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Gamines are always a big hit at the Olympics, whether they're ice skaters or gymnasts. Perhaps the first celebrity sprite was Belarus gymnast OLGA KORBUT, whose feats of elasticity in 1972 earned her three gold medals. Unfortunately, she seems to have tumbled in her middle years. Now 46 and living in Atlanta, Korbut was arrested recently for shoplifting $19 worth of groceries. It was further revealed that in December, police who arrived at her apartment with an eviction notice found $30,000 in counterfeit bills. A friend said Korbut was not living there at the time...
Harvard No. 1 Louisa Hall finished third in the competition, beating the No. 1 players from Yale and Penn. Co-captain Margaret Elias, who plays in the third spot for the Crimson, defeated Cornell No. 1 Olga Puigdeont Sola to finish fifth overall...
...lone loss was in the No. 1 match-up between Louisa Hall and Cornell senior Olga Puigdeont Sola...
...Olga Yevglevskaya ’03 spoke favorably on the merits of Jefferson’s talk, though she said she has different beliefs...
...carry the evening. Under the direction of Dorothy A. Fortenberry ’02, Furrow leads the production with her subtle and well-wrought portrayal of Irina, the wide-eyed innocent who slowly loses hold of her dream and sinks into reality. Lehrman, meanwhile, brings a sharp cynicism to Olga that appropriately distinguishes her. Thomas’ performance is the least clear of the sisters; in act one, her motivations seem blurred and even lost. Yet, Thomas improves throughout the night and is quite powerful in the final scene, crucially contributing to a well-pitched conclusion...