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...when they disqualified her from the 4x5-km cross-country relay after she failed a blood test administered just prior to competition. The Russians, who have had a poor showing at the Games, also complained that their hockey team was heavily penalized and that their skaters, including silver medalist Irina Slutskaya, were harshly judged. In Moscow, politicians, reflecting public anger, expressed outrage. Sports Minister Pavel Rozhkov demanded both apologies and action from the International Olympic Committee. "Otherwise, the Russian team pulls out. We can set up games...
Skating after an American at an Olympics in the U.S. cannot be the most confidence-boosting experience, especially for a skater from Russia. "Oh, it was so hard to skate after Michelle [Kwan]," said Irina Slutskaya, a favorite in ladies' figure skating. Dodging the love tokens strewn on the ice from Kwan's fans was the least of Slutskaya's worries. Because of the skate order, the 23-year-old Muscovite's performance would determine whether Kwan or Sarah Hughes glided away with gold. If Slutskaya finished ahead of Kwan in the long program, Hughes would win; if she finished...
...same time, a 5'4", 34-year-old man named Derek Parra churns several swift laps in the 1,500-meter speed skate race, and charges toward the finish, hoping to hold on. Meantime, the Games' marquee event, women's figure skating, is well underway. The usual suspects - Irina Slutskaya of Russia and American teenagers Sasha Cohen and Sarah Hughes - are already placed 1-2-3 as the elegant 21-year-old veteran Michelle Kwan skates to center ice to begin her short program...
...yesterday morning I started thinking about figure skating, where, at the time, Kwan, the Russian Irina Slutskaya, American Sasha Cohen and Hughes stood one through four. Too bad, I mused, that the kids can't jump up in the standings if they really crank one tonight...
...really," she said, "because if Michelle beats Irina then she wins but if Irina beats her and Sarah beats Sasha...