Word: packs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...factor," Cleary said of the home ice advantage. "We want to pack that place. I hope the fans do come out in support...
...when one loses a jot of control, three are likely to careen across the water- slickened ice. But as Olympic spectators have seen, short-track racing is an intricate sport, replete with complex strategies. Since up to six skaters start at once, it has the drama of a pack of competitors struggling cheek to cheek -- battle like it oughta...
While the men's contest of wills remained undecided until the last score flashed, the outcome of the pairs competition was all but foreordained. The incandescent young Soviet couple, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, secured a healthy lead during the short program, then skated away from the pack with a seemingly flawless performance in the longer freestyle event. The Soviets, who have claimed every Olympic pairs gold medal since 1964, also placed second and fourth. The top U.S. pair, Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard, survived an awkward spill early in the long program to capture the bronze and win America...
...taxes. The tax on wine is only 5% of what it is on hard liquor, while the tax on beer is 25%. Both could be raised to 50%. The tax on a 750-ml bottle of wine would go from 3 cents to 30 cents and on a six-pack of beer from 16 cents to 32 cents. $3 billion...
...freestyle event witnessed the renewal of the rivalry between Penn State's Denise Sonntag and Harvard's Janice Sweetser. Sonntag defeated Sweetser in the 500-yd. freestyle Thursday, but Harvard's star edged the Nittany Lion for second place. Princeton's Darcie Eckert broke from the pack early, adding a gold in that event to Thursday's triumph in the 200-yd. individual medley...