Snarks On Ice: The NHL In Torino

Latvia 2, Kazakhstan 5
The Latvians managed to tie the game 2-2 early in the third period but then allowed Kazakhstan to score three goals, wrapping up a winless tournament. (Though they did play the US to a draw.) Sergey Alexandrov, who does not play in the NHL, got the winning goal for the Kazaks.
Switzerland 3, […]

German Metal Rules (At The Olympics)

Germany won three more medals at the 20th Winter Olympiad yesterday to take the lead in the medal count with 21. The Germans have won the most gold medals, nine, along with seven silver and five bronze. The US and Norway are tied in second place with 18 medals each, followed by Austria with 16 […]

Sasha is Flexible, As Well

OK, Now It’s Interesting

Self-righteous hippie skiers. No thanks.
Showboating snowboarder grrls. I’ll pass.
Bitchy speed skaters. Keep ‘em.
The entire sport of ice dancing. Not even a sport.
Hot ice skaters. Yeah, OK.

Bode Miller and Barry Bonds: Twins Separated at Birth?

(Yeah, I know, the theory has some holes in it, but work with me here.)
What with all our tricknology, there has to be a way for someone to find a way so that we can view the world exactly the way Barry Bonds and Bode Miller see it. And I’ll be at the head of […]

It’s All About The Hardware

Through 10 days of the 20th Winter Games, Germany holds the lead in the medal count with 18, including seven gold, seven silver, and four bronze. Norway is close behind with 17, Austria and the United States have 15 each, and Russia has collected 14 so far.
Austria was the big winner yesterday, collecting five medals […]

Where’s Eruzione When You Need Him?

You can believe all you want, watch Miracle as many times as you like, chant “U-S-A!” as loud as you want, none of it seems to be helping those old, broken down NHL veterans otherwise known as Team USA. The Americans lost their second game of the tournament 2-1 to Sweden, falling to 1-2-1 in […]

We’re Stoked About Winning Medals

As the 20th Winter Olympiad enters its final week, Norway leads the medal count with 16, including two gold medals and seven each in the silver and bronze category. Germany has 15 (six gold, six silver, and three bronze), followed by the US and Russia with 13 each. The breakdown for the USA is seven […]

Curling: As American As Mom And Apple Pie?

America, are you ready to become a world curling powerhouse? It could happen, with Pete Fenson and his team playing well and ranking near the top of the Olympics standings. Team USA defeated Germany 8-5 in nine ends today to advance their tournament record to 5-2, just one game behind Great Britain with just two […]

Oh Canada!

Unlike Team USA, which lost their semifinal match against Sweden, the Canadian women’s hockey team dominated the opposition and recorded a 6-0 win over Finland to advance to the gold medal round. I have to admit, I was secretly rooting for an upset that would foist an all Scandinavian medal round on NBC, which was […]