2006 Winter Olympics Archive:
What We Liked and Didn't at the Olympics: Notes and
Photo Links
 Athens
2004
Notebook
What We Liked and Didn't at the Olympics: Notes and
Photo Links
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Only 11 Out Jocks in Athens
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Taking Aim at Gold
Water Polo is
perhaps the ultimate team sport at the Olympics,
featuring 12 men’s teams and eight women’s. The
recent men's world championships in Long Beach
showed the skill and athleticism of these
athletes who are competing in Athens.
Water Polo Photo Gallery / 170 images |
Salt
Lake City
2002 Winter Olympics
My Time
in Salt Lake
Nat
Brown is an acclaimed cross-country ski coach who helped
the German and Swedish teams at the Winter Olympics. Brown
relates the daily grind of getting the skis ready for
elite athletes, the thrill of the competition and how his
sexuality was no big deal. Column
Where
Are The Gay Olympians?
Guess how many out
athletes there are in Salt Lake City. If you guessed
"zero'' you win the prize. The reasons are varied, even
in a sport like figure skating where perceived
homosexuality is strong. Jim
Buzinski column
Boorish
Heiden Shows He's No Hero
Speed skating champion Eric Heiden would light the Olympic flame or he
wasn't showing up. His actions revealed less an Olympic
hero than someone showing arrogance and bad manners. Column
Utah’s
Gay and Lesbian Community Out to Support the Olympics
Two members
of Salt Lake City’s gay community served on the Salt
Lake Organizing Committee in preparation for the games,
and there have been a number of events targeted at getting
the gay community involved in the Olympics. Story
He's Out
on the Slopes
 Professional
snowboarder Ryan Miller won't realize his dream of making
the Winter Olympics this year. That's what screwing up
your back in a spill will do. While Miller's body may be
on the mend, his spirits have never been higher since he
came out two years ago.
Profile.
Winter Photo
Gallery
From our man in Lake Placid |
Many
observers agree that the 2004 U.S. equestrian team
is possibly our strongest ever. Observers assert
that the U.S. has a shot at its first individual
medal in dressage. One rider with that shot is
Robert Dover – who also happens to be one of the few
out athletes at the Games.
