A great night of skating in Vancouver
Women’s figure skating is always interesting to watch. You just never can tell. Coming into tonight, this certainly seemed like Kim Yu-Na’s event to lose. But Mao Asada was determined to give her a run for it. And then bronze seemed pretty much up for grabs. Joannie Rochette, who skated [...]
Kristi Yamaguchi’s advice to young athletes and their parents
I had the pleasure of talking with Kristi Yamaguchi on the phone today. Yes, she really is as nice as she seems. I asked her some questions about the current Olympics and the newish scoring system, but I also wanted to talk to her about advice for young athletes and their families.
I first [...]
Olympic events 2/23
Plenty of events to choose from today. What will I be watching?
Men’s Giant Slalom, even though I already know something that I didn’t want to know. Ugh. It’s really difficult to avoid spoilers. Anyway, men’s giant slalom provides another golden opportunity for Ted Ligety and Bode Miller.
Ladies figure skating short program. [...]
Platinum medal for poor sportsmanship?
Evgeni Plushenko has reached an all-time high (or would that be low) in bad sportsmanship. His official website currently has a picture of the medals he’s won, including his “platinum” medal from the Vancouver games. Yep, no picture of the silver (that he ought to be stripped of, frankly, since it means so [...]
Costas Indulges in Fruitless Mining
There’s been a little controversy surrounding Evan Lysacek’s gold medal yesterday. Silver medalist Yevgeny Plushenko responded with a little wonder that he didn’t win. He complained that the new scoring system didn’t fairly account for the quad axel that he can land, but Lysecek can’t.
Bob Costas sat down with Lysacek to find out what his [...]
Evan Lysacek is golden!
The night didn’t start off well for the Americans. Jeremy Abbott was already out of contention, but it would have been nice to see him skate well in his long program. Alas, it was not to be. The good news was that after a couple of rough jumps at the beginning, he [...]
Today’s events 2/18
This is going to be a very brief rundown of today’s events:
Women’s Super Combined— potentially more medals for Julia Mancuso and Lindsey Vonn.
Biathlon— Could there be a medal for American Tim Burke? Will Norway be happier with their results today?
Men’s Figure Skating—Who’s getting the gold? Evan Lysacek, Evgeni Plushenko, or someone else entirely?
Snowboarding— [...]
Men’s figure skating short program
It was a great night for Yevgeny Plushenko and Evan Lysacek. An okay night for Johnny Weir. And a terribly miserable night for Jeremy Abbott.
Less than a point separated Plushenko and Lysacek, setting up quite a showdown tomorrow night. In third and fourth were Japanese skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Nobunari Oda. [...]
Olympic Schedule 2/16
So, what’s on today’s schedule?
Today was supposed to be Super Combined in men’s downhill, but due to poor weather conditions (blowing now and low visibility), that event has been pushed to Friday. At this rate, Alpine skiing will finish up sometime in March or April.
Presumably, the snow won’t stop biathlon (it’s still on the [...]
Johnny Weir
If you follow figure skating at all, I’m sure you know who Johnny Weir is. Even if you don’t, you may have seen the recent viral email with him singing karaoke to “Before He Cheats”. I’d include the video here, but 1) it’s not available on YouTube and 2) it was REALLY terrible!
Anyway, [...]
US Figure Skating Team
The US now has an official figure skating team for the Olympics.
The women’s team, which has only two members this year for only the second time since the 1920s, consists of Rachael Flatt, 17, and Mirai Nagasu, 16. There’s a lot of weight on those two young shoulders. If either medals, it will [...]
Will Sasha Cohen Compete in Vancouver Olympics?
It certainly looks like Sasha Cohen is going to try to be a member of the 2010 Olympic figure skating team. That’s pretty amazing considering she hasn’t skated competitively since right after the last Winter Olympics. But she has stated that she intends to skate at U.S. Nationals later this month in a [...]
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 [...]
Evan Lysacek Eyes a Medal in Vancouver
It’s still over two years until the Vancouver Olympics, but when you’re a world class skater, that time hardly seems like enough. Evan Lysacek hopes that it’s enough time to prepare him to win a gold in Vancouver in 2010. You can read more in his recent interview here.
Nice feel good skating story
12 year old Stephanie Orton has had a rough life. After being removed from her parents for neglect and living in foster care, her grandmother was finally able to adopt her. To help her build confidence, her grandmother enrolled the 7 year old in skating lessons. Since then Stephanie has flourished, in [...]
