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THE CAREERS of Olympic medalists Peter Mueller and Leah Poulos Mueller are skating off in new directions.
Bicycles and world-class racers, not long-bladed skates, are his prime concern these days. And she carries a briefcase and law books rather than speed skates, now tucked away at their Mequon home.
Peter, of course, helped write Olympic history last winter in the '94 Winter Games in Norway, coaching Dan Jansen to the gold in the 1,000 meters, one of the most dramatic victories in Olympic history. Two years earlier he coached both Jansen and Olympic superstar Bonnie Blair in the Winter Games in France.
The 1,000 meter race has always had a special place in Mueller's heart. He skated to Olympic gold in it in 1976.
Leah, who holds three Olympic silver medals and...