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Ever since softball had first been introduced into the Olympics in 1996, the US had won three of the first four gold medals, leading many to believe that a sport so dominated by one country had no place in an international competition. This logic represents a flaw in the management of Olympic sports. The goal of the games is to bring the world and its greatest athletes together, not to remove sports that have been won almost exclusively by a single country. In the 2008 games, China swept all three medals of the table tennis tournaments, and yet no action...
...from the dormlike conditions of Villages past. And the views are nothing short of breathtaking. Many apartments look out onto an inlet and the silver downtown skyline, with snowcapped mountains as a backdrop. "It's blown us away, to be honest," says U.S. speedskater Chad Hedrick, who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and is a medal contender this year. "They really went big on this. It's a million-dollar view, for sure." (See 25 Winter Olympic athletes to watch...
...Adam R. Gold ’11 is a physics concentrator in Adams House. His column appears on alternate Mondays...
...addition to the 4x400 relay, the women’s track and field teams also took home gold in three other events, all won by freshmen. Olivia Weeks posted an 11.96-meter mark in the triple jump to win the event, while classmate Ashtynn Baltimore captured an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 60-meter hurdles despite placing second...
...captain Jack Brady also enjoyed a standout performance, setting a meet record in the weight throw, and the 4x400 men’s relay team matched its female counterpart, as the group secured gold in the final event to officially give the Harvard men their second-consecutive Beantown title...