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Show . 7 J . 1 nHi1r4r fiiTiVi 11 '.... Al PltG r continued from page 4 h 1 ri j n 1 1 1 l?lt m nil ti 1 1 1 1 t Vyw i k 1,1 1 vwy-yyM usuu Simply the worst: No. 2 After Kwan's personal descent actually before it there was Skategate. The judging controversy did the French judge swap her vote for the Russian pair to gain a gold medal for the French ice dancers'? Who knew what, and when did they know it? And what will become of it all? At first, head of the International Skating Union, Ottavio Cinquanta, said, "I do not have the power to change the result." Then Cinquanta under pressure from the International Olympic Committee - found that power. Canadian pair David Pelletier and Jamie Sale were given gold medals to match the ones the judges gave to Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze on the final night of the competition. Quoting Pelletier, his lawyer, Craig Fenech, maintained, "I don't have to have the gold medal, but I want the truth to come out." Now that the Games have closed, that may or may not ever happen. The odds appear about as good as the passage of the new scoring system Cinquanta later proposed, which few people in figure skating anticipate will ever be implemented. No. 3 How did the Russians, the South Koreans, the Japanese, the Canadians spell win? With an "h" and an "e." To whine became nearly an official sport at these Games. The Russians said the world was against them and for Canadians and Americans. The South Koreans complained about a disqualification of one of their short-tracker skaters; the Japanese did the same. The Canadians, of course, lobbied for and received the extra set of gold medals for Pelletier and Sale. For too many days, it was not whether you won or lost but whether you could make Olympic officials so sick of your complaints that they would give in just to shut you up. No. 4 Bobsledder Jean Racine understood the focus of the American Olympic movement only too well. Racine dumped supposed friend and teammate Jen Davidson for Gea Johnson. Then, when Johnson pulled a hammy, Racine tried to steal Flowers from the No. 2 U.S. sled. Fortunately, Flowers had too much class. More fortunately, Mean Jean did not medal. No. 5 Hockey. And we're not talking about the heavily favored U.S. women's team stubbing its toe and not winning another gold medal. This is about the U.S. resorting to professional players in an attempt to replicate what amateurs did back in " 1 '" 1 " " 1 1. 1. 1 ,1 , 1 ! . 1 . . m - 11 H Wo lmpQ 1 . 1 is hiring: . ' senior features writer senior business writer For more information, call Tanna Barry at 626-7121. the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. But win or lose, medal or not, mercenaries cannot measure up to the "Miracle on lce." the hockey tournaments at the 2002 Winter Olympics was Belarus' 4-3 upset of Sweden. "Sometimes," said Belarus' Anmdrei Mezin, "even a gun with- The only thing that came close in out the bullet shoots." Ai) i:urisi: Hnui:! Siai i:mdi:!!! -Thkoi cu i Voi r Local Paim r.- ST YI I: WSDI: ADVnU ISiVG M (WORK Ask your local paper hew you can reach over 20,000 households in 40 Utah newspapers in one easy step through Utah Press Asso- ciatjon statewide 2x2 display network (National placement is also available, through Utah Press Association j iMSlii mOSSim J-- 11 .' 1- lir 1 . i.i ..i .1 ii.it.,.11.,.,.. 1 wi 1 11 1. 11 Ask your-local paper how you can reach over 600.000 households in 50 Utah newspapers in one easy step through Utah Press Associa tion statewide classified advertising network. (National e:acem:il ts s3 ava;!at:J though Ui-A - A L com ! f 7i A a fu I e i w n i rit ititiKiiin n i i OijQGiO DL . - i OuXMiuOiXiCf !"-. V- : - - 7 - - - - . , f Search for Activities in your area Picture and Video Personals Detailed Search Criteria Get a FREE profile at: wwwJe3splairaeti.cm |