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...Coming into Salt Lake City, no skater since Lipinski had done the rough equivalent of that sensational accomplishment. There had been modest surprises - tantamount to scandals in the skating world - but that...
...Elsewhere, of course, there had been all manner of sporting upset: D'backs over Yanks, Pats over Rams, Tiger chased in the first round of match play. It got me thinking. Yes, yes, sure: Judged sports are, by their nature, subjective. But isn't it awful that a skater can't come from behind and surge to glory? That's the very quintessence of athletic achievement. The comeback. The pass or dunk or kick with .01 on the clock...
...Coming into Salt Lake City, no skater since Lipinski had done the rough equivalent of that sensational accomplishment. There had been modest surprises - tantamount to scandals in the skating world - but that...
...world is spared 10,000 more "Oh No!" headlines. (I fear 10,000 "Oh Yes!" variations are being inked even now.) The better news is, justice was done and as fine a 19-year-old sportsman as the world knows was awarded his rightful prize. Apolo Anton Ohno, speed skater, dude, fun kid, icon, superstar of the highest water, was escorted to the top step of the podium thanks to a DQ, it is true. But if you were there in the arena - and even if you didn't understand short track - it was evident in the last lap: Ohno...
...adept at all. Tamara has never seen me skate, but she said if I was five years younger, she’d be happy to be my coach,” he says. “It’s too late to become a world-class skater, but it’s not to late to enjoy skating for what it is—recreational and enjoyable. I just move around the ice and feel proud of myself for that...