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...slalom victory that still amazes me today. In her first run, she missed a gate and had to backtrack to go through. She finished that run in fourth place. Yet her second run was so spectacular that her total time was good enough for a second gold medal, making her the first female skier to win two golds at the same Olympics. And she remains the only American female skier to have done so. Eight years later, at the Squaw Valley Olympics, she became the first woman in Olympic history to escort the final torchbearer at the opening ceremonies...
...From Slavery to Freedom, John Hope Franklin, 94, bridged the gap between black history and American history, documenting how blacks and whites coexisted and how widely their experiences differed. Educated at the historically black Fisk University, Franklin earned two postgraduate degrees from Harvard and in 1995 received a Presidential Medal of Freedom and the NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his contribution to African-American history...
...around Texas and from across the nation, including powerhouses Rice University, Jackson State, Michigan and Texas Tech. Despite the unfamiliar competition, both the men’s and women’s teams continued to perform well.On the women’s side, sophomore Jamie Olson received a silver medal in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.67, just half a second behind first place finisher Keltie John from Rice and only one second ahead of Crimson freshman Meghan Looney, who placed fourth.Other highlights included seniors Geneva Trotter and Dara Wilson’s fourth- and fifth...
Mills, a 2008 Olympian with Israel, was the No. 1 seed entering the tournament. She posted a 21-2 record in the first seven rounds, but fell short 15-9 in the women’s epee gold medal match. Both Vloka and Mills were named All-Americans for their efforts...
...well-respected bullfighters, Paco Camino and José Tomás, went so far as to return their medals (granted in 2004 and 2008, respectively) in protest. According to Vicente, whose agency represents Tomás, the decision was motivated by the latter's "belief that he is a depository for the art of bullfighting, that he has to defend it. José Tomás has nothing against Rivera; he has a problem with the ministry's argument for bestowing the medal on Rivera. It devalues the award...