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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Winnipeg native dispelled any concerns after her bravissima showing against longtime rival Anni Friesinger of Germany in the 1,500 m. "I just got really wired, had a coffee, felt really on fire--completely different than before the 3K," Klassen said. At the Lingotto Oval, compatriot Kristina Groves, who would take a silver, set the time to beat before Klassen and Friesinger hit the ice, thrillingly paired side by side. When it was over, Klassen had skated so smoothly and powerfully to capture gold that a stunned Friesinger glided over to her rival and gave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Skating Into History | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

...possesses more artifacts from ancient Egypt - including the sarcophagus of Nefertiti - than anywhere outside of Cairo. The city's symbol, the Mole Antonelliana, a dome-plus-spire built in 1889 as part of a synagogue, now houses a fun cinema museum. Even Fiat's onetime central auto factory, the Lingotto, has been converted by architect Renzo Piano into a spiffy cultural and consumer mecca that includes an Agnelli art museum, a theater, a shopping mall and a five-star hotel. The Games have gone a long way toward updating Torino's Baroque-era cityscape with a new subway system, colorful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Torino Gets Stoked | 2/4/2006 | See Source »

...extension, with separate decor, separate signage and sometimes separate uniforms," he says. Le Meridien, a hotel chain based in London, adapted this thinking with the launch of Art + Tech, a design concept geared to sophisticated travelers who demand a stylish ambience as well as the latest in technology. The Lingotto property in Turin, Italy, built within a former Fiat factory, features an entirely separate Art + Tech building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Global Life: The Inn Inside | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

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