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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2010 Olympics’
2010 Olympic Skeleton With Funky Helmets
February 26th, 2010 
Tracy Matlack 
Posted in Olympics 2010, Sports 
Tags: 2010 Olympics, Curling, helmet, Labyrinth, luge, olympic sports, skeleton, sled, whistler 
1 Comment »2010 Olympics – What is Curling?
February 19th, 2010 Tracy Matlack 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 use [...]
Posted in Olympics 2010, Sports, Tracy Matlack Tags: 2010 Olympics, Canada, Curling, Curling Club, curling stones, curling terms, Edinburgh, house, ice, International Curling Federation, loafies, Perth, rings, Scotland, sweep, teams, Vancouver, winter games, winter olympics, Women's Curling, World Curling Federation 2 Comments »2010 Olympics China Gets Gold in Figure Skating
February 16th, 2010 Tracy Matlack Out of retirement and into the gold! After eighteen years, the husband and wife duo from China finally realized their Olympic gold dream and won China’s first title in figure skating. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo broke Russia’s 46-year stronghold on the Olympics figure skating pairs event on Monday night with a mesmerizing performance. Their [...]
Posted in Olympics 2010, Tracy Matlack Tags: 2010 Olympics, Canada, Chinese, figure skating, gold medal, ice skating, olympics, Shen Xue, silver medal, Vancouver, Zhao Hongbo 3 Comments »What? No Women In 2010 Olympic Ski Jumping?
February 12th, 2010 Tracy Matlack 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 [...]
Posted in Olympics 2010, Sports Tags: 2010 Olympics, female ski jumpers, Lindsey Vonn, ski jump, slalom, Sports, super-G, whistler, winter games, winter olympics, women ski jumpers 5 Comments »
