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								Olympic Size Makeover
							
						

						
						
By Matthew Shantz 
							| Published 02/27/2006 
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'Luge?'  'Nah.'  'Biathalon?'  'Not so much.'  'Ice Dancing?'  'You're kidding, right?'  'How about freestyle sledding or snowman construction?'  'Keep talkin' . . .'  'And snowball fighting?'  'Damn, dude, where do I sign up?' In his Atomic Sports Media debut, Matthew Shantz offers up a poignant memo to the International Olympic Committee, one which might just change the face of the Olympics – forever. 






						

						

						

					
					

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								The Long Goodbye
							
						

						
						
By Jake Duhaime 
							| Published 02/25/2006 
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Atomic Sports columnist Jake Duhaime is finally ready to leave Torino. But before he gets in line at airport security, he has a few final thoughts about Sasha Cohen and the rest of the U.S. women's figure skaters.

						

						

						

					
					

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								North American Mess
							
						

						
						
By Jake Duhaime 
							| Published 02/23/2006 
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Torino hasn't been kind to North American hockey. But while the U.S. can shrug off its loss and get back spring training and March Madness, Atomic Sports Olympics correspondent Jake Duhaime writes that it will be a long four years in Canada.

						

						

						

					
					

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								Hard Times for US Hockey
							
						

						
						
By Lev Elgudin 
							| Published 02/23/2006 
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After a silver in the Salt Lake games, the US hockey team stumbled en route to being eliminated by Finland this year. What happened? Atomic Sports writer Lev Elgudin explains.
						

						

						

					
					

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								What's Wrong With Winning?
							
						

						
						
By Phil Mattingly 
							| Published 02/23/2006 
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Sure, making the Olympic team is a great accomplishment, but since when did America turn into the nation where merely trying your best is enough? Phil Mattingly was wondering just that, and he's found the culprits who are perpetuating this nonsense.
						

						

						

					
					

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