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...past year, it all came together last week. He became the first man since Mark Spitz in 1972 to win the 100-m and 200-m freestyle finals - perhaps an even greater feat than the American's considering the Dutchman's stellar opponents. In winning the blue-ribbon sprint title, Van den Hoogenband ended the reign of Alexander Popov, who was trying to win his third straight Olympic 100-m freestyle gold. "It's not the end of the world, obviously," said the 28-year-old Russian, undefeated over the distance for seven years before the Dutchman beat him last...
...race, with 14 runners finishing within two hours 30 minutes, Chepchumba and Simon both finished inside the previous Olympic best time. As she entered the stadium for one lap of the track Takahashi's race was nearly cut short by an overzealous official who stepped out with the finish ribbon, but realized her mistake and let the runner past to complete the race. Japanese journalists thronged the athlete afterward, wanting to interview their new heroine and her coach for special late editions of their newspapers...
...from the Denver Broncos, Coors, Norwest Bank, Texaco and Conoco. The half-million-dollar foundation is developing recording studios, a 240-acre mountain retreat, a computer lab for kids who are at risk and a hockey arena. "Les' program is very successful," says Dar Emme, founder of the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program in Westminster, Colo. "Taking the grief of losing a child and turning it into something positive is absolutely wonderful...
...Clinton said the 15 recipients "have earned the gratitude of every American." After describing the history of the award, she introduced President Clinton, who spoke about each recipient before awarding the medals, which feature a white star on a gold and red background hanging on a blue and white ribbon...
...inwardness as she contemplates the sneak serve she is about to make. The painting's visual rhymes are delicious. Each feather of the shuttlecock, for instance, repeats some element of her appearance. White feathers repeat the white of her apron; a blue feather picks up the blue of her ribbon; a pink feather, the color of her cheek. It is as perfectly made as any sonnet. It makes you realize what rewards can flow from Chardin's desire to link the appearance of spontaneous feeling with the discreet display of its opposite, a technical perfection whose integrity rises from knowing...