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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...
...Slopes Bode Miller, the skier with the unorthodox style, is one of the few racers with the stamina and versatility to compete in all five Alpine events in Torino. In addition to the four shown here, Miller will ski the combined event, which is a shorter downhill run followed by two slalom runs DOWNHILL Vertical drop: 2,625 ft. (800 m) It?s the longest course of the Alpine events and one of the most dangerous competitions at the Winter Games, with speeds of more than 80 m.p.h. (130 km/h). Skiers take one run down a single course marked...
...largely a white sport, and he has yet to get rich from it, but Davis, 23, the first African American to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speed-skating team, is now a gold-medal favorite for the 1,000-m and 1,500-m races at the Games in Torino. He's also one of the sport's most controversial figures, feuding openly with its governing body, U.S. Speedskating...