Showing posts with label Lindsey Vonn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lindsey Vonn. Show all posts
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Lindsey Vonn hanging with Abe
Yep. As simple that title is, so is the picture description of Lindsey Vonn posing with an oil painting of Abraham Lincoln while at the White House. Vonn just posted this on her Facebook page. She was in D.C. recently to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner. She also got pics with many other celebrities that include but aren't limited to: Jon Bon Jovi, Alec Baldwin, and Betty White. However, this one with Abe is classic. Good shot! Work that yellow dress Lindsey.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
What's so special about HEAD?
Now wait a minute and settle yourselves down. I may be over thinking my readers' sick thoughts, but never can be too careful! I'm talking about HEAD skis, and there are a lot of Olympic alpine skiers who are switching and signing to race on them.
The first big bad skier to make the switch this season was Gold medalist, Lindsey Vonn. Good move for her since it brought her home the Gold and a Bronze medal in this years Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Another Olympic US Team skier who has just signed with HEAD skis is Ted Ligety. Also known as "Ted Shred," HEAD is very proud to add him to their stick riding. Another Gold medal winner that races with HEAD is Bode Miller. Looks like they'll have to up their supply of US men's racing skis since Vonn prefers to ride on men's rather than women's. She's tough.
Not only are there US Olympic skiers joining HEAD, but key racers in Norway are strapping on too. Silver medalist Kjetil Jansrud and his 1, 2, 3 teammate (Gold, Silver, Bronze) and sexy beast on skis Aksel Lund Svindal both signed on to Team HEAD. That's a lot of HEAD people, come on.
So my question still remains. What's so special about HEAD? As you know, I'm riding on some pretty nice, meant for me K2 MissDemeanors. I really enjoyed bonding with them this first season back on the mountain. I guess if you're a racer, HEAD is where it's at though. I mean, it seems that way. Now I am starting to look for new ski boots. Perhaps I should start looking towards their boots.
HEAD skis began picking up popularity in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games
The first big bad skier to make the switch this season was Gold medalist, Lindsey Vonn. Good move for her since it brought her home the Gold and a Bronze medal in this years Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Another Olympic US Team skier who has just signed with HEAD skis is Ted Ligety. Also known as "Ted Shred," HEAD is very proud to add him to their stick riding. Another Gold medal winner that races with HEAD is Bode Miller. Looks like they'll have to up their supply of US men's racing skis since Vonn prefers to ride on men's rather than women's. She's tough.
Not only are there US Olympic skiers joining HEAD, but key racers in Norway are strapping on too. Silver medalist Kjetil Jansrud and his 1, 2, 3 teammate (Gold, Silver, Bronze) and sexy beast on skis Aksel Lund Svindal both signed on to Team HEAD. That's a lot of HEAD people, come on.
So my question still remains. What's so special about HEAD? As you know, I'm riding on some pretty nice, meant for me K2 MissDemeanors. I really enjoyed bonding with them this first season back on the mountain. I guess if you're a racer, HEAD is where it's at though. I mean, it seems that way. Now I am starting to look for new ski boots. Perhaps I should start looking towards their boots.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Winter Olympics are over. Risk and drama galore!
A recap of the 21st Winter Olympic Games would be one of risk and drama. Let's face it, all events at the games have risk factors. Skiing, Speed skating, Luging, etc. Those athletes are going fast. Are they going too fast? I read an interesting article in February 26 edition of THE WEEK asking this very question.
The games started on a sad note with the death of the 21 year old Georgian lunger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was thrown from the track during a training run before the Opening Ceremonies. Unfortunately, I saw the footage. So you do not have to see it (if you haven't already), he caught a wicked curve and flew off the track and slammed into an unprotected metal pole. A side note: the track in Vancouver is the fiercest and fastest in the world. It wasn't the best way to start off these Winter Olympics and the Canadians did a good job dealing with it. Hey, they're Canadians!
It was great watching Canadian freestyle mogul skier Alexandre Bilodeau be the first Canadian to gold medal on Canadian soil early in the first 10 events. Though, not so much fun watching the mens Canadian hockey team beat the US hockey team in overtime. Grrr. But seriously, the US Ski Team and all US athletes did our country proud and brought home a leading total of 37 medals! 9 GOLD, 15 SILVER, 13 BRONZE. U-S-A! U-S-A!
And there was drama you say? Well, it was extenuated by the media of course. Especially since it was between the US Ski Team's leading ladies Lindsey Vonn and Julie Mancuso. Julia, who won GOLD 4 years ago, won 2 SILVER this year. Lindsey got a GOLD and a BRONZE. So in a nutshell, Julia was flagged on her first defending GOLD Giant Slalom run after Lindsey crashed right before her on the course. By the time Julia got back up the mountain to redo her first run, the course was trashed (I guess she knows how the girls lower on the ladder feel) and left her in 18th place. Julia got emotional and the media brought out Lindsey and Julia's "we're friendly, but not friends" competitive relationship. Julia was defending her GOLD, and got emotional when she didn't perform how she wanted. After Julia's killer 2nd run, she didn't medal and finished in the top 10. I can understand, even though others have pegged her as a drama queen.
They say Lindsey is the Golden Girl but didn't Julia win GOLD first in 2006? I like both of these fierce ladies, but it seems the media wants to hop into bed with Lindsey. She gets an interview on The Tonight Show, Julia gets the George Lopez Show. I understand Lindsey's the one who got the GOLD this year (and the World Cup), but I hope Julia got the acclaim Lindsey is getting for her GOLD 4 years ago. I don't remember since I wasn't "back on the mountain" yet.
The next Winter Olympic Games are in Sochi, Russia. Getting excited?
Nodar Kumaritashvili, photo by Elise Amendola/AP
The games started on a sad note with the death of the 21 year old Georgian lunger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was thrown from the track during a training run before the Opening Ceremonies. Unfortunately, I saw the footage. So you do not have to see it (if you haven't already), he caught a wicked curve and flew off the track and slammed into an unprotected metal pole. A side note: the track in Vancouver is the fiercest and fastest in the world. It wasn't the best way to start off these Winter Olympics and the Canadians did a good job dealing with it. Hey, they're Canadians!
Alexandre Bilodeau, Getty Images
It was great watching Canadian freestyle mogul skier Alexandre Bilodeau be the first Canadian to gold medal on Canadian soil early in the first 10 events. Though, not so much fun watching the mens Canadian hockey team beat the US hockey team in overtime. Grrr. But seriously, the US Ski Team and all US athletes did our country proud and brought home a leading total of 37 medals! 9 GOLD, 15 SILVER, 13 BRONZE. U-S-A! U-S-A!
And there was drama you say? Well, it was extenuated by the media of course. Especially since it was between the US Ski Team's leading ladies Lindsey Vonn and Julie Mancuso. Julia, who won GOLD 4 years ago, won 2 SILVER this year. Lindsey got a GOLD and a BRONZE. So in a nutshell, Julia was flagged on her first defending GOLD Giant Slalom run after Lindsey crashed right before her on the course. By the time Julia got back up the mountain to redo her first run, the course was trashed (I guess she knows how the girls lower on the ladder feel) and left her in 18th place. Julia got emotional and the media brought out Lindsey and Julia's "we're friendly, but not friends" competitive relationship. Julia was defending her GOLD, and got emotional when she didn't perform how she wanted. After Julia's killer 2nd run, she didn't medal and finished in the top 10. I can understand, even though others have pegged her as a drama queen.
Left to Right: Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn (Andrew Mills)
They say Lindsey is the Golden Girl but didn't Julia win GOLD first in 2006? I like both of these fierce ladies, but it seems the media wants to hop into bed with Lindsey. She gets an interview on The Tonight Show, Julia gets the George Lopez Show. I understand Lindsey's the one who got the GOLD this year (and the World Cup), but I hope Julia got the acclaim Lindsey is getting for her GOLD 4 years ago. I don't remember since I wasn't "back on the mountain" yet.
The next Winter Olympic Games are in Sochi, Russia. Getting excited?
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