The 2010 Winter Olympics by the numbers. 12 days to go!
The Winter Olympics British Columbian TV commerical that features Michael J. Fox, Ryan Reynolds, Erick McCormack, Kim Cattrall, Steve Nash, and Sarah McLachlan is generating a lot to tweets on Twitter.
From the U.S. Ski Team:
Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) held on for a solid fifth place after a costly mistake in Saturday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill, leading an impressive U.S. Team effort that saw seven Americans finish in the points.
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From USA Snowboarding:
ASPEN, CO (Jan. 29) – Even after taking in a somewhat gnarly pipe-to-face session, Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) showed the world his tenacity, centering his focus and locking down his third Winter X Games superpipe gold in as many years, just days after wrapping up the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix crown.
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Say what you will about Ted Shred, but the guy knows how to plug a movie. Ted Ligety won a World Cup GS this morning. You can see him next tomorrow evening on NBC (8 p.m. EST, but check your local listings) in the movie “Truth in Motion,” which documents Team USA’s prep for Vancouver.
Check out this clip about the ’06 Olympic gold medalist.
Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety appears to be in top form heading into the Olympics. He won a World Cup today in Slovenia.
From the Associated Press:
Ted Ligety couldn’t have asked for a better buildup toward next month’s Vancouver Games.
Two back-to-back giant slaloms on one of his favorite World Cup hills might be exactly what the defending Olympic combined champion needs to boost his rather moderate season.
The 25-year-old American says he’s disappointed with two podium finishes without victory so far. However, he has won the annual giant slalom on the Podkoren course in the
The latest on the Cypress snow woes from JEREMY HAINSWORTH of the AP:
Snow or no snow, freestyle skiing and snowboarding at Cypress Mountain will go forward.
Crews are working around the clock using natural and man-made snow to ensure courses are ready, Tim Gayda, vice president of sport for the Winter Games, said Thursday.
“We are running these events at Cypress,” Gayda said. “We have no intention of moving from that venue. We have enough people and enough snow to get the job done.”
MIKE CAMPBELL of our sister paper, the Anchorage Daily News, was able to catch up with cross country skier Holly Brooks yesterday after she was named to the U.S. Olympic team.
Here’s what Brooks, who grew up in Seattle, had to say:
Anchorage cross-country skier Holly Brooks saw disappointment turn to delight Tuesday morning when the U.S. Ski Team called to tell her to pack her bags for Vancouver and the Winter Olympics.
The call came about 8:10 a.m. and went to the answering machine she and husband Rob Whitney share. Brooks was in the bathroom brushing her teeth.
“It’s
From the U.S. Ski Team:
A final skier has been added to the 2010 Olympic Cross Country Ski Team. Simi Hamilton (Aspen, CO), a former All American from Middlebury College, was announced Thursday after the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association received an 11th and final quota spot. Two athletes were named Tuesday in addition to the original eight announced last week.
Hamilton, who is now training with coaches Travis Jones and Rick Kapala in the Sun Valley Olympic Development Program, is one of the fastest U.S. sprinters. He won four qualifiers in the USSA SuperTour, Canadian NorAm and U.S. Championship