The Sports Brewery

Olympics: In case you missed it.

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 at 4:04 pm by Stake in Olympics, Other Sports

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Alpine Skiing-

Bode Miller takes bronze in the downhill. This is a solid showing for Miller, who tends to get a bad rap for not competing, a mini-Daly if you will of skiing. Miller will also be competing in the Super G, Slalom, and Super Combined.

In the ladies downhill Vonn won the gold doing so topless. Well, not exactly, but she might in one of the other 4 events she is still yet to compete in. Fellow American Mancuso grabbed the silver giving the U.S. a 1, 2 finish.

Biathlon-

No medals to show for the American’s here. Tim Burke will have the best chance for a medal in the 20k individual and 15k mass start.

Bobsleigh-

Medal races for the men will be on the 21^st and the 27^th. The ‘Night Train’ and crew should be medaling with a good chance at gold. The U.S. hasn’t won a gold in 62 years.

Cross-Country-

Hmmm…

Curling-

“Hurry Hard.” Is that a curling term or condom brand? Both. The U.S. team rolls stones and slangs c-domes, what more could you ask for?

Figure Skating-

Less entertaining: figure skating or UO men’s basketball?

Freestyle Skiing-

The U.S. took gold and bronze in the ladies moguls, thanks to an impressive run from Hannah Kearney. Byron Wilson took a bronze on the men’s side.

Hockey-

This might be the only thing worth watching in the Olympics, both men’s and women’s. The women are 2-0, outscoring opponents 25-1. The men opened up with an impressive 3-1 win over the Swiss. The fellas play Thursday at noon, and the ladies play right after at 2:30. Both games should be good. The game to watch will be Sunday at 4:40 when the men face the Crosby’s and Canada.

Luge-

Germany cleaned house. A medal was just icing on the cake. Making to the finish was enough for most of the Lugers.

Nordic Combined-

JFP to Jonny Spillane who won the silver, and the first ever medal for the U.S. in the 86 years since the event began.

Short Track-

Oh no and Celski went 2, 3 after the Korean’s took each other out, voiding a clean sweep from Korea.

Skeleton-

Where the women have more balls than male figure skaters.  Medal rounds on Friday.

Ski Jumping-

No women allowed? I’m confused.

Snowboarding-

They fought hard to get this into the Olympics, but it seems the X-Games mean more to the competitors. Again, I’m confused.

Speed Skating-

So far team Colbert is without a medal. Not to worry though, Shani Davis aka Neil deGrasse Tyson will get his in due time.

Tags: Bode Miller, Hockey, Jonny Spillane, Mancuso, Olympics, Shani Davis, Vonn