin Laden as the person Koreans least wanted to attend. Neither showed...
...nearly four years, it wasn't safe for Ohno to skate in Korea, but in October he arrived in Seoul for a short-track World Cup event. At the airport he was greeted by 100 police in riot gear (for his protection), and at the rink he was disqualified for pushing, delighting the packed house. Otherwise, things couldn't have gone more smoothly. "No death threats while I was in Korea nor leading up to the competition," says Ohno. "Actually, a very high-ranking Korean speed-skating official was telling me that I may have sparked a fan club...
...back after a two-year hiatus but lost to Rohbock for one of two driver spots on the Olympic team. Got it? "There's so much drama, it's ridiculous," says Rohbock. A saving grace, she insists, is that the women now travel with the men on the World Cup circuit. Says Rohbock: "It's just been a good release to be with them and get away from the girls...
...improvement: the streets are being cleaned and teams of men last week were installing stoplights in the rain hours after the end of the workday. The locals are impressed. "Fatah has not achieved anything for me," says Haytham Hammad, 22, a corporal in the Palestinian security forces, over a cup of coffee and a cigarette in an al-Bireh cafe. "Hamas is capable of taking back the rights of the Palestinian people-daily rights like a good job, clean water...
...mountains meet the shimmering Adriatic Sea. The region is still relatively undiscovered, which means unspoiled beaches and affordable prices even in the medieval walled city of Dubrovnik. Berlin and Munich For football fans, Germany is the place to be in June and July when the country hosts the World Cup for the first time as a reunified nation. The opening game will be played in Munich's new Allianz Arena, the final will be in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, and the rest of the games will be spread throughout the country. Apply for tickets now at www.fifaworldcup.com. By Lisa McLaughlin...