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SLAM! 2001 IN REVIEW



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  • 2001 Champions

    Bridge to Diving

    By The Associated Press


     BRIDGE

     ACBL U.S. Championship -- Nick Nickell, Dick Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell


     CANOE-KAYAK

     World Championships

     Men

     Canoe

     200 singles -- Dmytro Sablin, Ukraine

     200 doubles -- Pawel Baraszkiewicz and Daniel Jedraszko, Poland

     200 fours -- Hungary

     500 singles -- Maksym Opalev, Russia

     500 doubles -- Ibrahim Rojas and Leobaldo Pereira, Cuba

     500 fours -- Romania

     1,000 singles -- Andreas Dittmar, Germany

     1,000 doubles -- Marcin Kobierski and Michail Sliwinski, Poland

     1,000 fours -- Hungary

     Kayak

     200 singles -- Ronald Rauhe, Germany

     200 doubles -- Alvydas Duonela and Egidius Balciunas, Lithuania

     200 fours -- Hungary

     500 singles -- Akos Vereckei, Hungary

     500 doubles -- Rauhe and Tim Wieskoettner, Germany

     500 fours -- Russia

     1,000 singles -- Babak Amir-Tahmasseb, France

     1,000 doubles -- Erik Larsen and Nils Fjeldheim, Norway

     1,000 fours -- Germany

     Women

     Kayak

     200 singles -- Karen Furneaux, Canada

     200 doubles -- Beatriz Manchon Portillo and Sonia Molanes, Spain

     200 fours -- Hungary

     500 singles -- Josefa Idem, Italy

     500 doubles -- Szilvia Szabo and Kinga Bota, Hungary

     500 fours -- Hungary

     1,000 singles -- Josefa Idem, Italy

     1,000 doubles -- Manuela Mucke and Nadine Opgen-Rhein, Germany

     1,000 fours -- Hungary


     CHESS

     Corus Chess Tournament -- Garry Kasparov, Russia

     Linares Tournament -- Kasparov

     Brain Games -- Vladimir Kramnik, Russia

     Botvinnik Memorial Tournament -- Kasparov

     FIDE Men -- Viswanathan Anand, India

     FIDE Women -- Zhu Chen, China


     CRICKET

     The Ashes (Australia vs. England) -- Australia


     CROQUET

     USCA American Rules National Championships

     Singles -- Paul Scott, Charlotte, N.C.

     Doubles -- Jeff Soo, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Scott


     CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

     NCAA

     Men

     Division I -- Boaz Chboiywo, Eatern Michigan; Colorado

     Division II -- Michael Aish, Western State, Colo.; Western State

     Division III -- J.B. Haglund, Haverford; Wisconsin-La Crosse

     Women

     Division I -- Tara Chaplin, Arizona; Brigham Young

     Division II -- Hannah Lawrence, Western State, Colo.; Western State


     CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

     World Cup

     Men -- Per Elofsson, Sweden

     Women -- Bente Skari, Norway

     World Championships

     Men

     1,500 freestyle sprint -- Tor Arne Hetland, Norway

     15k classic -- Per Elofsson, Sweden

     30k classic -- Andrus Veerpalu, Estonia

     50k freestyle -- Johann Muehlegg, Spain

     Pursuit -- Elofsson

     4x10k mixed-style relay -- Finland

     Women

     1,500 freestyle sprint -- Pirjo Manninen, Finland

     10k classic -- Bente Skari, Norway

     15k classic -- Skari

     Pursuit -- Virpi Kuitunen, Finland

     4x5k mixed-style relay -- Russia

     Collegiate

     NCAA

     Men

     10k classic -- Wolf Wallendorf, Denver

     20k freestyle -- Pietro Broggini, Denver

     Women

     5k classic -- Katerina Hanusova, Nevada

     15k freestyle -- Hanusova


     CURLING

     World Championships

     Men -- Peter Lindholm, Sweden

     Women -- Colleen Jones, Canada

     U.S. Championships

     Men -- Jason Larway, Lynnwood, Wash.

     Women -- Kari Erickson, Bemidji, Minn.


     CYCLING

     Road Cycling

     Paris-Nice -- Dario Frigo, Italy

     Tirreno-Adriatico -- Davide Rebellin, Italy

     Milano-Sanremo -- Erik Zabel, Germany

     Ronde van Vlaanderen -- Gianluca Bortolami, Italy

     Vuelta al Pais Vasco -- Raimondas Rumsas, Lithuania

     Paris-Roubaix -- Servais Knaven, Netherlands

     Liege-Bastogne-Liege -- Oscar Camerind, Switzerland

     Amstel Gold Race -- Erik Dekker, Netherlands

     Tour de Romandie -- Frigo

     Giro d'Italia -- Gilberto Simoni, Italy

     Criterium du Dauphine Libere -- Christophe Moreau, France

     Tour de Suisse -- Lance Armstrong, United States

     Volta Ciclista a Catalunya -- Joseba Beloki, Spain

     Tour de France -- Armstrong

     Clasica San Sebastien -- Laurent Jalabert, France

     HEW Cyclassics Cup -- Zabel

     Meisterschaft von Zurich -- Paolo Bettini, Italy

     Vuelta a Espana -- Angel Casero, Spain

     Paris-Tours -- Richard Virenque, France

     Giro di Lombardia -- Danilo di Luca, Italy

     Track Cycling

     World Championships

     Men

     Keirin -- Ryan Bayley, Australia

     60k madison -- Robert Sassone and Jerome Neuville, France

     Individual sprint -- Arnaud Tournant, France

     Kilometer -- Alexandre Symonenko, Ukraine

     Individual pursuit -- Symonenko

     Points race -- Bruno Risi, Switzerland

     4k team pursuit -- Ukraine

     Olympic sprint -- France

     Women

     500 time trial -- Nancy Reyes Contreras, Mexico

     24k points race -- Olga Slioussareva, Russia

     Individual sprint -- Svetlana Grankovskaia, Russia

     Individual pursuit -- Leontien van Moorsel-Zijlaard, Netherlands


     DARTS

     Skol World Championship -- Phil Taylor, England

     Embassy World Pro Championship -- John Walton, England

     WDF World Cup

     Men

     Singles -- Martin Adams, England

     Doubles -- John Walton and Andy Fordham, England

     Team -- England

     Women

     Singles -- Francisca Hoenselaar, Netherlands

     Team -- Netherlands


     DIVING

     World Championships

     Men

     1-meter springboard -- Wang Feng, China

     3-meter springboard -- Dimitry Saoutine, Russia

     10-meter platform -- Tian Liang, China

     Synchronized 3-meter springboard -- Bo Peng and Wang Kenan, China

     Synchronized 10-meter platform -- Tian and Hu Jia, China

     Women

     1-meter springboard -- Blythe Hartley, Canada

     3-meter springboard -- Guo Jinging, China

     10-meter platform -- Xu Mian, China

     Synchronized 3-meter springboard -- Wu Minxia and Guo, China

     Synchronized 10-meter platform -- Sang Xue and Duan Qing, China

     Summer National Championships

     Men

     1-meter springboard -- Tom Davidson, unattached

     3-meter springboard -- Justin Dumais, Texas Aquatics

     10-meter platform -- J.Dumais, Texas Aquatics

     Synchronized 3-meter springboard -- J.Dumais and Troy Dumais, Texas Aquatics

     Synchronized platform -- J.Dumais and T.Dumais

     Women

     1-meter springboard -- Jamie Sanger, Tennessee Diving

     3-meter springboard -- Lauryn McCalley, Moss Farms

     10-meter platform -- Trisha Tumlinson, Woodlands Diving Team

     Synchronized 3-meter springboard -- Lane Bassham and McCalley, Moss Farms

     Synchronized 10-meter platform -- Sara Reiling and Crystal Gregory, Indiana Diving

     National Indoor Championships

     Men

     1-meter springboard -- Tom Davidson, Indiana

     3-meter springboard -- Troy Dumais, Texas

     10-meter platform -- Mark Ruiz, Team Orlando Diving

     Synchronized 3-meter springboard -- Brice Dumais, SMU, and Phil Jones, Indianapolis Starz

     Synchronized 10-meter platform -- T.Dumais and Justin Dumais, Texas

     Women

     1-meter springboard -- Kimiko Hirai Soldati, Woodlands Diving

     3-meter springboard -- Rachelle Kunkel, Brigham Young Diving

     10-meter platform -- Nicole Pohorenec, Team Orlando Diving

     Synchronized 3-meter springboard -- Michelle Davison and Katie Beth Bryant, Miami

     Synchronized 10-meter platform -- Michelle Coryell and Holly Winters, unattached