The great American schism U.S. Olympic athletes are going at it alone in favor of autonomy.(Sports) From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: February 24, 2006| Author: Berger, Jody | COPYRIGHT 2006 Rocky Mountain News. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jody Berger, Rocky Mountain News

TURIN, Italy -- Long-track gold-medalist Shani Davis took the brunt of the criticism, but he is not the only athlete to break ranks with his sport's federation.

A handful of other speedskaters, the majority of Olympic snowboarders and a skier have checked into their sports' national governing bodies, saw what was offered and said, "Thanks, but no thanks."

These athletes chose to pay their own way, select the...

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