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Biathlon crowns the ultimate all-around Winter Olympians as France claims gold. Canada dominates the oval and humiliates the US ahead of a looming hockey showdown. And ski jumping descends into scandal with a bizarre controversy dubbed “Penisgate.” Day 11 delivers elite sport, proxy war politics, and Olympic absurdity in equal measure. Read my full iPINIONS… Read more.
Men’s Speedskating 500 (Long Track) Norway is dominating skiing events at these Games much as the Netherlands is dominating skating events. Therefore, it looked like a scene from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly when one Norwegian took on three Dutchmen and … iced them. Okay, for a more athletic analogy, this is rather… Read more.
Women’s Giant Slalom Here is how I reveled in Mikaela Shiffrin’s humbling introduction to Olympic competition four years ago in Sochi: The jingoistic American media anointed first-time Olympian Shiffrin as Lindsey Vonn’s golden heir apparent. Well, Shiffrin made her big debut and was properly left in the snow — a humbling introduction to Olympic competition.… Read more.
Women’s Halfpipe Chloe Kim is a phenom – whose breathtaking athleticism is surpassed only by her endearing personality. But I can think of no better way to hail her Olympic performance than to say it was every bit as awe inspiring as Shaun White’s was at the 2006 Turin Olympics. White won gold at those… Read more.
Bad weather forced the postponement of more Alpine events. On Day 1, I hailed the grit Cross Country skiers display as a matter of course. Sure enough, they competed despite the weather. Women’s Biathlon 10km Pursuit Again, you really have to watch one of these Cross-Country events to fully appreciate the athleticism and skill these… Read more.
Bad weather is forcing postponement of events at these Olympics in ways it used to force postponement of matches at Wimbledon. The Men’s Downhill and Women’s Giant Slalom are among the casualties. Except that no amount of preparation could insulate Alpine events from disorientating and dangerous wind gusts. Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle This event debuted four… Read more.
Men’s Downhill This is easily the premier event at the Winter Olympics, much as the Men’s 100m is at the Summer Olympics. A better analogy, though, might be to assert that the Downhill is to ski racing what Formula One is to car racing. This clearly makes the former inherently more dangerous, but it also looks… Read more.
Athletes will compete in 98 events covering 15 sports over 18 days at these Winter Olympics. But, even though I shall be very indiscriminate in my viewing (on TV and the Internet), I shall be very discriminating in my commenting. I’m sorry if you’re interested in my thoughts on Curling; never mind that it’s one… Read more.
