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U.S. Presidential Election |
World Championships |
Photographer Unknown |
© Photo courtesy of SLAM! Sports |
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On the evening of the election, Truman retired to a hotel suite, ate dinner, had a drink, and went to bed early. At midnight, an aide awakened Truman to tell him that he was ahead, but still expected to lose. At 4 am, the president was awakened again. This time, he found his lead growing, not shrinking as expected. It seemed that the impossible, a Truman victory, was about to happen. At just after 10 am, Thomas Dewey conceded defeat. Harry Truman had refused to surrender, and he had engineered the greatest upset in the history of American politics. But for Truman, perhaps the most triumphant moment of 1948 was yet to come. On his way back to Washington by train, Truman was handed a copy of the November 3rd Chicago Tribune. "Dewey Defeats Truman," the headline read. As photographer's flashbulbs exploded, a beaming Truman held the paper aloft. The headline and the campaign of 1948 would become political legend. |
Elvis Stojko failed to complete a required combination jump
during the short program when he fell attempting the triple-axel portion of
the triple-axel/triple-toe. This put him in 7th place after the short.
"I'm not a quitter and I don't give up. I keep on fighting," Stojko said.
During the long skate, Elvis refused to surrender. Responding to the Sun Headline proclaiming, "Elvis Is Dead", he completely captivated the Edmonton Coliseum crowd. He landed a quadruple-toe/double-toe combination and finished his freeskate, performed to the 1492: Conquest of Paradise soundtrack, to a prolonged standing ovation. Elvis finished fourth overall that year. The following year (1997) he once again placed out of the top three after the short program. However, that year he went on to win the long program and the gold medal. |
