Sweden hangs on to gold in cross country
Sweden went into the final leg of the relay with a 37.5 second lead over Norway’s Petter Northug. France and the Czech Republic were in second and third. When it was all over Sweden was still in first, but Norway was in second, the Czech Republic had passed France for the bronze. [...]
Cross country results
In the women’s team sprint, German snagged the gold, Sweden the silver and Russia the bronze. Germans Claudia Nystad and Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle are veterans and quite a bit older, but that didn’t slow them down today. This was the fourth Oympics for both. Somewhat surprisingly, the American team finished 6th. That’s [...]
Men’s 30km Cross Country
The winning time for the 30 km cross country was 1hr, 15min, 11.4 sec. The silver medallist came in just 2.1 seconds behind. I can’t imagine how completely exhausted Marcus Hellner (Sweden, gold) and Tobias Angerer (Germany, silver) must have been at the end of this race. I’ve commented before how the cross country and [...]
Vancouver Olympics Cross Country 2/17
What a weird start to the women’s cross country. In the qualifying round, Slovenia’s Petra Majdic who was expected to possibly medal, slipped off the track and fell down a small ravine. She injured her back but was given the opportunity to start again at the end of the pack. [...]
Today’s events 2/17
Did you miss me? My “real” job kept me busy this morning, so I’m just now getting around to posting what’s going on today. Fortunately, due to the wonders of tape delay (ha-ha), you won’t be able to see most of these events until ten tonight, anyway.
First up, after days of delays, women’s [...]
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 [...]
Diverse Countries Medal in Cross Country
Six different countries were represented in cross country medaling today. It just goes to show that no single country need dominate a sport.
Charlotte Kalla of Sweden won the gold in Women’s 10km freestyle cross country skiing. This is her first major international championship win. Kristina Smigun of Estonia took the silver and Norwegian Marit Bjorgen earned the bronze. [...]
Olympic Schedule 2/15
Today’s schedule is another busy one.
Pairs figure skating finishes up today with the free skate. No Americans are in serious contention, so the sentimental favorites are the Chinese pair of Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao. The three time World Champions and real life married couple came out of retirement to pursue Olympic gold. [...]
