Word: torino
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...Ciao, Torino...
...local cross-country scene, in sneakers and on skis. A Junior Olympian. An All-American.“I really believe that if Morgan wasn’t here playing baseball,” says Joe Walsh, his Harvard coach, “he’d be in Torino.” It was an awkward twist, this, his new fitness agenda, driving nails. As fate would have it for the surehanded All-Ivy shortstop, so was the accident that led him there.“You think a ball hits you in the nose, that?...
...Home cooking. That could be the recipe for Canada's Alpine skiers, who haven't medaled since 1994 but who came agonizingly close in Torino. Olympic rookies Erik Guay, Kelly VanderBeek and Francois Bourque settled for fourth; Genevieve Simard was fifth. Guay, 24, skied on a gimpy knee and missed bronze by 0.1 sec. in the super-G. "Fourth place is the worst," he said. "I'll be thinking about that one-tenth of a second for the next four years." So will VanderBeek, 23, who missed the Ladies' super-G podium...
...Read brought a tangible reminder home to Calgary from Torino: a rock from the finish areas of each of the four ski venues. "I stole them from the Italian Alps because we're turning over every rock trying to find the key to victory. You have to be relentlessly committed to excellence. In 2002 our best result was seventh. We've made a lot of progress. Now for the next four years, we've got to redouble that effort...
...With the Torino Olympics in the books, the post-Games' analysis by Own the Podium 2010 chief Roger Jackson gets under way. Each sport will be evaluated to determine what was done right and what needs to change to meet the target of 35 medals and the No. 1 ranking at Vancouver-Whistler. "Own the Podium is a business plan. It's only been in place for 14 months," says Read. "All the winter sports have said, 'Let's roll up the sleeves and get going.'" Thirty-five total medals, from 24? Fourth to first in skiing in four years...