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...months after the defining moment of the Nagano Winter Olympics--Tara Lipinski's dramatic victory over Michelle Kwan, in which the two athletes skated as if they had, respectively, nothing and everything to lose--the rivalry continues, at least in the endorsement arena. Unfortunately, since Lipinski retired from competitive skating shortly after the Olympics, the pair has yet to meet again on the ice with anything at stake, though they both appeared together this summer on an exhibition tour of 50-plus cities. Still defined by the rivalry, they are friendly, but not genuine friends...
...part, Kwan, 18, continues to skate at an elite level, showing no loss of determination in the wake of Nagano. She won this year's national and world crowns--titles Lipinski had taken from her the year before--and is already pointing toward the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. She also found time to graduate from high school in September with a 3.61 grade-point average; having taken the SATs three weeks ago, she is currently trying to decide whether college makes sense for her. "I always live with no regrets," she says, reflecting on the past year...
...CZECH HOCKEY Canada and the U.S. shoved in as many NHL players as could fit on a team and packed them off to Nagano; each squad came home with zero Olympic medals. The Czechs, led by NHL goaltender Dominik Hasek, beat them both. Then they crushed the formerly occupying Russians in an emotional championship game. The all-night celebration in Prague made U.S. ticker-tape parades look silly...
After returning from the U.S. Olympic Team that won the gold medal at Nagano last winter, Mleczko has been Harvard's most versatile player this season...
...game-winning goal demonstrated the playmaking ability Botterill developed with the Canadian Olympic Team in Nagano. Taking the puck in the left corner, she stickhandled into the post and found co-captain A.J. Mleczko in front of the goal. Mleczko fired on goal, and Botterill knocked the disc into...