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...Lake City had been alpine skier Kjetil Andre Aamodt. By taking two gold medals Aamodt wrote himself into the record books with seven Olympic medals, more than any other alpine skier. He was favored to win the combined - one downhill run and two slaloms - and then went on to snatch the super-G from Austrian favorite Stephan Eberharter by .10 sec. The two victories were not a bad result for the 30-year-old, who is often referred to as "the veteran" even though he is, as he points out, "two years younger than Stephan." He had started...
Hermann Maier to snatch gold. At Lillehammer in 1994, America's Tommy Moe grabbed gold over Norway's homegrown favorite, Kjetil Andre Aamodt. So it went at Snowbasin for Austria's season-dominating Stephan Eberharter. Almost predictably, he missed the gold...
Hermann Maier to snatch gold. At Lillehammer in 1994, America's Tommy Moe grabbed gold over Norway's homegrown favorite, Kjetil Andre Aamodt. So it went at Snowbasin for Austria's season-dominating Stephan Eberharter. Almost predictably, he missed the gold...
...strong singles teams, however, may have come at the expense of Russia's traditionally favored pairs and ice dancers. For the first time in years, the Russian entrants face formidable competition. Canadian pair Jamie Sale and David Pelletier could snatch gold from reigning Olympic silver medalists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, while three couples - from France, Italy and Canada - could finish ahead of Irina Lobacheva and Ilya Averbukh, the leading Russian ice-dancers...
...guts." If she can generate a following for herself, the Philippines might yet learn what is really in her heart, as well as what's in her head. Otherwise, stability, and small steps, may be the most it can hope for. Arroyo is wise to close her eyes and snatch some sleep while she can. In the coming months?the coming years if she survives?the opportunities for rest will not come often...