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Article: Street 10th but Still Smiling
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 22, 1994
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You would have thought Picabo Street had won another medal.
The crowd roared as she crossed the finish line. She laughed
and twirled her ski pole in delight.
For someone who finished only 10th in the Olympic combined event
Monday, Street has emerged as the undisputed new celebrity of women's
Alpine skiing.
"I think they like anyone who's ready to smile," said Street,
who proceeded to do just that.
Street posted two average slalom runs to give her a total time
of 3:10.15, nearly 10 seconds behind gold medalist Pernilla Wiberg of
Sweden.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Nine events, nine medals - a performance
unmatched in the Winter Games.
"It feels good to be the best," Lyubov Egorova said ...