OK, things have been getting pretty slow, the Olympic blog is going to take a break from daily postings this summer. I’ll still update when there is big news and keep reading the Adventure section for Olympics updates.
Thanks for reading The News Tribune and thenewstribune.com
The U.S. Snowboard team recently completed a training camp on Mount Hood. Click report to read the team’s report on the camp.
Dancing with the Stars will pick its finalists tonight on ABC and Seattle speedskater Anton Apolo Ohno is still among the favorites. Ohno scored a 59 out of 60 last night, good enough for third on the judges’ ballot. Apparently, he missed perfection because his Latin dance was a little too sexy. (Man, I’m clearly running short on Winter Olympic news today.)
What is Vancouver hoping to get from hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Well, they’re still trying to figure that out. Organizers are researching the impact the games had on other North American hosts.
Today they released their study on the impact the games had on the 2002 games in Salt Lake City.
Read the highlights of the report below.
Bode Miller, the second most decorated skier in U.S. history, is quiting the U.S. National Team. This announcement comes a month after he said he will no longer compete in the Olympics.
He’s not the first skier to do this – Kristina Koznick quit in 2001 whlie dating assistant coach Dan Stripp – but Miller’s motives are the most questionable.
His biggest problem continues to be his unwillingness to play by team rules and his disgust for the media’s hyperbole when it comes to him and the Olympics.
It’s going to be easy for the media
Canada’s attempt to have a drug free Olympics and Paralympics in 2010 isn’t going to be easy.
Canadian paralympic skier Kimberley Joines was banned for nine months on Thursday after testing positive for marijuana in January.
Tom Rothrock, the Cashmere Olympic slalom racer who retired from the national team yesterday, has already picked a new career. And he hasn’t ruled out trying for the 2010 Olympics in another sport.
Here’s the word from the U.S. Ski Team:
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Olympian Tom Rothrock (Cashmere, WA) has retired after eight seasons with the U.S. Ski Team, Alpine Director Jesse Hunt said.
Rothrock, a 2002 Olympic skier and former Western regional slalom and giant slalom junior champion, had four World Cup top-10 results in his career. He was named to his third consecutive World Championships
Cashmere resident Tom Rothrock, a member of the 2002 Olympic team, announced Monday morning he will retire after eight seasons on the national team.
Here are the details from the U.S. Ski Team:
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The slalom specialist honed his skills at Wenatchee’s Mission Ridge Ski Area where he won junior titles in slalom and giant slalom. He qualified for the Salt Lake City Olympics but didn’t finish his second run at the games. The highlight of his career was finishing 12th in the slalom at the 2003 World Championships.
Rothrock, 29, had four top-10 finishes