Winter Olympics

He is the first of only 2 players (the other being Corey Perry) to have ever won each of the six major North American and international competitions (The Memorial Cup, World Juniors, World Championship, Olympic Gold, the World Cup of Hockey and the Stanley Cup). Scott Niedermayer He won the…

Let’s add some truly Canadian winter competitions — Canada’s Own the Podium program for the Winter Olympic Games has met with some success. But if Canadians really want to “own the podium” three years from now in Italy, perhaps we should lobby to add some new events that we can truly excel at. Events like the following. Jumpstarting There’s…

First Winter Olympics- UCLA Basketball 88 game streak

We awaited eagerly The innocence of first departed snow, The cool frost That would sit upon sleeping earth, The stiff dinghy Of slumbering oak- We awaited eagerly Our memorial Of simple times within, Fritters reaching innately Towards burning dears And scorching torso While mind’s eye conceited Of blooming fields And blazing run, A memorial that humanity Is always springing forward- Indeed in peace.

(Kiyoshi/Amaya) after accomplishing their promise to win the third Olympic together, they started to talk about the future. ♡ — “You must be insane, Kiyoshi.” After going through endless interviews, they were finally able to breathe fresh air in the open garden of Gangneung Ice Arena and have some time to talk in private. …

Grand Slam of Curling Prize Money Breakdown — It was a late Sunday afternoon and I found myself scrubbing the back deck furiously with a stiff bristled broom. Working out a few tough stains. Back and forth, back and forth. The motions looked familiar. Oh, I remember now. It’s the sport we fall in love with every 4…

Continuing the Albertville series with the sophisticated Nancy Kerrigan. Nancy Kerrigan was always talked about for her looks and artistry, however she was always rather technically savvy. In the end though, at least in the era directly after Albertville and before the incident, she was known for being glamorous and…

In a momentous decision, this week the International Skating Union raised the minimum age for senior level figure skating competitions. Athletes will need to be sixteen years old at minimum for the next season, and seventeen in the 2023–2024 season. At the heart of this move is an effort to…

Winter Olympics 2022 has come to an end after two weeks of spectacular and jaw-dropping events. Despite all of the restrictions and dangerous conditions imposed by the COVID-19 epidemic, the host country, China, did an outstanding job of protecting both participants and visitors’ health. …