Word: torino
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...skated off with the gold at the 2002 Winter Games, Sarah Hughes twirled her way onto the cover of TIME. View our past Olympic covers online, including those of Eric and Beth Heiden, Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney. And starting Feb. 10, visit time.com for photos and commentary from Torino, Italy...
...teens, he was all but dismissed as being uncoachable. But, last year his World Cup triumph was the first by an American in 22 years. His prowess is such that he could win a medal in any of five Alpine skiing events at the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, which begin Feb. 10. Most racers compete in two, at most...
...more irritating this year because U.S. coaches think they can top the long-dominant Austrians in Torino. The USSA motto - Best in the World - may sound immodest, but the team heading to Italy may well be the most talented group of skiers the U.S. has ever assembled. Miller's teammate Daron Rahlves, in fact, was sensational in winning the Lauberhorn downhill at Wengen. John McBride, the men's speed coach and a Miller confidant, acknowledges that the dustup "had been a team issue." But it's not, he adds, "like Bode's turned into...
What would the winter Olympics be without skating, sledding?and soap operas? The 2006 Games in Torino, Italy, are a month away, but the controversies are already flying like a Finnish ski jumper. Canada angered many fans last month by naming hockey pariah Todd Bertuzzi?who pleaded guilty to assault for a vicious on-ice attack on Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore in March 2004?to its Olympic squad, snubbing the sport's golden boy, Siddney Crosby, 18. And injured figure-skating star Michelle Kwan, 25, last week said she would skip the U.S. championships, which double as the sport...
...Missing the nationals doesn't necessarily mean Kwan won't skate in Torino in pursuit of Olympic gold, the only medal to have eluded her. She is petitioning the USFSA for one of three spots on the ladies' team, and her fate will be decided on January 14, immediately after the ladies' event at nationals. Kwan said her doctor cleared her to begin jumping on January 13, barely enough time to prove she will be ready to compete in Torino. "I believe I will be 100% for the Olympics, and I feel that I have a shot...