Word: olympian
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Figure skater Paul Wylie gets his opportunitytonight. The second-time Olympian will be the 17thperformer in this evening'stwo-minutes-and-40-second-long original program...
Snoozing at the mouth of a narrow valley, its air perfumed by nearby steel plants, its riverbank paved for a parking lot, its squat office buildings ringed by mounds of sooty snow, Albertville hardly seems destined for global fame. But raise your eyes above the small-town skyline: the Olympian glory of the French Alps explodes in a pastel sunset, sparkling through pine-serrated glaciers. After Sarajevo's Bosnian backwater and Calgary's urban stampede, the 16th Olympic Winter Games will be a soaring high-wire act: 57 events staged in 10 venues across seven valleys...
Comeback stories in the Olympics crop up as often as TV commercials, but few athletes have come from as far behind as two American speed skaters. Early last year, three-time Olympian Mary Docter (near left), 30, checked herself into a clinic for substance abuse. She now concedes that her use of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine was partly responsible for her poor finish in the 1988 Games. When Docter qualified in December for the 1,500-m, 3,000-m and 5,000-m events, it was a double-barreled victory. Says she: "I've stayed straight...
Harvard also gave him unparalled preparation for Olympic competition. Not only has Athletic Director (and two-time Olympian) Bill Cleary been a staunch advocate of Crimson players going to the Olympics instead of the pros, but Harvard also plays a brand of hockey similar to that encountered in international competition...
DESIGN Richard Meier unveils Olympian plans for the Getty Center...