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Precious Medals

Precious Medals

Legendary Soviet forward Viktor Shuvalov died last week at the age of 97. The greatest mystery of a crystalline legacy once centered on the whereabouts of his Olympic gold medal.

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Gillian Kemmerer
Apr 25, 2021
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Viktor Shuvalov gazes at the pennants he collected over the course of a decorated hockey career. Source.

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that …

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