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Article: KC at the bat.(Sports)(Winter Olymipic Watch: Speedskating)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 4, 1998
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KC Boutiette is not your father's image of a speedskater. In fact, he's probably not your image of a speedskater either, especially if your image is the clean-cut hero-type like Dan Jansen.
Think Dennis Rodman. Think MTV. Think Extreme Games. Anything but the Olympics.
But America's best chance to win a gold medal on the men's side may rest with a rainbow-haired, tongue-pierced, earring-laden Boutiette - and that's fine with U.S. coach Gerard Kemkers.
"I don't care what is on the outside," Kemkers said. "If he skates a world record, I don't care if he shows up with dyed hair or purple suits."
Boutiette, 27, doesn't care what ...
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Article: Inline skating takes a bite out of Boutiette.(The Gazette)
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June 1, 2004 ;
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... ... begun. By all rights, Boutiette should be training on ice for the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, with ... stars in Salt Lake. Boutiette wasn't envious, just ... his eye on the 2006 Olympics, where he hopes he ... his niche. For now, Boutiette is walking like a man ...
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