After asking Canadian Ice Dancing Gold Medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir a couple of questions at their press conference, I then interviewed Scott’s dad, Joe.
I talked with Olympic bronze medalist JR Celski in a little coffee shop on a rainy day in Vancouver, BC.
Some of the best excuses for not winning:
- The Netherlands four-man bobsled pulled out of the Olympics when its pilot, Edwin van Calken, said he lost confidence in his ability to safely navigate the course. His coach, Tom de La Hunty, called him a chicken.
- When figure skater Evgeni Plushenko lost gold to American Evan Lysacek, the Russian was furious Lysacek didn’t try a quadruple jump. Plushenko told Russian television reporters, “You can’t be considered a true men’s champion without a quad.”
- The full quote from Norweigan cross country skier Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset explaining his performance in a …
So where do two guys from Federal who combined to win four medals at the Vancouver Games do to celebrate?
Apparently the same thing first-grade tee-ball teams do.
Jordan Malone, their teammate on Friday’s 5,000-meter relay, said the entire team went to McDonald’s after winning bronze medal.
“We all had a victory me …,” Malone said. “For myself, I slammed two Quarter Pounders.”
Apparently now that their Olympics is over they can eat whatever they want.
WHISTLER, B.C. – If Bode Miller’s Olympic career ended Saturday morning, it concluded with a moment just as fitting as another Olympic medal.
The 32-year-old from Hew Hampshire charged out of the gate and his historic Olympics was over just eight seconds later. Miller hooked the tip of his ski and a straddled the fifth gate.
For a racer famous for taking risks that don’t always pay off, the five-time Olympic medalist won’t let the mistake spoil his experience.
“I really couldn’t be much happier,” said Miller, who also failed to complete the giant slalom. “To have three medals, and …
After winning the silver medal on February 18, snowboarder Hannah Teter (23) was presented with a check from Samsung for $30,000 for her charity, Hannah’s Gold, which is connected with the international organization World Vision. (ED: The World Vision headquarters is in Federal Way)
I got the chance to meet her on a sunny day in Yaletown, Vancouver, BC, where she told me more about the difference she wanted to make.
“I’m working with World Vision to sponsor a town …
Federal Way short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and J.R. Celski led the USA relay team to a bronze medal at the Vancouver Games on Friday night.
Is is the third medal of the games for Ohno and a U.S. record eighth for his career. It is the second bronze of the games for Celski, who is skating in his first Olympics.
The pair’s four medals (the relay medal only counts once) coupled with Karen Thatcher’s silver in women’s hockey gives Washington athletes five medals at the Vancouver Games.
That ties the record for Washington athletes, breaking the record …
Apolo Ohno was disqualified for pushing a skater after appearing to win the silver medal in the Olympic 500 meter short track speedskating race.
Canada’s Charles Hamelin gets gold and teammate Francois-Luis Tremblay won bronze. Si-Bak Sung of Korea won silver.
Ohno races again tonight in the relay. Ohno has an American record seven Winter Olympic medals.
Ohno won gold in the 500 in 2006.
Ohno appeared to push Tremblay in the final turn. It was a slight touch, but as Ohno explained earlier in the Games it only takes a slight touch in the corner to send a skater …