Word: skater
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...such earthbound perseverance has emerged an amazing grace, with no trace of strain, as Kwan last month won the U.S. national title and the honor of leading America's women figure skaters to the Olympics next week. It was a victory that gave no evidence of the pain that shoots through her left foot when she lands one of those seemingly effortless triple jumps. The only expression on her face was that beatific smile, won by defiance of every sort of gravity, not just the earth's but the body's and the mind's as well, dangerous forces that...
...appeared. The technical scores, usually her highest, included a 5.5 out of a perfect 6.0. The pattern has continued in Lipinski's other competitions this season. On several jumps, judges have noted some flaws in her technique that have cost her points. Lipinski's coach, Richard Callaghan, believes his skater is being scrutinized more carefully because she is the current world champion. Lipinski admits to being "puzzled" by her lower technical scores, but in public, at least, she doesn't let it bother her. "I have a lot of confidence in my skating this year," she says. "So when...
With every ice-gouging jump, every painted-on smile and every slip-and-slide wipeout broadcast into our homes on an incessant beam, we all know how difficult it is to become a world-class figure skater. We nod knowingly when commentators talk about turnout of feet and good position in camels...
...really heavy drinking began five months before the crackup, she says. On Jan. 12, 1997, with a Russian-trained skater named Ari Zakarian in the passenger seat and her blood-alcohol level at 0.168 in a state with a 0.10 limit, Baiul swerved off the road and slammed into the trees. "I got 14 stitches and couldn't walk the next day. I said, 'Oh, my God, I'm still alive...
Professional figure skater Paul Wylie '91 echoed the fears of all Crimson fans with his comments, although he still believes Harvard will emerge victorious by a score...