BEIJING (AP) They come for glory. Sometimes, they get agony instead. For athletes in the key moments of their Olympic quest, it's more than most can muster to withhold a reaction when they find out whether all their work has paid off.
BEIJING (AP) They come for glory. Sometimes, they get agony instead. For athletes in the key moments of their Olympic quest, it's more than most can muster to withhold a reaction when they find out whether all their work has paid off.
BEIJING (AP) Irene Schouten grew up dreaming of an Olympic gold medal. She’ll head home from the Beijing Games with three of ’em. The Dutch speedskater established herself as the biggest star at the Ice Ribbon with her third individual victory, chasing down Canada’s Ivanie Blondin to win the women’s mass start on Saturday.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) As he leaves Beijing with two Olympic medals, South Korean short-track speedskater Hwang Daeheon sounds giddy about a “fried chicken pension” waiting at home. Hwang, who won the gold in the men’s 1,500 meters and a silver in the 5,000-meter relay, has been promised a lifetime supply of fried chicken by food industry tycoon Yoon Hong-geun, chairman of the BBQ delivery franchise who also served as the chief of South Korea’s athletic mission at the Games.