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...Klassen, 26, held first place until the final pairing of Clara Hughes and Germany's Claudia Pechstein, who finished 1-2. On the podium, Klassen and Hughes locked arms and jubilantly belted out the final lines of O Canada. "It was awesome," Klassen said. "She was so happy, and we were so happy...
...wait until the Games' second week before taking her first medal, a gold in the 1,500 m. In the first week she came in a disappointing fourth in the 3,000 m and fifth in the 1,000 m behind fellow Germans like bitter rival Claudia Pechstein and teammate Sabine Voel-ker, a triple medal winner...
...your biggest competition will come from? Friesinger: For sure, Jen Rodriguez from the United States in the 1000m and the 1500m. In the 1000m, there's also the other German ladies. In the 1500m, there's Cindy Klassen from Canada and Maki Tabata from Japan. In the 3K, Claudia Pechstein, Maki Tabata and one or two of the Dutch girls. With the Dutch girls, you never know. And in the 5km, for sure Claudia and the Dutch girls...
...Friesinger has alienated them by training on her own and by criticizing the state system. She once said that if she were to train in a system that "slavishly" followed old-fashioned methods, "I would die there." Friesinger has also had a public and catty battle with compatriot Claudia Pechstein. Six years ago, when Friesinger failed to show at the German championships, Pechstein suggested that her rival was feigning illness. At this year's European meet, it was Pechstein's turn to claim illness, though she chose to stay - and beat Friesinger in the 5,000. Friesinger said afterward that...
They can take their fighting words to Salt Lake City, where Friesinger reckons that Pechstein will be one of her toughest opponents, especially at the longer distances. Another obstacle will be the intense pressure from others to win. "Everybody is expecting the gold," she says. "It's crazy." Or maybe they've just figured out that gold is her color...