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Katherine Reutter has an autographed poster hanging in her bedroom, one she got as a child from a hometown hero.

"Best wishes," it says. "Go for the gold."

Silver will do just fine.

Relying on the lessons she learned from skating star Bonnie Blair _ who also hails from Champaign, Illinois _ Reutter won a silver medal in the 1,000 meters Friday on the final night of Olympic short track.

She already had a bronze from Wednesday night's relay, but the Americans backed into that medal after the front-running South Koreans were disqualified for impeding.

This time, Reutter left little doubt that she's as good …