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Four years ago in Nagano, young Tara Lipinski "pulled a Tara," leaping over Michelle Kwan without nicking her to take the gold medal. In figure skating circles that immediately became known as pulling a Tara because, under the rules of skate scoring - rules so arcane and cryptic and convoluted (and, as we know, so easily abused) - no one is allowed to pass anyone in the rankings unless the pre-disposed judges say they can. Yet Tara did just that, turning in a long program performance so astonishing that the judges could not deny her superiority. And so they moved...
Four years ago in Nagano, young Tara Lipinski "pulled a Tara," leaping over Michelle Kwan without nicking her to take the gold medal. In figure skating circles that immediately became known as pulling a Tara because, under the rules of skate scoring - rules so arcane and cryptic and convoluted (and, as we know, so easily abused) - no one is allowed to pass anyone in the rankings unless the pre-disposed judges say they can. Yet Tara did just that, turning in a long program performance so astonishing that the judges could not deny her superiority. And so they moved...
Before a second of women's hockey was played in Salt Lake, the gold and silver medallists were decided. No, we're not talking about a judging scandal. It's just that there were only two remotely plausible scenarios in a competition that featured the U.S., Canada and six also-rans who had no serious shot at gold. In the first, the U.S. would continue its pre-Olympic domination of the Canadians - the Americans had won all of the last eight meetings - and successfully defend their 1998 gold medal...
...Sure, Finland gave Canada a scare in their semifinal, leading 3-2 before Team Canada woke up and answered with four goals to win. But it will still take "a couple more years of development and improving" before the Finns can threaten for gold, said Canadian star forward Hayley Wickenheiser. Her head coach, Daniele Sauvageau, was diplomatic about the opposition and said women's hockey was going "in the right direction...
...seniors, for the love of God, when you’re about to gripe about your third chapter or grumble about your advisor, hold your tongue. Talk about something, anything, else instead: the Gold Medal fiasco, the hottie in your Warren Court section, Boston’s crappy weather. Even Crossroads would be a more appreciated, exhilarating conversation topic. And to everyone else out there not writing theses, resist the (incomprehensible) temptation and don’t ask about them. You know you’re not really interested, anyway, and your feigned curiosity only perpetuates the misconception that anyone...