Davis to Compete in 5 Events
Based on his comments earlier this month, it was assumed Shani Davis would skip the 10,000m individual and compete in team pursuit in 2010. However, he missed the Dec. 24th cutoff date and instead is entered in all 5 individual events, something not attempted by an American since Eric Heiden in 1980. You can’t help [...]
Lindsey Vonn may be out for the 2010 Olympics
Lindsey Vonn, one of the most successful female downhill skiers for the U.S., appears to have broken her arm during the Women’s World Cup giant Slalom, in Lienz, Austria, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. She was heading into this competition in first place in the World Cup standings. Vonn was considered a threat to [...]
Winter Games Schedule
I’m so excited that this Olympics is going to be closer than Italy or China. It’s not that I’ll be attending (although I did consider this, but we have a new business, and that’s kind of like having an infant), but at least the television schedule won’t require me to watch at 2 a.m. [...]
USA Women’s Hockey Roster Finalized
The women’s Olympic hockey team was finalized today. The 21-woman roster consists of an impressive array of Olympic medallists, World Champions, and NCAA Champions. They have five more games in the pipeline before Olympic competition begins and one more chance to beat Canada’s team, they’re fiercest competition this year. With three medal wins in the [...]
Top 10 Things To Look For In The Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada is just around the corner. For those who haven’t been keeping up on all the winter sports since the last Olympics, here’s a top ten list (in no particular order) of the possible highlights. Just remember, it isn’t just the sports that make the Olympics worth watching!
1. The [...]
USA-1 Bobsledding Pilot Sees Victory
Steven Holcomb piloted his four-man bobsled team to victory at the World Cup in Winterburg, Germany on December 13th. This is his 3rd straight win, despite past eye problems that threatened to end his career. In 2008 he underwent a new procedure to correct the degenerative eye disease that had plagued him for three years. The [...]
Where are the 2010 Winter Olympics?
It’s a more difficult question than it would appear. True, they’re the “Vancouver” Olympics. But there are really three main locations where events will be contested: Vancouver, Richmond and Whistler. We’ll be writing more about the venues and other essential information you need to know, but in the meantime, you can [...]
List of Sports at the 2010 Olympics
Just a quick list of the sports to be contested at the Vancouver Olympics: Biathlon, Bobsled (or bobsleigh to those nutty Canadians), Curling, Figure Skating, Hockey, Luge, Short-Track Speed Skating,
Skeleton, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Ski Jumping, Cross-country Ski Racing, Nordic Combined, Snowboard, and Speed Skating. Each of those sports have multiple events that [...]
2010 Olympics– Skicross Added As New Event
This year someone will win the first gold medal awarded for Skicross. Skicross, similar to snowboard cross, which debuted in Torino, is a crazy looking sport involving groups of skiers racing each other to the bottom of a course with jumps, rollers, banks and other man-made and natural terrain features. It belongs to the [...]
