Word: skater
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
With just over a munute left in the game, Crimson coach Billy Cleary pulled Hynes from the net, hoping that a sixth skater would get the icemen a goal. But Colgate goaltender Terry McSweeney came up with several clutch saves, and left Cleary shaking his head...
Tomorrow's Olympic line-up will showcase American speed skater Eric Heiden, going for his third gold medal in the 1000-meter race. The third gold will equal the Olympic men's speed skating record last matched by Ard Schenk of the Netherlands...
...suffocating security, the Games remain a unique human experience. Sums up Zhenghua Bao, 14, a figure skater from mainland China, which is attending its first Olympics since 1936: "We have been away from the Olympics for so many years. This is a wonderful opportunity to come and meet all the other young people from around the world...
...will never be a classically elegant skater: her body is too small for the sculptured reach that accents the intricacies of the tricks she performs. But she will always be lightning fast and agile. Says she of what will be her last Olympic meeting with Poetzsch: "I'm glad it's in the States. I'll feel more comfortable. But it's hard going in as the favorite. The underdog has it easier, nothing to lose and a lot to gain. If I can just realize that the world doesn't end if I have a silver...
...sacrifice more than the joy. Says Pitou, now a travel agent: "The kids aren't having fun any more. They're training to death." The real winners may not be the ones who leave Lake Placid with gold but the ones who take away golden memories. Speed Skater Bill Disney won only a silver at Squaw Valley, but no matter. "It was beautiful," he says. "There will never be another Olympics like...