Davis and Hedrick move on
Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 14:35 
TURIN, Italy, Feb. 22 (AP) — Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick finally shook hands Wednesday, accepted their medals and insisted they were ready to move on from their feud.
The two American speedskaters said far too much had been made of their rivalry at the Turin Games, but stopped short of saying they had settled anything with a handshake during the ceremony a day after both won medals at the men's 1,500 meters. But it was no lovefest.
"We've never been buddies," Hedrick said. "We've been acquaintances, but it's never been more than that." Hedrick, the 5,000-meter gold medalist, settled for bronze in the 1,500 on Tuesday after he and Davis became so absorbed with each other that Italy's Enrico Fabris won the gold. Davis stormed out of a contentious news conference afterward, saying he was still upset because Hedrick did not shake his hand after Davis won the 1,000 on Saturday.
"It started to become a soap opera in there, so I decided to leave," Davis said. Hedrick countered he felt betrayed by Davis when his teammate elected to sit out the team pursuit relay last week so that he could concentrate on his individual events. NewYorkTimes
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