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1 Sasha COHEN (USA) 66.732 Irina SLUTSKAYA (RUS) 66.703 Shizuka ARAKAWA (JAP) 66.024 Fumie SUGURI (JPN) 61.755 Kimmie MEISSNER (USA) 59.406 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI (GEO) 57.907 Emily HUGHES (USA) 57.088 Miki ANDO (JPN) 56.009 Joannie ROCHETTE (CAN) 55.8510 Sarah MEIER (SUI) 55.5711 Carolina KOSTNER (ITA) 53.7712 Susanna POYKIO (FIN) 53.7413 Elena LIASHENKO [...]
When you’re an elite athlete competing at an Olympic or World Class level, everyone assumes you’re "famous." Win an Olympic Medal, then you are supposed to be an instant millionaire, world famous and will live a life of total luxury. Nothing could be further from the truth. However today a winner stepped off the medal [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day to Everyone. I wish each and everyone of you love from the ones you need. Tonight we’re going to get some dinner early and be home to watch the Men’s Short Program. Okay Question Du Jour: I’ve been considering a Video Hard Drive Recorder. I’m not thrilled with the idea of [...]
Michelle Kwan is a minimalist ice goddess with only one crooked tooth to remind us that she is human. – by David Swerdlick, popmatters.com
David’s article puts the entire situation into perspective. My wrap-up comments on Valentines Day.
The Men’s Short Program starts tonight. Has anyone put duct tape on Johnny Weir’s mouth yet? PLEASE! He’s going [...]
Tonight’s Pairs Final was a completely different event than the last one I reported on in Salt Lake City in 2002. Tonight’s top three medal winners each overcame serious accidents and proved that while it looks so easy, in the blink of an eye an accident can completely change your life. In the end [...]
While all the media attention has been on Michelle’s withdrawal and Sasha’s pending/potential coronation to the Gold Medal, the media has almost forgotten Kimmie Meissner, who placed 2nd in the US National Championships behind Cohen. The Rink Rumormill in Torino says Kimmie is soaking in the experience and is having great practices consistently hitting [...]
True confession time: I grew up in the Midwest and used to spend my “rest periods” at rink, drinking coffee and watching the curling leagues play in the adjoining ice sheets. It was one of the only places where I could talk to a “normal guy.”
We used to broadcast the curling leagues on the weekend, [...]
And once you thought the scandal was over…
I got a copy of a press release written in January that announced that Salt Lake City Skating Judge, Jon Jackson had finally won his case in an arbitration court.
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) awarded Jackson over $18,000 in attorneys’ fees, costs and arbitration costs, following its ruling [...]
Today Michelle Kwan again said “No, thank you” to NBC’s offer to be a guest commentary for the Olympics Ladies Figure Skating Finals. NBC’s first offer had come when it was considered a possibility she would be unable to skate a couple months ago. This morning after her interview with Scott Hamilton and Bob Costas, [...]
The other night we were all watching The Games when we caught our first peek at the Torino Medals. My first reaction was… "Ah—That’s where all those AOL CD’s we tossed out went!" The Dr. Doug chimed in… "Couldn’t the Italian’s afford an entire medal?" Friday night, Tonight Show host Jay Leno called them “A [...]
A personal commentary: A few minutes ago the Peter Ueberroth, Chairmen of the USOC and Ron Hershberger, President of the USFSA, as well as other Olympic officials held a press conference in which they and Michelle Kwan’s, personally and officially announced her withdrawal from the 2006 Olympic Games in Torin, because of a new [...]
About 25 minutes ago, it was announced through the Associated Press and the IOC Press Office that Michelle Kwan has withdrawn from the Women’s Figure Skating event at the 2006 Olympic Games. She is scheduled to give a press conference or make a statement at 3 AM Pacific time. I suspect that Michelle after a [...]
I woke up this morning to hear that Michelle Kwan cut her practice short this morning in Turin. She’s said she felt stiff. I’m honestly not surprised. Michelle, who’s now 25 and recovering from a serious groin injury, got a bye at Nationals to be appointed to the Olympic Team. Some people say she [...]
Got a call the other day from an family member asking where my old blog posts are listed. Nothing like the Olympics getting people to come back to me. Well at the moment the old posts are over on the old server at radio.weblogs.com.
I’m seriously considering moving everything to a new site and bringing in [...]
