Olympic profile: Laura Spector

Posted by Ron Kaplan on February 23, 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

An Olympic lesson.

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Now that that’s out of the way

Posted by Ron Kaplan on February 14, 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Laura Spector: Over and out

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Ski shooting

Posted by Ron Kaplan on January 28, 2010 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

I know, I know, it’s “skeet” shooting, but I wanted a clever intro to the news that the latest Jewish Olympic athlete is Laura Spector, a 22-year-old member of the U.S. biathlon team. The biathlon combines cross country skiing with rifle shooting. How very European. I guess the trick is to control your heartbeat and [...]

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