tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post7617324425041712121..comments2024-03-27T22:35:08.926-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014 (Day 11)GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45047685146472133322014-02-19T08:31:03.375-05:002014-02-19T08:31:03.375-05:00That would be great.That would be great.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-84236149600974197892014-02-19T03:36:09.470-05:002014-02-19T03:36:09.470-05:00Ouch ... that's a tough near-miss for Team USA...Ouch ... <a href="http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/18/mens-biathlon-mass-start-comes-down-to-a-photo-finish/" rel="nofollow">that's a tough near-miss for Team USA in the medals table</a> ...<br /><br />1. Germany 8 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze<br />2. Norway 7, 4, 7<br />3. Netherlands 6, 6, 8<br />4. United States 6, 4, 10<br />5. Russian Federation 5, 8, 6<br />6. Switzerland 5, 2, 1<br />7. Belarus 5, 0, 1<br />8. Canada 4, 9, 4<br />9. Poland 4, 0, 0<br />10. China 3, 2, 1<br />11. France 3, 1, 5<br />12. Austria 2, 6, 1<br />13. Sweden 2, 5, 2<br />14. Slovenia 2, 1, 3<br />15. South Korea 2, 1, 1<br />16. Czech Republic 1, 3, 2<br />16. Japan 1, 3, 2<br />18. Great Britain 1, 0, 1<br />19. Slovakia 1, 0, 0<br />20. Italy 0, 2, 4<br />21. Australia 0, 2, 1<br />22. Finland 0, 2, 0<br />23. Latvia 0, 1, 2<br />24. Croatia 0, 1, 0<br />25. Kazakhstan 0, 0, 1<br />25. Ukraine 0, 0, 1Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-900338574016951232014-02-19T03:27:50.469-05:002014-02-19T03:27:50.469-05:00Slovenia, Austria and Germany take the top three s...Slovenia, Austria and Germany take the top three spots in women's giant slalom. Mikaela Shifrrin, an 18-year-old from Vail, Colo., finished fifth.<br /><br />1. Germany 8 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze<br />2. Netherlands 6, 6, 8<br />3. United States 6, 4, 10<br />4. Norway 6, 4, 7<br />5. Russian Federation 5, 8, 6<br />6. Switzerland 5, 2, 1<br />7. Belarus 5, 0, 1<br />8. Canada 4, 9, 4<br />9. Poland 4, 0, 0<br />10. China 3, 2, 1<br />11. France 3, 0, 5<br />12. Austria 2, 6, 1<br />13. Sweden 2, 5, 2<br />14. Slovenia 2, 1, 3<br />15. South Korea 2, 1, 1<br />16. Japan 1, 3, 2<br />17. Czech Republic 1, 3, 1<br />18. Great Britain 1, 0, 1<br />19. Slovakia 1, 0, 0<br />20. Italy 0, 2, 4<br />21. Australia 0, 2, 1<br />22. Finland 0, 2, 0<br />23. Latvia 0, 1, 2<br />24. Croatia 0, 1, 0<br />25. Kazakhstan 0, 0, 1<br />25. Ukraine 0, 0, 1Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-14068097940552645672014-02-19T03:23:33.198-05:002014-02-19T03:23:33.198-05:00Oh, yeah ... the Dutch did sweep that latest speed...Oh, yeah ... the Dutch did sweep that latest speed-skating event.<br /><br />1. Germany 8 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze<br />2. Netherlands 6, 6, 8<br />3. United States 6, 4, 10<br />4. Norway 6, 4, 7<br />5. Russian Federation 5, 8, 6<br />6. Switzerland 5, 2, 1<br />7. Belarus 5, 0, 1<br />8. Canada 4, 9, 4<br />9. Poland 4, 0, 0<br />10. China 3, 2, 1<br />11. France 3, 0, 5<br />12. Sweden 2, 5, 2<br />13. Austria 2, 5, 1<br />14. South Korea 2, 1, 1<br />15. Japan 1, 3, 2<br />16. Czech Republic 1, 3, 1<br />17. Slovenia 1, 1, 3<br />18. Great Britain 1, 0, 1<br />19. Slovakia 1, 0, 0<br />20. Italy 0, 2, 4<br />21. Australia 0, 2, 1<br />22. Finland 0, 2, 0<br />23. Latvia 0, 1, 2<br />24. Croatia 0, 1, 0<br />25. Kazakhstan 0, 0, 1<br />25. Ukraine 0, 0, 1Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-64916438686924747312014-02-19T03:05:59.043-05:002014-02-19T03:05:59.043-05:00NBC just said that Alex Deibold, the bronze medali...NBC just said that Alex Deibold, the bronze medalist in snowboard cross, was a "wax tech" at Vancouver 2010.<br /><br />Alex Deibold could play Robert Redford in a made-for-TV movie about the making of <i>Barefoot in the Park</i>, which would be great, by the way.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-60640661846069893982014-02-19T02:45:05.081-05:002014-02-19T02:45:05.081-05:00Now they're replaying the (awesome) men's ...Now they're replaying the (awesome) men's snowboard cross event from earlier today, and <a href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/more-heartbreak-nate-holland-mens-snowboard-cross?ctx=team-usa" rel="nofollow">NBC's interview with Nate Holland about his heart-breaking Olympic career is the good cop to the bad-cop interview with Bode Miller the other night</a>. Check out how the open-ended questions, lack of rush and the reporter's respectful-but-not-baleful tone open the stage for Holland to genuinely reveal his emotions in his own words. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-14980526606957374642014-02-19T02:19:36.055-05:002014-02-19T02:19:36.055-05:00OK, I'm not going to talk any more about women...OK, I'm not going to talk any more about women's bobsleigh for now. Final two runs are today. That's all I'm saying.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-82102685142207885862014-02-19T02:17:08.405-05:002014-02-19T02:17:08.405-05:00Now we've moved on to a rerun of last night...Now we've moved on to a rerun of last night's prime-time show. We're looking at the first two runs of women's bobsleigh, and, at the (tape-delay) moment, United States 1 is trying to protect its Run 1 lead in Run 2 ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-30704180325546987852014-02-19T02:05:58.511-05:002014-02-19T02:05:58.511-05:001. Germany 8 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze
2. United St...1. Germany 8 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze<br />2. United States 6, 4, 10<br />3. Norway 6, 4, 7<br />4. Russian Federation 5, 8, 6<br />5. Netherlands 5, 5, 7<br />6. Switzerland 5, 2, 1<br />7. Belarus 5, 0, 1<br />8. Canada 4, 9, 4<br />9. Poland 4, 0, 0<br />10. China 3, 2, 1<br />11. France 3, 0, 5<br />12. Sweden 2, 5, 2<br />13. Austria 2, 5, 1<br />14. South Korea 2, 1, 1<br />15. Japan 1, 3, 2<br />16. Czech Republic 1, 3, 1<br />17. Slovenia 1, 1, 3<br />18. Great Britain 1, 0, 1<br />19. Slovakia 1, 0, 0<br />20. Italy 0, 2, 4<br />21. Australia 0, 2, 1<br />22. Finland 0, 2, 0<br />23. Latvia 0, 1, 2<br />24. Croatia 0, 1, 0<br />25. Kazakhstan 0, 0, 1<br />25. Ukraine 0, 0, 1Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-49056687647332506952014-02-19T02:03:48.591-05:002014-02-19T02:03:48.591-05:00South Korea takes gold; Canada, silver, and Italy,...South Korea takes gold; Canada, silver, and Italy, bronze. China came across the finish line, but they were penalized off the podium for interfering with a South Korean handoff.<br /><br />OK, that's it for the NBC late-night show, so, apparently, the events in which we saw individual short track heats will be finalized either today or some other day.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-90116328270096621602014-02-19T01:55:37.901-05:002014-02-19T01:55:37.901-05:00Canada, China, Italy and South Korea are competing...Canada, China, Italy and South Korea are competing for the relay medals ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-69349015908241635132014-02-19T01:54:39.079-05:002014-02-19T01:54:39.079-05:00I don't know what NBC is doing here with its l...I don't know what NBC is doing here with its late-night show, but we've whipped through some women's individual short track heats, then the men's individual heats and now the women's relay final ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-46425162612028934352014-02-19T01:51:47.696-05:002014-02-19T01:51:47.696-05:00Men's 500-meter short track skating ... Canada...Men's 500-meter short track skating ... Canada's Charles Hamelin, the defending gold medalist in this event and a gold medalist in another event already in the Sochi Games, was well in front late in his qualifying heat but fell. And so, now, an opportunity has been opened for Seattle's J.R. Selski and the other skaters who advanced ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-39475180326581312882014-02-19T01:09:26.506-05:002014-02-19T01:09:26.506-05:001. Germany 8 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze
2. United St...1. Germany 8 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze<br />2. United States 6, 4, 10<br />3. Norway 6, 4, 7<br />4. Russian Federation 5, 8, 6<br />5. Netherlands 5, 5, 7<br />6. Switzerland 5, 2, 1<br />7. Belarus 5, 0, 1<br />8. Canada 4, 8, 4<br />9. Poland 4, 0, 0<br />10. China 3, 2, 1<br />11. France 3, 0, 5<br />12. Sweden 2, 5, 2<br />13. Austria 2, 5, 1<br />14. Japan 1, 3, 2<br />15. Czech Republic 1, 3, 1<br />16. Slovenia 1, 1, 3<br />17. South Korea 1, 1, 1<br />18. Great Britain 1, 0, 1<br />19. Slovakia 1, 0, 0<br />20. Italy 0, 2, 3<br />21. Australia 0, 2, 1<br />22. Finland 0, 2, 0<br />23. Latvia 0, 1, 2<br />24. Croatia 0, 1, 0<br />25. Kazakhstan 0, 0, 1<br />25. Ukraine 0, 0, 1Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-84701113183076222712014-02-19T01:06:35.542-05:002014-02-19T01:06:35.542-05:00Jerry Seinfeld was fantastic on the new Jimmy Fall...Jerry Seinfeld was fantastic on the new Jimmy Fallon <i>Tonight Show</i>, and now here's Bob Costas (!) hanging out around the fake fireplace with the first gold medalist in half-pipe freestyle skiing, David Wise, 23-year-old from Reno, Nev.! Rah!<br /><br />Silver goes to Canada; bronze, to France.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-22704672582705444992014-02-18T16:47:04.652-05:002014-02-18T16:47:04.652-05:00Congratulations, Alex Deibold, 27-year-old from Bo...Congratulations, Alex Deibold, 27-year-old from Boulder, Colo.!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-36628022221352532872014-02-18T16:45:03.109-05:002014-02-18T16:45:03.109-05:00Across the finish line they come! Bronze medal for...Across the finish line they come! Bronze medal for Alex Deibold! Gold for France, and silver for Russia.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26763063511268598892014-02-18T16:44:33.846-05:002014-02-18T16:44:33.846-05:00Back to fourth ... BUT HE PASSES ON SOME LATE CURV...Back to fourth ... BUT HE PASSES ON SOME LATE CURVES! ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-90775126884411054862014-02-18T16:43:44.903-05:002014-02-18T16:43:44.903-05:00Deibold's in third about midway through the ra...Deibold's in third about midway through the race ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51804641395277460252014-02-18T16:43:24.377-05:002014-02-18T16:43:24.377-05:00And now here we are to the "big final" i...And now here we are to the "big final" in men's snowboard cross. The "little final" just took place, to figure out seventh through 12th place among the six snowboarders who failed to advance to the big final. But now we have the big final, and Alex Deibold is joined by snowboarders from Russia, France, Italy, Norway and France again …<br /><br />They're off!<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-67190910202133535632014-02-18T16:32:47.712-05:002014-02-18T16:32:47.712-05:00This tape-delay feed that I'm watching at NBCO...This tape-delay feed that I'm watching at NBCOlympics.com cannot be fast-forwarded, so we're waiting along with the crowd on hand in Sochi as medical personnel care for an Italian snowboard who fell in the second semifinal.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-58028902902557361862014-02-18T16:23:22.445-05:002014-02-18T16:23:22.445-05:00The HP's Snowboard Cross Desk is aghast at tod...The <i>HP's</i> Snowboard Cross Desk is aghast at today's proceedings.<br /><br />Oh, did I fail to mention that I have officially opened the <i>HP</i> Snowboard Cross Desk?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45133231603468115442014-02-18T16:21:46.262-05:002014-02-18T16:21:46.262-05:00Oh, my goodness! The Spaniard crashes out with ano...Oh, my goodness! The Spaniard crashes out with another snowboarder, leaving four on the course vying for three spots in the final race. A Russian crosses. A Norwegian follows. And then the two Americans <i>collide in mid-air on the final jump and then slide across the finish line together!</i> In a photo finish, the judges advance Alex Deibold by a nose. <br /><br />SNOWBOARD CROSS!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-79152354087550049062014-02-18T16:15:19.813-05:002014-02-18T16:15:19.813-05:00OK, time for the semis ...
Both Trevor Jacob and ...OK, time for the semis ...<br /><br />Both Trevor Jacob and Alex Deibold are racing in the first semifinal of six racers, from which three will advance.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-36291010711265527752014-02-18T16:13:55.532-05:002014-02-18T16:13:55.532-05:00For my money, all of the add-up-the-times racing s...For my money, all of the add-up-the-times racing sports could learn a lot from the survive-and-advance world of snowboard cross.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com