No Redemption for Jacobellis
Women’s snowcross was a big disappointment for me. I was really hoping that Lindsey Jacobellis would get to make up for her fall at the end of the race in Turin. Unfortunately, she bobbled in the semifinals and went off course right at the top of the race.
Good news for Canada as [...]
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 [...]
Seth Wescott wins gold!
If the Olympics wants more viewers, they should come up with a way to milk snowcross a bit more. It’s really exciting, and we love watching it here in our house. This year’s course made things even more exciting, as it melted and refroze throughout the day. Even Seth Wescott (defending gold [...]
Defending Champ Westcott Wins SBX
Seth Wescott came to Vancouver on the heels of a terrible injury and at the ripe old age of 33. He really didn’t have high hopes of winning the Snowboard cross gold. His qualifying run wasn’t that great, and today’s weather practically blinded the competitors. Canada’s Mike Robertson had such a strong lead even the [...]
Graham Watanabe
I like interesting stories about athletes. This may be one you remember. Snowboardcrosser (is that what thye call themselves?) Graham Watanabe did not make the Torino Olympics team, but he paid his way to Italy, anyway, working as an assistant wax technician. Then Jayson Hale tore his ACL, and Graham stepped up [...]
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. [...]
