This week’s story is Skaterman by John Blackmore, and is in two parts. In Part 1, French athlete Alain Boisclair places fourth in all five speed-skating events at the Lake Placid Olympics.

Bitterly disappointed, he borrows a fellow Olympian’s bronze medal and hitches a ride to see the Statue of Liberty in New York City. His plans go awry during a violent altercation on the subway. Note: contains some profanity and adult situations.

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