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...embark upon this New Year, there are many easy opportunities for pessimism and skepticism.The situation in Israel, with the impending passing of Primer Minister Ariel Sharon, may get worse before it gets better. There are wars raging, diseases spreading, and oppressive regimes enduring.In Turin, attendance will be lackluster, some skier will be caught doping, and possibly another round of judging will be exposed as corrupt. But let us enter 2006 with hope and optimism, instead of succumbing to their tempting counterparts, doubt and cynicism. Because, as the Olympics remind us, for every Hitler, there is a Jesse Owens. For every...
Pity the skateboarder who messes up on a jump and slams down on his feet or a skier who hits a slalom gate at 70 m.p.h. While better protection is the obvious answer, skaters want thin sneaker soles so they can feel their board, and skiers are reluctant to relinquish any flexibility. Enter snowboard-loving British inventors Richard Palmer and Phil Green, both 39, and their new material, d3o, which can perform a few high-speed tricks of its own. d3o's molecules flow as an athlete moves, but on impact they bind together instantaneously to absorb shock, then unlock...
...excited to begin as any other. But with one catch—the Crimson didn’t, and still doesn’t, have a coach. Since the Aug. 30 departure of former head coach Justin Rouleau for Massachusetts, his alma mater, Harvard’s alpine skiers have been without direction. So just how have the skiers managed in the absence of a particular leader? “If anything, we’ve had a problem with over-attendance because we have so many people on the team right now,” said senior women?...
Together, the boys skied through the sub-zero Berkshire winds, enduring falls and frostbite with grins. My brother and I used to love to remember how Paul, usually the consummate athlete but only an amateur skier, was unafraid to lose a ski or two in his dogged pursuit of the expert trails. He was happy to whiz down the mountain with his friends and fully willing to end up in the snow instead of on it, if that’s what it took to have a good time...
...only experienced women’s Nordic skier, Harlow led the Crimson this season, making significant strides to try to close the gap left by McLoon...