NewsNet5.com - Olympics - Shea's 1932 Skates Returned To Family SALT LAKE CITY The speed skates worn by Jack Shea during two goldmedal runsin the 1932 olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid were returned to the Shea http://www.newsnet5.com/olympics/1250817/detail.html
Extractions: Know Your Winter Olympics When the 1932 games ended, Shea (pictured, right) traded the skates to a Japanese Olympian for a pair of Nordic skis. Shea's skates were then passed to a young Japanese speed skater, Kozo Yoshida. Yoshida, now 62 and a horse breeder in Hokkaido, learned that Shea was recently killed in a car accident and returned the skates to Shea's grandson, Jimmy. Jimmy Shea, an American Olympian who won gold in this year's skeleton event, said that he was "overwhelmed" by Yoshida's generosity. Previous Stories: January 22, 2002:
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Extractions: By BBC Sport Online's James Cowling In the figure skating world, the conclusion of the Winter Olympics is the end of one four- year cycle and the beginning of another. American Todd Eldredge has already announced his retirement. Eldredge, the oldest man in the men's competition, was hoping for Olympic glory to cap off an illustrious career that started with a world bronze medal in 1991. No doubt others will be announcing their retirement in the coming weeks too. For the winners there is little else to prove. Olympic winners Men's: Alexei Yagudin Ladies: Sarah Hughes Dance: Pairs: Not only have they all won Olympic gold medals, most have world titles as well. For others, their disappointment at not winning gold will be seen as "unfinished business" and they will stick around for another attempt in four years' time. Skaters like silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, who is only 19 and still has something to prove, as does bronze medallist Michelle Kwan of the United States.
HistoryTelevision.ca :: Archives :: History Of The Olympics baron from France, had a desire to reinstitute the Olympics due to men, nine composedthe hockey team, two were figure skaters and one was a speed skater. http://www.historytelevision.ca/archives/olympics2002/
Extractions: The Ancient Olympics In Olympia, the home of the ancient Games, Nike, the winged goddess of Victory, stood in the palm of a 13-metre tall gold and ivory statue of Zeus. Considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the statue took ten years to build and paid tribute to Zeus, the deity the Games honoured.
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