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Despite two back-to-back power-plays, Yale couldn't quite break through, as the Crimson swarmed on any skater who moved into its defensive zone. Sullivan did the same to Harvard for the remainder as well, slapping away a number of shots from fiery forwards Steve Martins and Brian Farrell...
...glitzy moves, though. Rollerblading has its less pleasant side, as most of the Sunday skaters can attest. Thomas' type of accident is a common occurrence for almost any frequent skater...
...Nancy McGinty, a recreational skater who sometimes watches the riverside displays, badly bruised her knee when she fell on her icy driveway, and was sore for four months. Now she wears knee pads. Watching the skaters' hot-shot antics, she shakes her head in amazement...
...single-minded 14-year quest. She is a fourth-generation American, raised in Fremont, where her father is a dentist. Kristi was born with clubfeet, but the condition was corrected, and by six she was on the ice for keeps. For years she was a superior pairs skater as well and often competed solo with scant practice. It may be a result of giving up the dual assignment, or moving to Edmonton, Alberta, for training, or perhaps the onset of maturity, but in the past year or so she has forged a fluent artistic identity and put aside the more...
Away from the rink Yamaguchi is reserved, but not shy. Says U.S. coach Don Laws: "Kristi has the ideal temperament for a skater. She trusts her coach, her parents and her program." She has already been bitten by the ice-show bug after a brief tour with a group sponsored by Campbell's soup. "I just got a little taste," she says, "but it was great -- the travel, the crowds, being with other skaters in a noncompetitive atmosphere. Just like a family...