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...powerful shot, skill with the puck, and ability to play at both ends of the ice offered fans a taste of what the skater could do once she got her moment in the spotlight...
...even in the loss, it was fitting that a Crimson skater, Coskren, scored the final goal against Cornell. Harvard, having overcome obstacles all season, was unwilling to stop fighting, even in the face of a five-goal deficit...
...half minutes into the game. Once the Big Red got the puck, sophomore Catherine White was find open ice on Harvard’s end and teammate Amanda Young hit her with the puck for an easy goal against Crimson freshman Laura Bellamy. Four minutes later, a different Cornell skater, Karlee Overguard, found the back of the net on an unassisted tally to put the Crimson down by two early in the game...
...Septwolves shops jackets are just as likely to have a Mandarin collar as a notched lapel. Color palettes are geared to domestic tastes and all garments, even those intended for casual wear, have a certain dressiness, fit and attention to detail that Chinese men prefer - you'll see no skater shorts, scruffy denim or torn tees hanging on a Septwolves rack. "We've learned to adopt certain fashion elements that are more culturally agreeable to the Chinese consumer," says Zhou. The strategy has worked extremely well for the chain, which now has more than 3,000 stores...
Give locals something to cheer about - but don't overdo it. Sports fans will doff their cap to a great performance by any competitor. In Vancouver, it was hard to see past American skier Lindsey Vonn or South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na. But the sporting success of the home nation helps set the tone for an Olympics. Just ask Canada's rabid ice hockey fans. Canada topped the gold-medal count this winter, and the U.K. will be under pressure to deliver in 2012. Recent history is encouraging: Britain finished fourth in the medals table in Beijing...