Irina Slutskaya
publication date: Monday, March 27, 2006 (part of Round XXVII)
category: Sports
clue: Maybe this champion skater would have better luck against Americans if she didn't change partners so often.
explanation: Slutskaya was a champion figure skater who competed with Americans at the top level in several Olympics. The phrase "change partners so often" was a play on her last name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Mihai Rusu, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, and Amir H. Sufyani
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