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...Grinkov's death was caused by severe blockages of two coronary arteries, one of which is known as "the widowmaker." His father had died suddenly four years ago at age 52, and Grinkov had high blood pressure, as well as an enlarged heart. The autopsy also revealed that the skater had suffered a heart attack in the 24 hours before his death, but given his stoic nature and his high threshold of pain--he often skated with shoulder and back miseries--Grinkov might have brushed off the attack as mere discomfort. Indeed, the essence of his genius...
Tonight's 8 p.m. performance is sold out. However, tickets are still available for tomorrow's 1 p.m. performance.CrimsonJohn C. MitchellKELLY O'GRADY, a four-year-old, was the youngest skater for the second year...
TONYA HARDING Judge ices nervy ex-skater's bid to shave time off her community-service sentence...
...excellent skater, an excellent stick handler and an excellent play-maker," said Michael A. Jackman, assistant director of the Office of Sports Information...
...element is the spinning disk. As a cloud of gas and dust collapses under gravity, it spins faster and faster, like a figure skater pulling his arms in against his body as he goes into a rapid whirl. The accelerating rotation, in turn, makes the cloud flatten out into a pancake, with the highest density in the center, where the star starts to form. Unlike a solid disk -- a CD, for example -- this one rotates faster in the center than at the edges. The star, pulling in more matter as it grows more massive, should spin the fastest...