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Wednesday, February 23. Lucy Walker’s “Devil’s Playground.” Followed by a brief film discussion moderated by Ph.D. candidate Linford Fisher. 7 P.M. Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave. Free...

Author: By Chris A. Kukstis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Happening | 2/18/2005 | See Source »

...wrecking ball of drug abuse has pounded the noble message of the Olympic Creed - "the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well" - to the brink of collapse. It was tempting to believe that Ben Johnson and Linford Christie were villains of a darker past. But great athletes keep turning out to be cheats. American sprinter Kelli White, the reigning 100-m and 200-m world champion, was suspended in May for two years after admitting to using banned drugs since 2000. White was a training partner of Dwain Chambers, a British sprinter of interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Old Games Are Over | 8/11/2004 | See Source »

...wrecking ball of drug abuse has pounded the noble message of the Olympic Creed - "the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well" - to the brink of collapse. It was tempting to believe that Ben Johnson and Linford Christie were villains of a darker past. But great athletes keep turning out to be cheats. American sprinter Kelli White, the reigning 100-m and 200-m world champion, was suspended in May for two years after admitting to using banned drugs since 2000. White was a training partner of Dwain Chambers, a British sprinter of interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking It Higher | 8/11/2004 | See Source »

...Linford Christie Has anybody checked to see if Christie has actually left Olympic Stadium yet? The British sprinter refused to leave the track after being disqualified for two false starts in the 100-m finals in Atlanta. Christie had to be physically removed from the premises before the runners could line up for another start. After Donovan Bailey of Canada won in the world-record time of 9.84 sec., Christie was back on the track, taking his own, delusional victory lap. Then he went after fellow sprinter Ato Boldon, who had called Christie's act "unprofessional." Two false starts revealed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WORST PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF 1996 | 12/23/1996 | See Source »

Citius. Threats of thunderstorms never materialized on Saturday night, but there was lightning on the Olympic Stadium track. Donovan Bailey of Canada won the 100 m in a world-record time of 9.84 sec., although it took three false starts and a petulant protest by Great Britain's Linford Christie, who was disqualified for two of them, before the gun sounded for good. Bailey ran down Frankie Fredericks of Namibia and Ato Boldon of Trinidad to become the world's fastest human--ever. He also helped erase the Seoul stigma of Ben Johnson, who like Bailey was a Jamaican running...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASTER, HIGHER, BRAVER | 8/5/1996 | See Source »

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