WORLD FOCUS: There was also a Chinese miracle on ice in 1980 | News, Sports, Jobs
Columnist Nanci Bond of Williamsburg, Virginia, is an aficionado of figure skating. She can tell you when an axel jump was perfect, a Waltz jump not adequate, or a toe loop only so-so. Whenever an important international competition is taking place and is broadcast on TV, she brings it to my attention. After all, my wife, and I lived in Lake Placid, known as the winter sports capital of the United States, the site of two Winter Olympics and the training ground of many U.S. figure skaters who became Olympic champions. What made Lake Placid so well-known across the country is the “Miracle o...
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