The highs and lows of a Beijing night

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Japers' Rink found this 8/12/2008 on www.post-gazette.com [flag]
BEIJING -- So, you are having a Beijing night?" the woman with the thick Russian accent asked. Why, yes. Yes, I was. It had seemed like an interesting idea to accept an invitation to a party held the other night by the Olympic committees from Vancouver (Winter Games 2010) and Sochi, Russia (Winter Games 2014). I already had made one foray by myself outside the Olympic zones, to the Silk ... [link]

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Published 8/12/2008 by JP (noreply@blogger.com) at Japers' Rink
[image] Excerpted from an Olympics article by Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette : Near the back, I came upon Alex Ovechkin sitting alone on a wall over a pond. The Russians brought the Washington Capitals winger and reigning NHL MVP here to help promote the Sochi Games. "You all by yourself?" I asked. "No, I'm with friends," he said, although they were nowhere in sight. I told him I was from the Pittsburgh paper and had interviewed him several times. "Pittsburgh?" Ovechkin said, lighting up a bit. "Tell [ Sidney ] Crosby hello." ...

"Tell Crosby Hello"
Published 8/17/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Stephanie) at The Steel City Sports Fan (Penguins Edition)
... Here's the entire conversation from her recent article, "The highs and lows of a Beijing night:" Near the back, I came upon Alex Ovechkin sitting alone on a wall over a pond. The Russians brought the Washington ...

Seriously, What Is All The Fuss About?
Published 8/21/2008 by snoopyjode (noreply@blogger.com) at The Sidney Crosby Show
... Stephanie B. found this article about The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Shelly Anderson's trip to the Beijing Olympics. It features a greeting from Alex Ovechkin to our title man. (It's near the bottom of the article.) ...