U.S. Nordic Combined Power House?
For a country that had never won a medal in Nordic Combined, the Americans have really had a HUGE Olympics.
The Americans were definitely helped by the weather today. I’m beginning to learn a bit more about ski jumping. A tiny bit. Enough to know that a tail wind is not a good thing. [...]
Nordic Combined U.S. Team makes it two!
Two medals in one Olympics for the U.S. Nordic Combined team. Johnny Spillane won silver last Sunday in the Individual Normal Hill event. Now the U.S. took silver in the Team Large Hill. This is a real step forward for the Nordic Combined program here in the United States. Austria took [...]
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. [...]
Olympic schedule 2/14
Are you wondering what events to cuddle up and watch with your special someone today?
Here are my favorites for the day— figure skating pairs short program and men’s moguls.
In pairs figure skating, Americans face an uphill battle. The last figure skating pairs medal was a bronze in 1988, and the U.S. has never won [...]
Can Spillane Earn Gold in Nordic Combined?
Johnny Spillane won his first World Cup title on January 3rd in Oberhof, Germany. Nordic combined has been dominated by Norwegian athletes since the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924. Makes sense, since Norway is where it originates. The sport marries cross country skiing with ski jumping. Points are awarded for distance and style of the jump, which [...]
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 [...]
