Show Cuban-American Cuban Winter Olympian Miami's finest burned r elre circles 1 es in In t the h e ice lee for for c 2 wee weeks k s. s x 7 By Brian J J. J Shaw Editor Editor Chief Chief in SALT SALT LAKE CITY For CITY Jennifer Jennifer- r Rodriguez two Olympic events are enough Although she qualified fied fled in five events the Cuban- Cuban r- r American speed skater decided partly because of her commitment commitment commit commit- ment to her boyfriend fellow t American speed skater KC KG Boutiette that she would only f compete in two namely the b 1 1000 and 1500 meter events at atthe atthe v r the Utah Olympic Park in Olympic event It inline skating skating skating ing should be allowed in the Summer Games insisted Rodriguez She won two bronze medals after making the difficult crossover When coupling that with the pressure she had it is s T simply astonishing to think Rodriguez or Miami Ice as Bob Costas of NBC Television has anointed her was just fractions fractions fractions frac frac- of seconds away from a agold agold agold gold medal But does it matter to her I did the best I knew how she said I have no regrets at all about not competing in all five events replied the double sf to the what if ifs s that fola follow fol fol- 1 a low and stalk athletes ath ath- 1 o letes fetes everywhere they go especially I in in the Olympic I z spotlight u m d fl And she is only looking forward forward forward for for- ward to a life with x S u Boutiette and possibly possibly possibly bly children Ill pop out some babies y s in four years she N assured the press as they inquired on her Jennifer Rodriguez personal future f photo by Dan As for 2006 in Turin Italy Well f Kearns And she got bronze medals in both In being the first r Cuban-American Cuban Winter Olympian ever the former inline skater turned speed demon had hadr r the weight of two countries on her shoulders not to mention the sporting dilemma which she j handled thusly You cant can't do both speed skating skating and and inline I skating she said to reporters in la 1 a press conference 1 I But she would like to Isee see i inline line skating become an ii t. t l I r r au 4 r. T. T PAGE oJ E 4 4 u J that was a gray area As long as asI asI asI I dont don't bum burn out between now and then she said And the issue of diversity diversity diversity diver diver- sity was at the forefront of her thinking as sh she sat c comfortably j at the in her her acK podium Roots b black I leather jacket with its Olympic rings and ideals in plain view for all to see Hopefully it diversity diversi diversi- ty in Olympics will offer more and open more doors to young kids kids said Rodriguez as as she smiled a and d walked away from the spotlight A w r- r T r. a v ta r F |