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...generation ago, during the Soviet era, defectors like Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev and Natalia Makarova were galvanizing the dance world. Russian dancers and the historic tradition they sprang from were the gold standard in international ballet. Today, however, the buzz is all about Latins...
...will include a visit to the high-tech industries in Hyderabad, will play up the recent goodwill. Indeed, since 1947, when India won its independence from Great Britain, relations between the United States and world?s most populopus democracy have often been rocky. India enjoyed close relations with the Soviet Union during most of the Cold War, while the U.S. often sided with its bitter neighbor Pakistan. India's nuclear program - the country detonated its first atomic weapon in 1974 - also made for tension over the years...
...played in her third and very likely last Olympics, looks at video from the women's debut at Nagano in 1998 and thinks, "it's crazy how much bigger and better the game is today." She recalled the boost given hockey in the U.S. by the victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, suggesting the same kicker might occur for women's hockey in Europe now that the Big Two don't appear invincible...
...nothing to lose. The Russian team is young, assembled by former NHL star Pavel Bure and led by rising players, including NHL rookie-of-the-year candidate Alexander Ovechkin. That can't be reassuring for the Canadians. In Olympic history, Canada's record against Russia (and the former Soviet Union) is one win and six losses. The Russians don't seem intimidated. "I hear the same thing over and over again--even the Russian people in the stands saying we're no good," says forward Alexei Kovalev. "We don't care about Canada and the other teams. Every team...
...loop, followed by a triple Axel-double toe. Although his athleticism and signature Sex Bomb exhibition routines?he skates to the Tom Jones song wearing a skin-colored muscle suit?have made Plushenko a pin-up star back home, the Russian tellingly avoided paying homage to the state as Soviet athletes once felt obliged to do. "I have a great coach," said Plushenko, dodging a question about whether his victory was rooted in the Russian sports system. "I have also something inside...