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Article: Chinese duo finds footing, rebounds to earn silver Crash can't ground courageous skaters Russians earn gold.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- February 14, 2006
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Byline: Jody Berger, Rocky Mountain News
TURIN, Italy -- Hao Zhang threw his partner, Dan Zhang, into the air as he has countless times in practice and competition.
She soared and spun and spun some more before crashing to the ice in a horrible, knee-splaying sprawl that left her and the crowd of 6,064 gasping in shock.
She slid around on her knees, slammed into the boards and stood up before her partner realized she was too injured to continue their free skate program in the Olympic pairs competition.
Together, the young Chinese pair skated to the side of the rink. Dan Zhang, 20, tall and reed-thin with short brown hair, held back ...