U-M's silver medalist skaters recount Olympics

It ain't gold but it's hardly a loss. After all, second best in the world is still second-freakin'-best in the world. Two University of Michigan students have quite the story to tell after doing just that in the Winter Olympics.

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It's not every day that University President Mary Sue Coleman calls students on their cell phones.

But after University students and ice dancers Charlie White and Meryl Davis won silver medals in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games last month, Coleman did just that.

"I was just listening to my voicemails after the free dance, and I came upon one that said, 'Oh, hi Meryl, this is Mary Sue Coleman,' and I was a little shocked but very excited and honored," Davis said in an interview last week.

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