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American Rulon Gardener, who had never won an NCAA championship, does the unthinkable and defeats Russian Alexander Karelin, a.k.a. the Siberian Bear, for the gold medal in the heaviest weight-class in Greco-Roman wrestling. Karelin was looking for his fourth gold medal and had never lost an international competition before the match...
There are many obstacles to winning a gold medal and here are some of the biggest. At the pool, it's the astounding Aussie Ian Thorpe. In wrestling, Russia's Alex Karelin has never lost a match. The 400-m run?hello Mr. Johnson. Beyond them all, there's the multiple challenge of Marion Jones...
...Karelin and his campaign managers gave one another fits. "They told me to grow hair instead of having my favorite short haircuts. They told me I should not drive sport-utility vehicles--but I don't fit in a regular car. Finally I said, 'Maybe you want me to pierce my ears and nose, paint my cheeks, use lipstick and makeup? Look, the people who vote for me see me every day as I am. I don't have to pretend to make them like...
...rivals hope that the rigors of politics will help wear Karelin down. They note that his matches have got closer of late, with the Russian winning by 1-0 and 2-0 scores. "I truly think he's beatable," says Steve Fraser, national coach of the U.S. Greco-Roman team and a light-heavyweight gold medalist in 1984. Fraser says Rulon Gardner, America's No. 1 super heavyweight, will try to outwork Karelin and exhaust him on his feet. (Ghaffari is an alternate...
There's just one problem. "You can't beat him until you score on him," says Hull. "And Karelin's still not allowing anyone to score. Guys just can't get any position to move him." That's because, of all the Olympians in Sydney this month, Karelin is the closest to being both an immovable object and an irresistible force...