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"I was so surprised and I was so proud, because an Olympic champion was waiting for me," Boit said Wednesday. He's back at these Games having slashed 11minutes off his time. "He told me, 'Please keep it up. Don't let these Olympics be the last one.'" Boit returned...
Boit first got on skis in 1996, after being approached by Nike to train for Nagano on the company dime. He is still competing using money from Nike and the Kenyan Olympic Committee. Other lone athletes have also struck it lucky with sponsorship. Swiss businessman Toni Hauswirth, who owns property...
Both teams have put in years of training and made personal sacrifices to prepare for the Olympics, both knew that the difference between golden glory and silver sadness would likely come down to one U.S.-Canada game, and both are thrilled that game has at last arrived.
“We’ve won everything except for the Olympics,” said Canadan leading scorer Hayley Wickenheiser said. “That’s the missing piece.”
Tonya Harding and her unfortunate crowbar antics were missed in Salt Lake City this year. But for figure skating fans with a leftover thirst for scandal, the Olympics did not disappoint. Matthew L. Butler ’04 was glued to the TV coverage of the controversial gold medal awards...