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...starting line that evening. At the outset he jumped the gun. To avoid a repeat and disqualification, he held back for a crucial moment at the second gun, then bore down to make up for lost time. He went down suddenly in the first turn, clipping Japanese Skater Yasushi Kuroiwa and slamming into the sideboard. Looking back, he said that he might have been pushing too hard. It seemed as likely though that emotional pressure had made a difficult curve impossible...
...bottom of the blade -- sending him to his hands and knees and into a wall. For a moment he sat on the ice, unbelieving, until Coach Mike Crowe and Teammate Nick Thometz came over to help him off. Arriving at the bench area, he embraced his fiancee, Canadian Speed Skater Natalie Grenier, and sobbed...
...minutes, was a boost for both men. Orser delivered a jazzy Fred Astaire send- up that he later called "my best short program ever in competition." Boitano was also pleased, humbly mouthing "Thank you, God" just seconds after completing an elegant program that featured a cocky young skater at play...
There were other setbacks. Alexander Fadeev, a Soviet skater who had been touted for the bronze, stumbled twice, enabling his younger teammate, Viktor Petrenko, to take the medal. And Canadian Kurt Browning braved the one quadruple jump of the Olympic competition, only to fall. U.S. Skater Christopher Bowman finished a solid seventh, and Teammate Paul Wylie, who recovered from two early spills to hand in a graceful performance, placed tenth...
Action ! Boitano proves to be the top Brian; Soviet Pairs Skater Katya Gordeeva wins not only the gold but the hearts of Calgary; Downhill Daredevil Pirmin Zurbriggen conquers the horrific Mount Allan course in a brilliant, unforgettable run; West Germany' s Marina Kiehl bests her betters in the women' s event. For Speed Skater Dan Jansen, though, the agony doubles...