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Chen--Back in first. Took a while. Shooting for the $20,000 mark. Let\'d5s start with some Olympic action. Elvis is King of the Ice, taking the gold ($1,000). In the hockey match of the century, give me Team USA over Canada ($1,000). At home, the Elis punish Harvard with a three-goal win ($1,000). And finally, in Tyng action: BK all the way\'d1we take SY in a crucial squash battle of the unbeatens for the title ($3,000). Last Week: +$1,950. Current Balance: $9,550.

Lin--Sigh...time to regroup. $1,000 each says that the gymnastics team and menŐs swimming will do some regrouping of their own on ValentineŐs Day, mauling M.I.T. and UConn in the process. As for the big weekend in hockeyŃno love for Brown and Harvard ($500 each). In the pros: Chicago will dominate when it hosts the Hawks and the Pacers ($750), L.A. over the Sonics ($750), and in, well, professional hockey, U.S.A. and Canada combine for fewer than five goals ($1,000). Last Week: +$1,000. Current Balance: $8,760.

Smith--In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I point out that anything can happen this weekend. Long-term relationships can break up, new ones can begin, Nolas can be born, and cheaters like Chen can be impeached. In Nagano, it's going to be Canada over Sweden in men's hockey for $600. Back home, give me $700 on each of these NBA predictions: Bulls over Atlanta and Indiana, and Magic over the big-bad-not-so-scary-anymore Knicks. At Yale, give me $500 on men's hockey over Harvard and $200 says that women's squash places in the top two in the Howe Cup.Last Week: +$2,200. Current Balance: $9,450.

Dave Oppenheim, guest--As the Richard J. Vitale Professor of Contemporary Sports Knowledge, it is a pleasure and an honor to leave you all in the dust while I attempt to get my chair endowed. Maybe Larry Kramer, BR Ő57, is aroundÉ. ItŐs mid-February, which means it's time for Da Bulls to regain their rightful spot atop the NBA heap. $1,000 on them to roll over Atlanta, Indiana, and Toronto is almost tree money. $2,000 says that the Knicks get spanked when they visit the Jazz. Last Week: +$100. Current Balance: $6,100.

Dave Oppenheim, DC '99, is an opinion editor.

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