Across the U.S., people are digging themselves out of the heaps of snow and bundling up to combat the freezing temperatures. More snow is on the way for much of the midwest and northeast. Most people are tuning into the Winter Olympic Games for entertainment. With the Olympics in full swing, there have already been many stories to come out of Vancouver. The U.S. is atop the medal count after a dominating men’s half pipe show by Shaun White, performing a Double McTwist 1260, American Evan Lysacek upset Russian Evgeni Plushenko in men’s figure skating and Lindsey Vonn won gold for women’s Alpine Skiing. There is more then a week of competition still to come and here are my top three events that I will be looking forward to watch ing the rest of the way.
4 men Bobsled- Ever since I watched Cool Runnings, when I was a boy, I have been enamored with this sport. Four men running, jumping and pushing speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour flying down an icy track. The U.S., captained by Steve Holcomb, is looking for their first gold since 1948. Sadly, the Jamaican bobsled team failed to qualify for this year’s games.
Men’s Speed Skating- American and Sports Illustrated cover boy, Apollo Ohno, has already tied Bonnie Blair as the all-time U.S. medal count leader by taking silver in the men’s 1500m. He still has three more chances (including individual men’s 1000m) to become the most decorated athlete for the U.S. in all winter Olympics.
Curling- I am most excited about the Men’s Curling event. It seems to be the only sport where “Average Joes” compete. It is a lot like shuffleboard on ice, where one player slides a stone towards a “bull’s-eye” type target while two other teammates insanely brush in front of it to guide there rock into position to score points. It consists mostly of strategy, however as much as I enjoy it, it does not seem to require much athletic ability. The U.S. isn’t doing much thus far, but check it out as it is very entertaining.
Want to know more? Check this book out at eCampus.com:
The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition.
This will get you up to date on all the different events taking place.
Tim the Intern
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