From news on athletes, tickets, facilities and the border, Adventure writer Craig Hill takes you inside the ramp up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Just 175 miles north of Tacoma, the Vancouver, B.C., games will likely be the closest the Olympics ever come to the South Sound region.
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From the U.S. Bobsled Team:
Zach Lund (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Eric Bernotas (Avondale, Pa.) won silver and bronze, respectively, at the men’s skeleton World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland today.
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships wrap up this weekend in Minnesota.
Click here for more information on the TV schedule.
Sorry I didn't post this sooner. Crystal Mountain's Scott Macartney was hospitalized Saturday after a high-speed crash in Austria. Here's the latest from the U.S. Ski Team.
INNSBRUCK, Austria (Jan. 20) - Two-time Olympian Scott Macartney (Crystal Mountain, WA) said Sunday he remembered his run during the 68th Hahnenkamm downhill but has no memory of the high-speed crash, which put him in a hospital. He's looking forward, though, to returning to racing.
Once upon a time the 2010 Olympics were suppose to be the first for Women's ski jumping. That was before the IOC decided against it in 2006. Now organizers say they won't push the IOC to include the event.
Jeff Lee has a good story on this subject in today's Vancouver Sun.
Yakima skiing legend Phil Mahre now has company in the U.S. record book. Mahre, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist, has long held the record for career World Cup wins with 27.
However, Bode Miller tied the mark today by winning the Lauberhorn downhill for the second year in a row. Miller is racing independantly this season.
The Lauberhorn, held in Wengen, Switzerland, is one of the circuit's most prestigious races.
Miller racing toward World Cup title No. 27. (Photo: U.S. Ski Team)
Some other stories about the race:
- French Press Agency- The Telegraph (Britain)- From the U.S. Ski Team.
Scott Macartney of Crystal Mountain finished 25th.
Here's video of interview with Crystal native Scott Macartney courtesy of U.S. Ski team.
Macartney competes in the 78th running of the Lauberhourn Downhill Sunday. He talks about the legendary course here.
Found this YouTube video of ski jump training at Whistler's 2010 Nordic center.
