Speedy Peterson lands the “Hurricane” for silver
Alexsei Grishin of Belrus made it look very easy, spinning through the air with incredible control and precision on the landing. There is no question he deserved the gold for his performance.
There was a feeling of deja vu when you saw Jaret “Speedy” Peterson at the top of the hill preparing for his final run [...]
Women’s speedskating and aerials results
The women skated the 5000m tonight. The Czech Republic’s Martina Sablikova took her second gold, followed by Germany’s Stephanie Beckert and Canada’s 37 year old Clara Hughes (who carried the Canadian flag at the Opening Ceremonies).
Women’s aerials also awarded medals tonight. The Chinese are coming on strong as aerialists, coming in second [...]
Ashleigh McIvor wins women’s skicross debut
The first Olympic women’s skicross event came off just as wild as expected. The arrival (finally!) of snow to Cedar Mountain slowed the course and blew around heavily. The competitors raced in sets of four, jostling for position and making for an exciting day overall complete with wipe-outs and face-plants.
Canada’s Ashleigh McIvor came out on [...]
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. [...]
Americans fail to qualify for quarterfinals of ski cross
Huge bummer. Ski cross debuted today at the Olympics. Unfortunately, Casey Puckett and Darren Rahlves failed to qualify for the quarterfinals. I was so looking forward to ski cross, too. And, yes, I’m one of those viewers who has a hard time enjoying once “my” team is out of it.
Michael Schmid, [...]
What are you watching today?
There are six medals being awarded today. Which contests will you be watching?
In alpine skiing, you can watch Men’s Super Combined, which combines one downhill run with one slalom run. American Ted Ligety is the defending Olympic champion, but look for Americans Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht to give him a run for [...]
Bildeau wins first Canadian gold!
Mogul skier Alexandre Bilodeau became the first Canadian to win gold for Canada in a Canadian Olympics. Bilodeau pulled off an upset, defeating Vancouver native Dale Begg-Smith, who competes for Australia. Begg-Smith took the silver. Also surprising, American Bryon Wilson won bronze.
This is the third Olympics to be held in Canada. [...]
The Women do the U.S. proud in Moguls
The U.S. women took gold and bronze in the moguls, giving the U.S. their first gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics. Hannah Kearney, of Vermont, won gold after failing to medal in Torino. Shannon Bahrke, of California, took bronze. Jenn Heil, of Canada, won the first Canadian medal of the Olympics, taking [...]
Will There Be Snow for Vancouver?
As Americans watch the Northeast get buried under record snowfall, Canadians must be wondering, “Why not Vancouver?” With the Olympic games just days away and athletes already arriving for practice sessions, officials are scrambling to make Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain suitable for use. Whistler’s slopes have plenty of snow and will pose no problem, but Cypress [...]
Casey Puckett– 2010 Olympics will be his fifth
The Vancouver Olympics will be Casey Puckett’s first attempt to medal in ski cross at the Olympics, but it will be his fifth quest for the Olympics, overall. He first competed in the 1992 Albertville Olympics 18 years ago!
Casey has yet to win a medal in the Olympics, but he’s been competing very well [...]
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 [...]
New Winter Olympic sports
Lady ski jumpers aren’t the only ones who hope to add their sport to the Vancouver Olympics. Four other events will be considered for inclusion in the 2010 Vancouver games when the Olympic committee meets in November. The other events are ski-cross (similar to snowboard cross, which was a big hit in Turin), [...]
