| Show n G Golden Kangaroos Hold Court C ourt For Australia t Alisa Camplin and Steven Bradbury are Australia's Australi s first winter gold medal med winners By Brian J. J Shaw in Editor-in-Chief SALT LAKE CITY CITY Australia Australia is not exactly known worldwide as asa asa asa a winter retreat There arent aren't many ski resorts in Australia and a sight of a kangaroo schussing down the slopes leads one to believe there really is a aSanta aSanta aSanta Santa Claus Glaus if youre you're reading this article and are under the age of 8 there is but sorry no ski chalets in Melbourne or Brisbane Well Santa came with goodies then for two kids from Australia during this Olympics Although the have won medals in previous Winter Olympics they have never tasted tasted tasted tast tast- ed gold Well all you kangaroos out there the wait is over but the party hasn't began yet according to Alisa Camplin aerials ski skier r and nd crazy in her own words to think it has We dont don't have any idea how crazy its going to be said Camplin in reference to their eventual 4 rev n 4 H HL HI L Ln I IW n w I W nA Ic k f t ff i 1 J Alisa Camplin and Steven Bradbury from I to r Australia's first Winter Games gold Photo courtesy of Dan return to Sydney which hosted the 2000 Summer Games And then theres there's Steven Bradbury who to his his' own shock skated merrily across the finish line in first place after the favorite American Apolo Anton Ohno collided with three other short- short track speed skaters and caused a mild controversy Of course course Bradbury hadn't fallen so being the only skater left on the ice he hewon hewon hewon won easily and lifted hi his arms anns h in the air in triumph An expected victory right No definitely not not said Bradbury I wasn't s sure if Id I'd won when I went across the line And for a guy who makes yes you heard it right Ohno's skates the master craftsman now has a gold medal t to s show ow for all those hard hours in the tool shop And as for the other gold Alisa Alis Camplin also raised h her r arms ann but she did it well before Bradbury when she approached the jump for the aerials competition Now who in the h would want to go off a jump and end up in flight about 50 feet high and try to toland toland toland land on a pair of skis that provide provide provide pro- pro vide about as much m-ch traction and cushioning as a pair of All St Stars All rs Well Miss Camplin would thanks thank And sh she was grat grateful ful to the h Olympic Olymp vol volunteers volunteers volun volun- n- n and sp spectators for their indifference to country of origin The one thing that's been great here is that countries are cheering cheering cheering cheer cheer- ing for other countries The happiness happiness happiness hap hap- carries over to o the competitors competitors competitors com com- she said And the happiness happiness happiness hap hap- spread to the press conference conference conference con con- ference where a bunch of media cynics were laughing their heads off almost literally one unnamed and hardened guy choked on his coffee as Camplin ended the impromptu I session with this gem I dont don't wanna see the inside of another i gym for the rest of my life said Australia's first Winter Games gold in history as she replied to a question of when she would start training for 2006 F For or the record Camplin plans to be back in 2006 She just wants some time off that's all I mean if you spent your days flying as high as a skyscraper wouldn't you need a siesta Even though they're flying g high here hec there is ismore ismore ismore more to come for the golden duo once they land in Australia More parties mo more e press conferences conferences conferences confer confer- an even more e of ft the e gluttony the Olys Oly's have to offer And ch ers to you who cheered the land down doW u under der A |
