Nagano 1998: Figure Skating: Is The King Going To Take The Crown?

He's 25, collects stuffed animals and still lives at home, but he may be the toughest skater ever to enter the rink. He's tougher than Todd Eldredge, tougher than the Russians, tougher than Tonya Harding. Consider: the big rumor in Canada says that last summer Elvis Stojko, figure skater, 5 ft. 7 in., 158 lbs., got into a bar brawl with Eric Lindros, goonish hockey star, 6 ft. 4 in., 236 lbs.--and that Lindros got the short end of the stick. Never mind that everyone denies it happened. The point is, people believe it might have happened. It's like Tiger taking...

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