Skeleton looks like something straight out of Willy Wonka: Hurtling face-first down a frozen track on a sled that resembles a cafeteria tray, Ms. Uhlaender often tops out at 80 miles per hour with her chin inches from the ice.

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Ms. LISA FITZHUGH (Parent): And in about three minutes of eating it, her face completely puffed out, and her eyes were shut, and I knew something was really wrong.

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If it's going to be a sunny day and if there's no swing about you need something out of the norm and I'm sure the Australian batsmen wouldn't want to face an on-song Steve Harmison.

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Ponting himself tried to con the umpire into giving Paul Collingwood out to a catch which came from the face of the pad, and he charged the umpire - something that is definitely not in the spirit of the game.

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