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...year-old manager, JERRY SOLOMON. Kerrigan's mom broke the news that the Washington-based agent had presented Nancy with a ring (ice, of course) last month. Solomon, who separated from his first wife in 1993, has said in the past that he and the Olympic skating medalist drew closer after she was clubbed on the leg in January 1994. Wedding details are still unclear, but afterward they're probably not going to Disney World...
...chance to blow past the all-time season record of 13 wins posted in 1979 by Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden. Tomba's comeback is a bottomless source of marvel for his adoring fans. His Olympic disappointments last year in Lillehammer, Norway, led the three-time Winter Games gold medalist to consider retiring. His father, among others, talked him out of it, Tomba says. Last summer he trained intensively in Argentina and Chile, shedding the between-competition flab that at times has made La Bomba look more like an overgrown bambino. He returned in harder shape and, with age catching...
...this year's benefit, which featured Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan, was deemed successful by all. In fact, many contributors increased their donations in honor of the event's historic silver anniversary...
...November, the women showed their mettle at the International World Championships off San Diego, a warm-up for the Cup, finishing second only to the Australians. Conner and PACT 95, both sailing slower yachts, finished far behind. "We showed them they better take us seriously," says Olympic bronze medalist Jennifer Isler. Bill Trenkle, who runs Conner's sailing operations, admits as much. "We realize with a fast boat they'll be dangerous," he says. "Women love to beat men and men love to make fun of men who are beaten by women. If we get our butt kicked...
...hopes of capturing an interview with tabloid queen and Olympic silver-medalist Nancy Kerrigan, unauthorized camera crews and reporters descended on Bright Hockey Center last night for the Eliot House ice skating charity An Evening With Champions...