The long and short of it is that nobody's ever done the long and short of it. Not at the same Olympics. Shani Davis has already qualified for the US long-track speedskating team and figures to pocket a couple of medals at the Winter Games in Turin in February. The challenge here, on the shores of Lake ... (Full article: 685 words)

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