Word: finished
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...We’re going to finish the best we can and we’re gearing up for the individual,” O’Connor said. “Hopefully, I can finally get that conference tournament title. I’ve been to the finals three times...
...thrilling finish to its regular season, the No. 1 Harvard women’s squash team (9-0, 6-0 Ivy) defeated archrival No. 5 Yale (9-4, 3-3) to claim its 17th Ivy League title Saturday afternoon. Despite the Bulldogs’ home-court advantage in New Haven, the Crimson emerged victorious with...
...world's greatest chefs are busy training for the premier cooking contest, the Bocuse d'Or, which will take place next January in Lyon, France. In the twelve competitions that have taken place since the first biennial Bocuse d'Or in 1987, America has never won, or even finished better than sixth. (France has won fully half of the contests to date.) Ten days ago, a young cook named James Kent, who helps run the kitchen in New York City's Eleven Madison Park restaurant, was anointed as this year's hope to break the jinx. Given the splendor...
...mixing sheer athleticism with sublime grace. Which teams would prevent a person from even dreaming about taking a bathroom break during their routines, like the baseball player who compels you to drop everything while he's at bat? In a sport like figure skating, in which there's no finish line to crown a clear-cut winner, you might as well judge with your...
...hasn't screwed up something they've done a millions times, blown the easy layup, and wanted to scream? Chruscinski refused to stick to skating decorum and keep smiling for the judges. "I was pissed off," he says afterward. "So stupid. I wanted to end with a beautiful finish, and then that happened." On the ice, his partner gave him the evil eye. Was she upset too? Chruscinski smiles. "A little bit," he says. Translation: she was pissed. The pair finished in 18th place, but I moved them up for keeping it real...