Word: rink
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...rise on the rink has been matched by her popularity among fans in Germany and the skating-mad Netherlands. Now a regular figure in Germany's tabloids, she is showered with praise for her sporting success, "cheeky tongue" and "sexy charisma." But why the revealing photos? "There is nothing better than a speedskater's bum," she wrote in Max magazine. "I find it extremely exciting to observe how [my body] changes in the course of a year...
...develop more "original" movements. Some of the lifts turned out to be rather more interesting than the ISU anticipated. Now the organization is trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube, suggesting that the trouble lies with camera angles. "You have cameras on all sides of the rink," points out the ISU's Aline Bussat, "and if a cameraman sees something at an unfortunate angle and gets an unfortunate shot, that doesn't mean that the skaters are performing an undignified lift...
...long as the rink is frozen, you can count on Russian teams winning medals in pairs and ice dancing. For the past half a century, in fact, at least one Russian pair has stood on the Olympic podium, and with the exception of one Games, when British dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold, Russian ice dancers have occupied the top spot in that event. Russian men have also dominated, bringing home gold in the past three Olympics, but oddly enough, no Russian has yet won Olympic gold in ladies' figure skating...
SENTENCED. THOMAS JUNTA, 44, hockey dad who beat to death another father at a Massachusetts ice rink; to a 6-to-10-year prison term for involuntary manslaughter...
...freshman, I have yet to experience the rivalry,” said goalie Dov Grumet-Morris, slated to start against the Big Red. “[Lynah Rink] is one of the most difficult arenas to play...