Saturday, February 18, 2006
Note to self: do not showboat before the race is over!
Major shock during the women's snowboard cross. The only American competing, Lindsey Jacobellis, was way out in front and heading for her gold-medal finish. But on her second to the last jump on the course, she grabbed her board like she was on the halfpipe, skidded back on her heels and crashed off the course. She got back on the course, but not in time to beat Switzerland's Tanja Frieden. So what could have been an easy gold turned into a puzzling silver medal. Jacobellis claims she was not showboating, but it did appear that she was celebrating her victory a bit too soon. So the USA's gold medal run in snowboarding comes to an odd halt. Interesting note: the woman who did win the race is the girlfriend of the man who won yesterday's snowboard cross, Seth Wescott.
Watched some of the men's skeleton. The Canadians kicked ass in this, taking gold and silver. Whoosh! The winner was 39 years old. The closest the US came was sixth.
Home state fave Lindsey Kildow, still not fully recovered from the disastrous crash during a downhill training run, wiped out during the slalom and will be out for the conclusion of the combined Alpine. She admitted before the race to being in a great deal of pain in her hip and back and not being able to ski her best. So she will rest up on Saturday before her next event on Sunday. I admire that she even tried the slalom and hope for the best on Sunday.
Ok, I admit that ice dancing is my least favorite form of skating. Since they all are pretty much doing the same thing during the compulsories, I can't tell a bad routine from a good one, no matter how much the comentator tries to explain it. So I was really only watching to see how the Americans did since the US press was making such a fuss over them. Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto came in sixth after compulsories, which doesn't sound so hot until you find out that they are only 1.42 points out of first. The big surprise and delight of the competition were the Italian pair Barbara Fusar-Poli and Maurizio Margaglio, who came out of retirement for one last go at the gold. They were unfamiliar with the new scoring and so had no idea they were in first place until they were told. Good for them. Italy is ecstatic and so are they.
The cold wave here continues. It is a record low -9 with a windchill of -25. It is expected to reach a real temperature of -12 before sunrise. My hands ache horribly in every joint, as do the knees, feet and elsewhere. Chip's having a hard time too, getting up slowly and not moving around much. Dan talked to the vet, who told him to bring the dog in to make sure his hip dysplasia is not worse. I hate to see the poor pup suffer.
I wonder if Lindsey Jacobellis has ever heard the saying, "don't count your chicks before they're hatched"??
Watched some of the men's skeleton. The Canadians kicked ass in this, taking gold and silver. Whoosh! The winner was 39 years old. The closest the US came was sixth.
Home state fave Lindsey Kildow, still not fully recovered from the disastrous crash during a downhill training run, wiped out during the slalom and will be out for the conclusion of the combined Alpine. She admitted before the race to being in a great deal of pain in her hip and back and not being able to ski her best. So she will rest up on Saturday before her next event on Sunday. I admire that she even tried the slalom and hope for the best on Sunday.
Ok, I admit that ice dancing is my least favorite form of skating. Since they all are pretty much doing the same thing during the compulsories, I can't tell a bad routine from a good one, no matter how much the comentator tries to explain it. So I was really only watching to see how the Americans did since the US press was making such a fuss over them. Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto came in sixth after compulsories, which doesn't sound so hot until you find out that they are only 1.42 points out of first. The big surprise and delight of the competition were the Italian pair Barbara Fusar-Poli and Maurizio Margaglio, who came out of retirement for one last go at the gold. They were unfamiliar with the new scoring and so had no idea they were in first place until they were told. Good for them. Italy is ecstatic and so are they.
The cold wave here continues. It is a record low -9 with a windchill of -25. It is expected to reach a real temperature of -12 before sunrise. My hands ache horribly in every joint, as do the knees, feet and elsewhere. Chip's having a hard time too, getting up slowly and not moving around much. Dan talked to the vet, who told him to bring the dog in to make sure his hip dysplasia is not worse. I hate to see the poor pup suffer.
I wonder if Lindsey Jacobellis has ever heard the saying, "don't count your chicks before they're hatched"??
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