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...color of the Dutch royal family), singing, ringing cowbells, waving noisemakers, treating this somniferous sport as it were a championship title bout. When Dutchman Sven Kramer, 24, won the gold and set an Olympic 5,000-meter record, they roared. But, then again, they cheered boisterously for every skater that passed by them. As sports fans go, no group is more bewildering than the speed-skating nuts from Holland...
...Within the Village walls, the athletes remain blissfully unaware of the social cost that is enabling their Olympic experience, and potential success. They gather in a lounge called the Living Room, a roomy, restored-wood building with a warm, ski-resort feel. Three figure skaters from Great Britain are playing video games in the corner, and when they're asked about life in the Village, they sparkle like they've just landed a triple lutz. "It's amazing," says David King, a pairs skater. "We have the best view ever. The big bay windows are massive." Jenna McCorkell, another skater...
...even though the period ended, Harvard wasn’t finished capitalizing on that power play. When play resumed in the second with the Crimson up by one goal and one skater, Harvard wasted little time. Freshman Jillian Dempsey scored 39 seconds into the period...
Additionally, Harvard defensive lapses played significant roles in a couple of BC goals. On the Eagles’ second goal, the Crimson let an unmarked skater casually attack the goal from the wing. On the game’s third goal, a poor pass in the defensive zone and a slip by junior goaltender Kyle Richter left BC with an open...
...foreign athletes, particularly the Americans, who've made a stink about it. "We tried to get into the facility this summer for training, but they were charging an insane amount of money to let us skate there every day," wrote Apolo Ohno, the U.S. short-track speed skater and five-time Olympic medalist, in an e-mail. "Personally, I wouldn't want to win or have success in that...