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...agonizingly tragic, not just for the millions who have watched him and his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva perform but especially for the close-knit skating community that had come to believe in the fairy tale of G and G. "We don't need to have this lesson," 1992 Olympic silver medalist Paul Wylie said as the snow fell outside Lake Placid's Mirror Lake Inn two days after his friend's death. "This is just too hard to accept...
They had settled in Simsbury, Connecticut, the site of the International Skating Center, enjoying an idyllic life and training with American and other expatriate Russian skaters--many of whom accompanied Katia and Daria to Moscow for Sergei's funeral on Saturday. One of those was Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton, who offered this sentiment last week: "Kurt Browning once said the only flaw in G and G's program was that it wasn't long enough. The same can be said for Sergei's life...
This year's program showcases both amateur and professional singles and pairs skaters. Among those featured in the program are 1993 and 1995 U.S. National Bronze Medalist Tonia Kwiatkowski; 1985 U.S. National Champ and 1985 and 1986 World Bronze Medalist Tiffany Chin; and 1964 and 1968 Olympic Champions Oleg and Ludmila Protopovov...
...time Olympic Gold Medalist Ludmila Protopov, who has participated in the event for the past seven years, said she did so because it is "our obligation to help the children...
While the Tigers' Laura Gilmore took home medalist honors, with a three-over par 76, sophomore Alexis Boyle led the Crimson, firing an 86, good enough to tie for tenth place overall, and Ranere shot an 87 to tie for thirteenth...