Saturday, January 9, 2010

PERFECTION A MYTH



FILE - In this Feb. 20, 1998, file photo, Nicole Bobek performs her routine during the ladies free skating long program at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Bobek, 31, a former U.S. figure skating champion, was charged July 8, 2009 in New Jersey with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Bobek's mug shot wasn't all that different from the dozens of other athletes who've gotten in trouble over the years. Yet the former figure skater's picture somehow seemed more startling.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)AP - Nicole Bobek's face was splashed across newspapers and TV screens from London to Los Angeles, the figure skater's latest doings making her tabloid fodder once again.




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