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Miracle on Ice
Erik Wemple on Attending the Game: ‘It Was Like Thunder’

  By Witnify • February 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Erik Wemple was a teenager in 1980 when he attended the game with his brothers. He remembers the incredible experience, including the ride up, watching the game, celebrating the victory, and running out of gas driving home. Continue reading

Tagged   1980 Winter Olympics, 1980s, Athlete, Finland, Hockey, Miracle on Ice, Sports
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Miracle on Ice
Ralph Cox: Last Player Cut From the 1980 Team

  By Witnify • February 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Ralph Cox, the last man cut from the 1980 team, remembers the emotional meeting where Herb Brooks gave him the news. Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Championship, Finland, Hockey, Miracle on Ice, Sports
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Miracle on Ice
America's Mood During The 1980 Miracle on Ice

  By Witnify • February 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Fans of the 1980 Miracle on Ice reflect on the mood of the country before the hockey upset against the Soviet Union on February 22nd. Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Athlete, Herb Brooks, Hockey, Miracle on Ice, Sports
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Winter Olympic Games
Olympians on the Track Conditions That Killed a Luger in 2010

  By Witnify • February 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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American Olympic lugers describe how they feel about the fastest luge track ever created at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics just a day before the tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Luge, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
Olympic Ice Skaters on Competing Against Younger Teams

  By Witnify • February 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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British Ice Skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are interviewed about competing against much younger skaters at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics and explain what made them come back to compete. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Miracle on Ice
Herb Brooks’ Coaching Style Won the Miracle on Ice

  By Witnify • February 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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The success of the 1980 USA Hockey team still resonates with fans and people in the game of hockey. They explain how Brooks' coaching style helped team USA win the 1980 Olympic gold medal for ice hockey. Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Athlete, Herb Brooks, Hockey, Miracle on Ice, Sports
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Winter Olympic Games
Shaun White Reveals How He Copes With Stress

  By Witnify • February 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Snowboarder Shaun White explains how he is feeling the day before his third Olympic Halfpipe event and discusses how he deals with nerves before a big competition. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Shaun White, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
Olympics Favorite Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards on His 1988 Ski Jumping Experience

  By Virginia Choi • February 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards discusses how he started his career in ski jumping and why he believes he became so popular with the British public. Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, Eddie Edwards, Ski Jumping, Skiing, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Vinko Bogataj
Bokotaj Remembers His Agony of Defeat

  By Virginia Choi • February 9, 2014 Uncategorized
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Yugoslovian ski jumper Vinko Bokotaj became known to a generation of Americans as a symbol for the "Agony of Defeat." Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Ski Jumping, Sports, Vinko Bogataj
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Winter Olympic Games
Snowboarder Torah Bright On Her 2010 Gold Medal Win

  By Witnify • February 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Torah Bright, Olympic snowboarder for Australia, explains what she was thinking during her Gold Medal half pipe run and explains why she thinks she was able to make such an incredible comeback after falling on her first run. Continue reading

Tagged   Snowboarding, Sports, Winter Olympic Games, Women
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