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Just before the opening of the Torino Games, the two top officials of the Canadian Olympic Committee (C.O.C.), Chris Rudge and Michael Chambers, each talked at some length about efforts to boost their nation's medal totals. With that out of the way, the assembled media then homed in on the real story of the moment: Wayne Gretzky and his possible connection to an alleged North American sports-gambling ring. Should Gretzky, the executive director of Canadian men's hockey, stay away from Torino? If the Great One did show up, would his (unsubstantiated) connections to the controversy tarnish...
...Games must go on, and with Canada's men's hockey team having righted a Nagano wrong by winning the gold medal in 2002 in Salt Lake City, the focus in Torino--pre-Gretzky, anyway--was supposed to shift at least slightly to the rest of the country's Olympic athletes. The C.O.C. is challenging its skiers, skaters and sliders to lift Canada to third place overall at this year's Games, up from fourth in Salt Lake City. With the Vancouver-Whistler Games on the horizon, the C.O.C. views Torino as an early indicator of whether Canada...
...cross (skis crossed, tips down) off the second. "I've been feeling the pressure pretty much the last eight months," said Heil, 22. "The most important thing was to be in the moment and just let it all out." At the 2002 Games, Heil placed fourth, missing a bronze medal by one-hundredth of a point...
...Canada the quick medal win set up a no-excuses Olympic Games. In a key run-up to Torino, Canada finished second to Germany in medals in the World Cup, and it has top competitors in almost every field. Speedskater Cindy Klassen has a shot at three or four medals, and the skating team overall could win seven. Among other favorites: skeleton riders Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards and Jeff Pain have dominated World Cup circuits this season; cross-country skiers Beckie Scott and Sara Renner have won seven World Cup medals; and the men's and women's curling and hockey...
...Stoic throughout the difficult meeting with the media, Kwan was subdued but very controlled, her only emotion slipping out in several tears as she talked about the possibility of a skating career devoid of the Olympic gold medal. "My parents are here, and they want me to be happy, they want their baby to win gold. But I've learned that it's not about the gold, it's about the spirit of it. I've tried my best. If I don't win the gold, it's okay...