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...billion Indians with him down the icy luge track (he came in a surprising 33rd out of 50), to slalom skier Gian Matteo Giordani, who will represent the tiny European enclave of San Marino today, none of them entered believing they had a chance to end up on the podium. Some, like South African Alpine skier Alex Heath, think they could strike gold, if only they had the funding (and the training and equipment it buys) of the big national teams. Others are poster children for Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the Modern Games, who said that the most...
...inked even now.) The better news is, justice was done and as fine a 19-year-old sportsman as the world knows was awarded his rightful prize. Apolo Anton Ohno, speed skater, dude, fun kid, icon, superstar of the highest water, was escorted to the top step of the podium thanks to a DQ, it is true. But if you were there in the arena - and even if you didn't understand short track - it was evident in the last lap: Ohno had the legs and smarts to beat that guy, and that guy blocked him. Whatever technical term...
...Theirs was a surprise finish in the inaugural women's Olympic bobsled competition, which was expected to end with either Racine, a two-time world No. 1 driver, or one of two German teams, whose drivers ranked first and second this season, on top of the podium. Bakken, who has been hampered by injury and poor performance, hasn't won a World Cup event for years and was ranked sixth coming into the Games. But a record-breaking start time led to a track-record run in the first heat, and her USA 2 sled made a clean, relatively quick...
...American had won two events in a row since Phil Mahre in 1983. Then, in early January in Adelboden, Switzerland, Miller won a race by nearly 2 sec. It's an astonishing margin, like winning by 20 m in a 100-m dash. He has been on the winners' podium eight times this season, compared with three last season...
Every rider on the American team has a shot at the podium. Danny Kass, 19, is a show in himself. He blends natural talent with technical style and a blatant disregard for Olympic trappings like coaching, training and discipline. "I'm just here for the beer and [babes]," Kass said after qualifying for the Games. Still, he may pick up some gold as well: Kass is one of the few riders who has pulled off a 1080, or three revolutions, a move that will be a prerequisite for podium status...