Message Boards Nagano Maps Olympic Records Time Conversion ... Was It Worth It? Despite the loutish behavior of the U.S. hockey team and the favorites' early ouster, the answer is, Yes, this was a dream of a tournament Golden Girls A talented U.S. women's hockey team showed its mettle by defeating favored Canada A Holy Tara While Michelle Kwan was all business, Tara Lipinski was determined to make friends and have fun, and she left Nagano with a cool keepsake Elvis Stojko Figure Skater Age: Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario Residence: Richmond Hill, Ontario 5-feet-7, 157 pounds Events: Men's singles Elvis Stojko tells TNT about his preparations for competition E lvis Stojko has nothing to worry about. Sure, Canadian men have entered the last three Olympic Games as the reigning world champions ... and come a cropper. So what if Stojko is in the dubious position of making it four-for-four? Big deal. Pressure? What pressure? "It's a heavy load, but I want that when I go in," says the three-time world champion. "I've been the underdog and skated well. I've faced the pressure of coming back, the pressure of defending, I've done the rounds. I wanted to go in as world champion, to have that pressure as another challenge." Bold pronouncements, to be sure, but then, this is a guy who seems to enjoy a good fight. After a shaky short program at the 1996 world championship left him in seventh place after which one Canadian newspaper screamed "The King is Dead" Stojko skated a superb long program and clawed his way to fourth. | |
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