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...that is the point, after all, in spite of patriotic excess, overpowering wedding-banquet music and all sorts of anxiety. It is the refuge of sport that keeps athletes and fans coming back for the Olympics, summer or winteran exhilaration felt with the U.S.'s first gold medal on Saturday, won by Chad Hedrick in the men's 5,000m speedskating event. No matter what is said by Dante in his Inferno. For the occasion, his famous line should read, "Reclaim every hope, ye who enter here." Let the Games begin. 34 Team U.S.A.'s magic number to match...
...Some calamity. Some sissy. Hedrick, the Texan known as "The Exception" for his twang and hard-charging lifestyle in an often stodgy Euro-centric sport, won America's first gold medal in Torino on Saturday, finishing the 5,000-meters in 6:14:68, just two-hundredths behind the Olympic record. "She gave me a little extra push today," Hedrick, a Houston native, says of Geraldine. "I could just feel it." One down, four to go: Hedrick, who is chasing Eric Heiden's record five speed skating gold medals, will next race on Wednesday, in the Team Pursuit...
...going to beg Shani to a skate the pursuit with me," says Hedrick, who met Laura Bush at the previous night's opening ceremonies-nd couldn't believe she recognized her fellow Texan. "It's his prerogative-it's just his way." Plus, Hedrick wanted to relish his gold. "I've never been one to go home and go to bed at 10:00 when I do something well," he says. Chad Hedrick, with three days to recover from a busy night? Davis or not, the Dutch should watch...
...situation is flip-flopped, with Canada now favored for gold. Canada coach Melody Davidson has followed the 2002 U.S.A. strategy. She named 12 Olympic veterans to the 20-woman roster, and they have been together since Aug. 1, including 22 games against Triple-A midget (15- and 16-year-olds) boys teams in Alberta. Canada will rely on special teams and aggressive forechecking to trigger a quick-strike offensive attack. "Hayley Wickenheiser-there are some qualities of hers I don't admire, but the way she drives to the net ... it's like a wave coming at you," says Dreyer...
...Even the wave herself knows that history becomes meaningless once the puck drops in the gold-medal round. "It comes down to one game, and any team can win that game," says Wickenheiser. "Even if we haven't seen their best, we know what they are capable of, and we fully respect that. We focus on ourselves, on our team, on playing our kind of hockey." Canadian-American hockey. Don't forget your mouth guards, ladies. You will need them...