As hundreds of dogs barked and thousands of fans lined up for the ceremonial start of the Iditarod XXXVIII, mushers and their teams of dogs left for an eleven mile run to Anchorage. Seventy one mushers entered the race this year each with twelve to sixteen dogs on their team.
The race consists of over 1150 [...]
What would entice someone to join a sport named the “Skeleton”? The name alone would cause me to re-think any thoughts I might have that entertain lying belly down on a small sled while enduring forces up to 5g’s as I rocket down a frozen track. The Skeleton, how did they come up with that [...]
I am sure by now everyone has had a chance to see with their own eyes, or at least hear about Tiger Woods’ news conference last week. The one where he apologized for causing the scandal that has torn his family apart.
That should have been good enough. Let’s get on with our lives. You see, [...]
I have watched many winter Olympics, and I have to admit that I have never watched Curling. I know nothing about it. So, this post is dedicated to those of you, who like me, are behind the Curling times. I will give you a little history, catch you up on the correct terms to [...]
Lindsey Vonn holds the record — among both men and women — for the longest jump off of Whistler, B.C.’s normal ski jump, built for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. She is the first American woman to win back-to-back overall World Cup championships, doing so in 2008 and 2009. She has also won World Cup discipline [...]
Olaf Rye, a Norwegian lieutenant was the first known ski jumper. According to Wikipedia, he launched himself 9.5 metres in the air in front of an audience of other soldiers in 1809. Ski jumpers began tackling larger jumps in1862, and were traveling longer distances. Norway’s Sorndre Norheim jumped 30 meters over a rock without the [...]
Okay, since we all know that the New Orleans Saints are going to win Superbowl XLIV, I thought it might be fun for us Saints fans to learn a little bit of trivia about our beloved team. You die-hard Saints fans might find some of the questions tough and quite interesting. Keep reading, you [...]
My daughter Haley is a sophomore in high school this year and has decided to play a sport for the first time. Her sport of choice is soccer. She signed up to play through our recreation department and found out in no time that she loved it. It came naturally to her and she has [...]
