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U.S.
Olympic Team eNewsletter
Gold Medal Pass
Jan. 8, 2003
usolympicteam.com
Derek Parra's 'Reflections in the
Ice'
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The
eight of us stood there holding the
World Trade Center flag, tears streaming
down our faces. The national anthem of
the United States rang out like never
before. As the "Land of the free
and the home of the brave" drew to
a close, a gust of wind lifted the flag
from beneath and I struggled to maintain
my grip. It was as if the spirits of all
the victims of 9/11 were saying to the
world, "We are not defeated."
So begins
the prelude of Olympic champion
speedskater Derek Parra's new
autobiography, 'Reflections in the Ice,'
that has already gotten rave reviews
from Olympic legends Bonnie Blair, Dan
Jansen and Eric Heiden.
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AP
Athlete of the Year
For Lance Armstrong, 2003 was a
year of struggles and triumph.
Divorce divided his family. A crash,
dehydration and some admittedly poor
riding nearly cost him a fifth
straight Tour de France title. But
just when his dominance teetered
near its end, Armstrong won and put
himself in position to become the first
rider to take six in a row in 2004.
For that, Armstrong
was honored
as the AP's Male Athlete of the Year.
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Nationals
Michelle
Kwan (shown here with Donald Duck) is
thinking about competing in the 2006
Olympics, when she'll be 25. "The
possibility for me being at the Olympics
in Italy is very high," Kwan said
Tuesday. "I'm starting to believe I
can be in Italy. I find myself saying,
'This is crazy.'"
Kwan and the rest of America's top
skaters are competing in the U.S.
Figure Skating Nationals in Atlanta
this week through Sunday.
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Best
of 2003
What
a year for American athletes ... world
titles, world records ... putting it all
on the line for the red, white and blue.
We've compiled the
best stories and quotes from some of
the top performers from 2003, including
Michael Phelps, Hannah Teter, Johnny
Spillane, Deena Drossin, Allen Iverson,
Daron Rahlves, Sada Jacobson and many,
many more.
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Sullivan
Finalists
World champions from
2003 -- Michael Phelps, Paul Hamm,
Chellsie Memmel, and Steven Lopez
(pictured) -- headline the 2003
Sullivan Award finalist list. The 12
names, including Barb Lindquist, Apolo
Anton Ohno, and John Fonseca will
be reduced to five finalists and a
winner in April. |
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Huge
Hockey Win
The U.S.
won its first gold medal in the
28-year history of the IIHF World Junior
Championship, defeating Canada in
dramatic fashion, including three
unanswered goals in the third period, to
earn a thrilling 4-3 victory.
Close
Shave
Todd Lodwick won
the sixth career Nordic combined World
Cup, edging Ronny Ackermann of
Germany, the World Cup leader, by
.07 seconds in a photo finish, Lodwick
also won the
three-event German Grand Prix title.
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Hurry
... there are a small
number of AUTOGRAPHED
copies of Derek Parra's
autobiography left online ...
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