Word: medal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...drama that unfolded last Saturday night at the men's Olympic hockey final in Nagano, in which the Czech Republic beat Russia 1-0 in a hair-raising game, had symbolic meaning well beyond awarding the gold medal to the underdogs. It closely reflected the role the Czechs, armed only with their ideas, played in destroying the Soviet Union...
Mleczko was one of a trio of major competitors in Nagano, Japan this February, all of whom are either Harvard alumni or current students. Sandra Whyte '92 accompanied Mleczko on the United States' gold medal-winning hockey team in the 1998 games, also playing a key role for the squad...
...gold medal game, it was Sandra Whyte's time to shine. Whyte closed out the U.S. team's flawless march by assisting on the first two goals, then sealing the golden bid on an empty-net goal with eight seconds remaining in the game...
When asked what her plans were beyond the medal stand, Mleczko responded by saying that she was headed back to Nantucket, her home, and that she was eager to get on her father's character boat...
Recently in contact with Mleczko, Stone added that A.J. is "very excited" about the medal and the team's play...