Show 5?W 'V B8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 10 2002 Wrapping up Winter By Shawn Harrison sports editor each day was a guessing game that could drive a person mad My biggest regrets woe missing the skeleton the sweep by the America men at the ' snowboard halfpipe watching curling (stop laughing) and any of the figure skating ’ (there was nothing I could do about it) I don’t want to ride a bus for a while It seemed like I spent half of my time riding buses to venues and back to the hotel It was intense at times when the seats filled up with reporters on deadline and photographers and all their gear I did have some very interesting conversations with some international media members like the reporter from Lebanon Watching the women’s bobsled was a night to cherish Seeing Vonetta Flowers make history and the way the Germans who took second and third salute the Americans was awesome This was one of my favorite moments during the entire Olympics I’m a fan of short track speed skating This action packed chaos on ice was thrilling and probably my favorite event to watch Apolo Ohno of the USA and the Chinese women were Many people have ashed me over the almost two weeks since the Winter Olympics conclud- ed VHow was it at the Olympics? What was it likeT answer them by saying “It was a great experience" And it was I was able to see and witness a lot of special moments but I’m glad to be home I ' do wish the temperature would rise though It ' I was downright balmy in Salt Lake City Here are some observations thoughts fond ' memories and quotes that I really liked: 1 learned international media members don't know anything about the rule of no cheering in the press section I guess it is not a taboo I saw Koreans (a whole row of them in front of tne at a speed skating event) Russians Germans (one lady sat next to me at a speed skating! event and yelled the name of each Ger- man skater after their race and waved like crazy) French and Japanese They all cheered like mad when an athlete from their country did well Of course I was wanting the Americans to do well but I’ve been conditioned to hold my emotions in It’s my job I've covered twoNBA Finals several bowl games NCAA regional and national gymnastic events and even spent 0 days in Cedar City covering the Utah Summer Games for another newspaper Nothing compares to this experi- enee I mentioned early on during our coverage that trying to be at the right happening place ihcredible Seeing the first gold won by a USA athlete was cool Kelly Clark surprised everyone when she captured the gold in wqmen’s snowboard 1 ' halfpipe While I’m on the snowboard kick another special day at the slopes was when liver-tran- s- plant snowboarder Chris Klug won a bronze in the slalom That hit home because a dose friend of mine just had liver transplant recently Mike I expect to see you in the 2006 Games II These ' to talk too Watching the German women in die biathlon relay was amazing They were like a machine skiing and shooting All the woriid records at die Utah Olympic ' Qvaf were exciting I didn’t see them all but die few times I went to Kearns there was always a thrill to be had “God smiles cm you some days and this was my day” — Australia's Steven Bradbury after capturing his country’s first gold ever at the Winter Olympics The short track speed skater took a gold after the four skaters in front of him fell on the final turn “When you win it’s OK to cry” — Flowers after winning the gold in women’s bobsled with driver Jill Bakken “More goals than them maybe” — Finland women’s ice hockey player Tuula Puputti on what it would take to beat the American women “I’m so proud to be ui American” — Rusty Smith who won a surprise bronze medal in short track1 “I’m waiting for Roots (the USA team supplier) to sell them (medals) at their store” — Figure skater Tbdd Eldredge after finishing sixth “I fed overwhelmed It’s amazing” Clark after capturing her gold in the halfpipe Alou interviews fbr Red Sox FORT MYERS Fla (AP) — Batting third in the lineup of Red Sox managerial candidates was former Montreal manager Felipe Alou who interviewed for the job Saturday Red Sox officials who interviewed Grady Little and Mike Cubbage on Friday at their spring training camp whisked Alou to an undisclosed location shortly after he arrived No decision was expected until Monday Boston’s new bosses — owrifer John Henry president Larry Lucchi-n- o and interim general manager Mike Port — said there could be at least onemore candidate but no other interviews have been scheduled “Whoever comes over is fine but there’s no doubt that I have the expe- rience of playing for Felipe" said Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez who played for Alou in Montreal “At that time he proved to me that he could be the best manager in baseball” Port put to rest concern that Alou 66 has lost his desire to manage Alou drove two hours Saturday morning from his home on Florida’s east coast to Fort Myers and returned Saturday night “He’s a solid baseball man He’s ' active He’s in good shape as we know it to manage again if he so desires and he did express the desire to manage the Red Sox that’s why he was here” Prat said Port refused to reveal the location of the interview “in case we 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