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Last year Hasek, 34, did real good, leading the tiny Czech Republic to a gold medal over the All-Star-studded American, Canadian and Russian teams. He has won the Hart Trophy--hockey's MVP award, which is usually reserved for scoring studs--two years running. He's a finalist again this year. Opposing teams scored an average of 1.87 goals per game against him in the regular season, vs. the league average of 2.63. He's known as the "Dominator," which he demonstrated in shutting down the younger, faster and just plain better Ottawa Senators to win the first...
...that occupied us for many, many years. These last eight years I spent here in U.S., I played with many Russians; Alexei Zhitnik, he's my teammate, he's Russian, so I don't feel any bad things. For me it was just a big game for the gold medal." This from a man with a degree in history who taught Czech history for a year...
...lift the Sabres, who finished the regular season with a 37-28-17 record. "I'm not a big believer that one guy can win a championship," says Wayne Gretzky, who would know, "but there's no question in my mind that he single-handedly won the gold medal for one country." Broadcaster John Davidson, a former All-Star goalie, says Hasek's style isn't as spastic as it looks. "I think he flops with something in mind. Every one of them is a calculated move." Sure, if you believe bass calculate that dance they do to persuade...
Schutte turned in another memorable performance for the Crimson at Heps, as she competed in four events on the day. Taking a gold medal finish in the 400m dash, she took the race in 55.57 seconds, while Shearer followed in fifth place with a time of 57.13 seconds...
GOING FOR THE GOLD: TRAMPOLINE When trampolining debuts as an Olympic-medal event at the 2000 games in Sydney, one young star will be Team U.S.A.'s best hope...