A sense of achievement
Now hear this: On Cesana Pariol's track, where the lugers and skeleton sliders had gone silent, the women's USA-1 bobsled team of Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming (she rides shotgun)...
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No medals for being Mr. Congeniality
Good thing speedskating isn't a popularity contest. Shani Davis might lose in a landslide. But this isn't figure skating (we'll get to that). The fastest man in the 1,500 meters...
Time to pull shades on U.S. skiers
It's just about curtains for the U.S. ski team. The Americans failed Monday to medal in the men's giant slalom (Bode Miller, sixth) or the women's super-G (Lindsey Kildow, seventh)....
U.S. agenda: Be less weak in 2nd week
It's Monday, the first day of the second week of the 20th Winter Olympics. So far the Americans have 13 medals in all, seven gold. In the game for third...
Directional difficulties
The men's hockey team representing our neighbors to the north is heading south. And in a case of playing "Follow the Defending Champ," the U.S. team is headed in the...
Win a must in any style
Merriam has been lax. As has Webster. Even the Tribune style manual offers no direction. So you're left to guess what exactly defines a must-win game. But if it walks,...
A skater as smooth as ice
If you haven't heard the news about Shani Davis, maybe you should pull a media mulligan and go back to the front page of this newspaper. Or take a right,...
Crashing to earth
That's it, Sweden: You just made the list. Before Friday's 3-2 shootout loss, only Canada had beaten the U.S. women's hockey team in international play, having beaten them in eight...
Get ready for some icy stares
Let's look at the weekend. And by weekend, we mean Shani-day. Excuse us, Saturday. Chicago's finest should be in the headlines (initial public offering: Smiles Davis) when he and fellow...
Finally, his secret is out
It's time the world finally knows something it long has wondered about Johnny Weir: He does not like it when the bus isn't on time. "I was late getting here...