tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post4666803361045318985..comments2024-03-28T17:44:58.249-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014 (Day 3)GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-44240539710818303202014-02-10T23:13:43.911-05:002014-02-10T23:13:43.911-05:00For Hoefl-Riesch, meanwhile, that's three Olym...For Hoefl-Riesch, meanwhile, that's three Olympic gold medals in her career. She married her manager, Marcus Hoefl, in 2011--hence, the name change.<br /><br />And the silver goes to 30-year-old Nicole Hosp of Austria. She previously medaled (silver) in the slalom at Turino 2006.<br /><br />1. Netherlands 3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze<br />2. Norway 2, 1, 4<br />3. United States 2, 0, 3<br />4. Germany 2, 0, 0<br />5. Canada 1, 2, 1<br />5. Russian Federation 1, 2, 1<br />7. Austria 1, 2, 0<br />8. Poland 1, 0, 0<br />8. Slovakia 1, 0, 0<br />8. Switzerland 1, 0, 0<br />11. Sweden 0, 2, 0<br />12. Czech Republic 0, 1, 1<br />12. Italy 0, 1, 1<br />14. Finland 0, 1, 0<br />14. Slovenia 0, 1, 0<br />16. Great Britain 0, 0, 1<br />16. Ukraine 0, 0, 1<br /><br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-3652519354956799842014-02-10T23:08:17.169-05:002014-02-10T23:08:17.169-05:00OK, Mancuso gets the bronze, and she's thrille...OK, Mancuso gets the bronze, and she's thrilled. That's four medals in three Olympics for the 29-year-old from Reno, Nev., who had slumped in World Cup competition and took a break in advance of the Sochi Games. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-6783716444244379572014-02-10T23:03:30.269-05:002014-02-10T23:03:30.269-05:00OK, only Mancuso is left, and Hoefl-Riesch remains...OK, only Mancuso is left, and Hoefl-Riesch remains in first ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-49738676074986305662014-02-10T23:01:29.355-05:002014-02-10T23:01:29.355-05:00Tina Maze, whose two silver medals at Vancouver 20...Tina Maze, whose two silver medals at Vancouver 2010 qualified as the best-ever performance by a Slovenian in the Winter Olympics, moves into third. We're down to Mancuso and one other skier ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-44743205278202571582014-02-10T22:56:37.910-05:002014-02-10T22:56:37.910-05:00Mancuso and two others to go, and Germany's Ho...Mancuso and two others to go, and Germany's Hoefl-Riesch still leads ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-4318237034501213702014-02-10T22:55:39.027-05:002014-02-10T22:55:39.027-05:00The defending gold medalist (who now goes by Hoefl...The defending gold medalist (who now goes by Hoefl-Riesch) moves into first place, with Mancuso and three other competitors still to ski the slalom.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-19986526247682649382014-02-10T22:49:05.891-05:002014-02-10T22:49:05.891-05:00Medalists in this event at Vancouver 2010 were Mar...Medalists in this event at Vancouver 2010 were Maria Riesch of Germany (gold), Mancuso (silver) and Anja Parson of Sweden (bronze).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26435456200310020962014-02-10T22:44:29.930-05:002014-02-10T22:44:29.930-05:00Women's super combined alpine skiing ... cool ...Women's super combined alpine skiing ... cool ... American Julie Mancuso leads after the downhill portion ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-35485975224252990062014-02-10T12:34:49.433-05:002014-02-10T12:34:49.433-05:00The top four hold. Runs 3 and 4 are scheduled for ...The top four hold. Runs 3 and 4 are scheduled for tomorrow.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-90225771163099179462014-02-10T11:52:19.978-05:002014-02-10T11:52:19.978-05:00Geisenberger comes back to the field just a hair, ...Geisenberger comes back to the field just a hair, but she's still solidly in first through her Run 2. About half of the field still has to get through their second run, but, at the moment, ...<br /><br />1. Natalie Geisenberger of Germany<br />2. Tatjana Hüfner of Germany, total of 0.766 seconds behind<br />3. Erin Hamilin of Remsen, N.Y., 0.818 behind<br />4. Natalja Khoreva of Russia, 1.034 behindErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-44372547575410247712014-02-10T11:38:58.802-05:002014-02-10T11:38:58.802-05:00Team USA's Hamlin betters her Run 1 time in Ru...Team USA's Hamlin betters her Run 1 time in Run 2, but so does Vancouver 2010 gold-medalist Tatjana Hüfner, by an even greater margin. So, at the moment, it's German Hüfner first and American Hamlin second--with big-dog Geisenberger coming up next.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-49532476986890001792014-02-10T11:28:48.308-05:002014-02-10T11:28:48.308-05:00OK, now NBCSN has switched to liver coverage of th...OK, now NBCSN has switched to liver coverage of the second run of women's luge, so <i>HP</i> is breaking radio silence on this event.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-83784530221801281722014-02-10T11:26:55.542-05:002014-02-10T11:26:55.542-05:00Hmmm ... Canada and Finland are now scoreless thro...Hmmm ... Canada and Finland are now scoreless through two periods in women's hockey.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-55102198823147484422014-02-10T11:17:46.262-05:002014-02-10T11:17:46.262-05:00Now NBCSN is showing the first run in women's ...Now NBCSN is showing the first run in women's luge singles on tape delay. Sorry for the earlier spoiler on Geisenberger, Hamlin, etc.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-88122552288994893702014-02-10T11:10:29.541-05:002014-02-10T11:10:29.541-05:00Yes, they do! Ronald Mulder's twin brother, Mi...Yes, they do! Ronald Mulder's twin brother, Michel, takes gold; Jan Smeekens, silver, and Ronald Mulder, bronze. The Vancouver 2010 medalists go fourth, fifth and sixth in Sochi. Gold, silver and bronze go to the Netherlands, and, suddenly, Norway isn't having such a great Day 3, after all.<br /><br />1. Netherlands 3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze<br />2. Norway 2, 1, 4<br />3. United States 2, 0, 2<br />4. Canada 1, 2, 1<br />4. Russian Federation 1, 2, 1<br />6. Austria 1, 1, 0<br />7. Germany 1, 0, 0<br />7. Poland 1, 0, 0<br />7. Slovakia 1, 0, 0<br />7. Switzerland 1, 0, 0<br />11. Sweden 0, 2, 0<br />12. Czech Republic 0, 1, 1<br />12. Italy 0, 1, 1<br />14. Finland 0, 1, 0<br />14. Slovenia 0, 1, 0<br />16. Great Britain 0, 0, 1<br />16. Ukraine 0, 0, 1Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26062248351884811212014-02-10T11:01:09.370-05:002014-02-10T11:01:09.370-05:00Ronald Mulder, a 27-year-old from the Netherlands,...Ronald Mulder, a 27-year-old from the Netherlands, just came across with the fastest 500m in either race thus far, so he's on top of the leaderboard by a good bit with six skaters to go. It's crazy given their history in speed skating, but the Dutch have never won a medal at this distance. Might they sweep the event this year?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-21160663385869679572014-02-10T10:56:03.523-05:002014-02-10T10:56:03.523-05:00Now we're down to the top 10 finishers from Ra...Now we're down to the top 10 finishers from Race 1 in men's 500m speed skating ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-34689575287985509152014-02-10T10:38:07.287-05:002014-02-10T10:38:07.287-05:00MSNBC, incidentally, is broadcasting a scoreless-a...MSNBC, incidentally, is broadcasting a scoreless-after-one-period women's hockey match between Canada and Finland--the Vancouver 2010 gold and bronze medalists, respectively. Since Team USA won gold at Nagano 1998, Canada has triumphed in each of the last three Olympic tournaments. The United States won silver at Salt Lake City 2002, bronze at Turin 2006 and silver at Vancouver 2010. Finland got a bronze in 1998, in addition to in 2010. The only other team to win an Olympic women's hockey medal is Sweden, which claimed bronze in 2002 and silver in 2006.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-47717811204659303102014-02-10T10:24:37.759-05:002014-02-10T10:24:37.759-05:00And, indeed, Davis beats Whitmore in the 500m. Dav...And, indeed, Davis beats Whitmore in the 500m. Davis is currently fifth overall in the event. By the time we get to the top guys in this second race, his time might be 20th or so. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-20851802095091485062014-02-10T10:21:47.748-05:002014-02-10T10:21:47.748-05:00Now we have American Davis lined up against Americ...Now we have American Davis lined up against American Whitmore for their second runs in the speed skating. Dan Jansen said on NBCSN that the first run was disappointing for sprinter Whitmore but actually encouraging for Davis, who is more of a middle-distance dude and has won the last two golds at 1,000 meters.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-52137036746153739822014-02-10T10:18:40.365-05:002014-02-10T10:18:40.365-05:00I am now going to go into radio silence on women&#...I am now going to go into radio silence on women's luge, in case NBC decides to hold it out for the prime-time show (i.e., "Channel 6 will have tape delay of tonight's UK game after the news, so, if you don't want to see the final score, turn away from the screen now"). I'm back to NBCSN's live coverage of men's 500m speed skating.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-5815890598863274172014-02-10T10:15:22.875-05:002014-02-10T10:15:22.875-05:00Wait ... back to women's luge for a second ......Wait ... back to women's luge for a second ... Erin Hamlin, who won the 2009 World Luge Championships staged in Lake Placid, N.Y. (near her hometown in Remsen, N.Y.), just came in with the best non-Geisenberger run so far. The 27-year-old is currently second in Sochi, 0.465 seconds behind the favorite but 0.037 seconds <i>ahead</i> of the Vancouver 2010 gold medalist.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-814642433724431882014-02-10T10:09:29.171-05:002014-02-10T10:09:29.171-05:00Back to men's 500m speed skating ...Back to men's 500m speed skating ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-86488796069009353502014-02-10T10:07:37.291-05:002014-02-10T10:07:37.291-05:00Now Hüfner, the Vancouver 2010 gold medalist, has ...Now Hüfner, the Vancouver 2010 gold medalist, has completed her first run, and she, too, was more than a half-second behind Geisenberger.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-20836668683365156832014-02-10T10:00:38.792-05:002014-02-10T10:00:38.792-05:00We'll have the first two of the four women'...We'll have the first two of the four women's singles luge runs today. Again, you add up all the times, and low aggregate gets the gold. Thirty-one lugers are entered. Seven of them have already completed their first runs. German Geisenberger is one of them, and her time was more than a half-second better than any of the other six--American Hansen, among them.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com