Article: Flair for the historic as Blair gets fifth gold

Article: CALGARY OLYMPICS COSTS
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 28, 1986 ;     320 words ...The Canadian dollar is worth approximately 72.4 American cents; an American dollar is worth approximately $1.38 Canadian. Site\ Event\ $ Can.\ $ U.S.\ Saddledome Hockey, figure skating $97.3 mil.^ $70.4 mil.^ Olympic Park Ski jump, bobsled, luge $60.0 mil.^ $43.4 mil.^ Olympic Oval Speed skating

Article: The ticket countdown for Calgary Olympics
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 3, 1988 ;     700+ words ...CALGARY, Alberta Tickets and accommodations are going fast. But if you are determined, you too can witness the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, set for Feb. 13-28 in and around this city an hour east of the Canadian Rockies and due north of Montana. The various venues for the Olympic events are widely

Article: Newest Bomber caught hockey bug at Calgary Olympics
Dayton Daily News;  November 30, 2007 ;     608 words ...It all started at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. "My parents took me to the Olympics and hockey was the only event that was cheap enough for them to buy tickets for -- at least tickets for a 5-year-old," Grant Goeckner-Zoeller said. "After that, I complained and complained until they got me

Article: RETURN OF THE EAGLE; Taking flight: Eddie The Eagle in action in ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jane Fryer THIS takes the biscuit. I am being given style tips by Eddie The Eagle. 'Up, down, up, down Gosh, you're very static,' he beams from the top of an artificial ski slope inGloucester. 'And you're steering with your shoulders. Just relax a bit. Imagineyou're on a real mountain and

Article: Blair Wins 1,000, Sets Gold Record For U.S. Women; Speed ...
The Washington Post;  February 24, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... winner at 500 meters Saturday, Blair sped around the slick, smooth ... than any U.S. woman ever. Blair, who hasn't lost all year ... posted six years ago at the Calgary Olympics. Her boyfriend, Dave Cruikshank ... He didn't worry long. Blair's nearest rival in a field ...

Article: Bonnie Blair races into history books as winningest U.S. ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 23, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... Chinese drug scandal. And Blair has never forgiven or forgotten ... dynamite Wednesday. This was Blair's best time in the 1,000 since the 1988 Calgary Olympics and afterward she said that ... go faster I think.'' Blair's split times were faster ...

Article: A CLASS OF HER OWN SPEEDSKATER BLAIR STILL GLIDING ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 10, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... in Champaign (Ill.)," Blair said. "If you keep them in ... able to take away," said Blair, who won a gold medal in the ... at 1,000 meters during the Calgary Olympics. Her time of 39.1 seconds ... new U.S. coach who pushed Blair during hard summer workouts ...