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Here are some things that Bonnie Blair still has:
1) A cold.
2) A cough.
3) A problem breathing.
Here is something that Blair doesn't have anymore:
1) A world record.
Blair lost it Sunday at the World Cup speed skating event at the Olympic Oval and it took a world record 500-meter time to beat her.
Even though Blair's record got iced, U. S. Coach Mike Crowe said his team is right on track for the Olympics.
"I think we've shown that we belong," he said.
This has been heard before. Since the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo when a touted U.S. team was shut out of any speed skating medals, the Americans have staged a kind of comeback. They have vaulted into a position where medals are not only considered possible, they will be expected at the next Olympics.
In fact, many believe that speed skating may be America's best chance for medals in any of the Olympic sports.
Crowe's view is that his team is comfortable with the pressure to produce medals. Just prick their fingers, he said, and they will bleed ice water.
"Having that pressure status, I...