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...limits slope to sneak in some extra rides. Hannah Teter, 19, and Gretchen Bleiler, 24, returned in time to take home gold and silver, respectively. In the finals of the snowboard cross, a new, Roller-Derby-on-snow Olympic event in which four boarders twist and fly down a mountain to the finish, favorite Seth Wescott, 29, should have panicked, trailing Slovakia's Radoslav Zidek late in the race. (It's the Olympics, don't you know?) He didn't and cut off Zidek like a Torino taxi driver to win by one of the whiskers on his chin...
...hitting a human being. The sport is dangerous, which heightens its thrill, but it's a civilized level of danger that's usually manageable through good equipment, experienced companions, and traditional codes of conduct. The emotions behind these codes are old and fixed: pride and shame. Like a mountain climbing expedition, a hunting trip is an excuse-free zone. Once a person picks up his gun, he is that gun. And whatever that gun causes...
...awareness that the public needs to have a higher level of financial literacy. Livedoor shareholders have learned a costly yet important lesson: it's always good to know exactly what you're paying for. Jo Matsumoto Fujisawa, Japan Cowboys in Love The critical acclaim received by the movie Brokeback Mountain is well deserved [Jan. 30]. It takes a courageous filmmaker to tackle the subject of a love affair between two men. Like many, I was awed by the depth of the movie and its characters. But I am concerned about gay men who continue to carry on homosexual affairs while...
...luxury five-star hotel in the Italian ski resort of Cortina is still rocking its clientele. "We loved the idea of starting again," says Paola Gualandi, whose entrepreneurial clan now owns the Cristallo. "And Cortina is very popular and upscale - everybody wants to be here." The exclusive mountain getaway first opened its doors in 1901, attracting the likes of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and Albert, King of the Belgians, until its first dark spell, when it was turned into a military hospital during World War I. History repeated itself during World War II, but the hotel rebounded both times...
...Isokinetic Sport Reconditioning Center, equipped to accommodate injured or training athletes. The guest rooms' decor of oak flooring, pine wainscoting and silk plaid curtains doesn't challenge, but that's the point: visitors are here to unwind. Three of the hotel's four restaurants overlook the jagged mountain range, but we sat in the Stube - a cozy, wood-paneled Tyrolean room in which Chef Luigi Sarsano serves up local cuisine. His menu features handmade ravioli stuffed with beetroot and spinach, a falling-off-the-bone baked shank of pork with sauerkraut, and fish shipped in daily from Venice's market...