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...although she has yet to obtain a driver's license, the New Yorker has proved herself a deft navigator of the skating circuit. She is a crafty competitor with enough international experience to know--and deliver--what the judges like to see. She bested both Kwan and Russian star Irina Slutskaya at an international competition in November, becoming the first U.S. skater to beat Kwan since Tara Lipinski did it at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan...
That dry spell may end in Salt Lake City, if either Irina Slutskaya, 22, or Maria Butyrskaya, 29, performs to her potential. Their skating at last month's European champion-ships was shaky, but Slutskaya has defeated U.S. champion Michelle Kwan each time they have competed this season, while Butyrskaya grabbed gold from Kwan at the 1999 Worlds...
...favored pairs and ice dancers. For the first time in years, the Russian entrants face formidable competition. Canadian pair Jamie Sale and David Pelletier could snatch gold from reigning Olympic silver medalists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, while three couples - from France, Italy and Canada - could finish ahead of Irina Lobacheva and Ilya Averbukh, the leading Russian ice-dancers...
...stylization comes up short, though, in its inexplicable interjection of loud New Age-ish music at the ends of dramatic scenes. In one particular scene, Irina, sitting alone in the living room of her home, speaks solemnly for several moments. Finally, she bows her head and, emphasizing the play’s chief plot elements, declares, “I want to go to Moscow.” No time, though, is allowed for reflection by either the character or the audience. Even before the stage darkens, the music assails the audience and pulls it out of its reverie...
Aside from these drawbacks, however, the cast creates performances memorable enough to carry the evening. Under the direction of Dorothy A. Fortenberry ’02, Furrow leads the production with her subtle and well-wrought portrayal of Irina, the wide-eyed innocent who slowly loses hold of her dream and sinks into reality. Lehrman, meanwhile, brings a sharp cynicism to Olga that appropriately distinguishes her. Thomas’ performance is the least clear of the sisters; in act one, her motivations seem blurred and even lost. Yet, Thomas improves throughout the night and is quite powerful in the final...