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...Kentucky Fried Chicken in Cooma? Turin 2006 is sounding good after...
...Last night, the Time Olympic team got a taste of Turin, site of the 2006 Games, at Casa Italia. The Casa, a restaurant created on the second floor of a Salt Lake office building by the Turin Organizing Committee and the Italian Consulate General, is staffed by a chef flown in especially for the occasion. Italian athletes, support staff, dignitaries and their guests feast every night on a buffet of northern Italian delights, and drink from a never-ending supply of red wine. By the looks of things, Turin will be a very pleasant site for the next winter games...
Even at their advanced ages, Aamodt and Kjus show no signs of retiring. Aamodt says he intends to compete in Turin in 2006, and Kjus feels he still has the ability and the drive to continue. He worries, though, about the next generation of Norwegian alpine skiers, noting that only Bjarne Solbakken, 24, shows that "he has the qualities to be a big event racer." Ruefully he adds, "It may be that some new guys are coming, but until then we old guys have to stay in there and get some results...
...Every country has improved 100%. It was nice to see Sweden get a bronze medal. They were talking about not even showing up." Perhaps if more funding shows up for the Swedes and other non-North American teams, we'll see a real tournament four years from now in Turin...
...Olympics be the last one.'" Boit returned home to Kenya, named his first-born child D?hlie, and took the champion's advice to heart. Although a hiccup in sponsorship meant he only got four months training in before Salt Lake, he is now determined to train nonstop for the Turin 2006 games and make...