Vancouver 2010 Olympics Coverage Daily - daveolson

(Somewhat Lame) Poll Results

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:58:24 -0800

The latest Poll idea was cool, but i forgot to include Snowboarding so (i ssume) that most votes counted in "something else" were for the omitted sport - ooops.

Beyond that, Short-track Speedskating was the popular pick with 25% of the 61 votes, followed by Ski Jumping (my vote) with 20% (12 votes), then "Something Else" (likely Snowboarding) 16% rounded out the top 3 picks.

Freestyle Skiing and the Sliding Sports (luge, bob, skeleton) tied for a strong fourth with 13% each while Longtrack Speedskating (11%) and Cross Country Skiiing (2%) rounded out the poll.

Any new sports you think should be added to future Winter Olympics?

Olympic Notebook for Feb. 17th - Day Seven Heaven

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:15:27 -0800

Day Seven and I am in Heaven, How about you?

A few quick notes after busy day of attending the RainCity / Bryght-sponsored Symposium at Vancouver's Take 5 coffeeshop.

The event linked up the Torino street-maniacs Krug, Scales and (the not sooo maniacal) Bman at the BC lodge in Turin, Italy. Participants on the Western hemisphere included Gold Medalist Ross Rebagliati, plus photo-machine Roland Tanglao, boy-wonder Will Pate, very public Michael Tippet, photo queen Spiral Goddess, my buddy Bread and many more.

Olympic Outsider Podcast #2 - Canadian Men Open With Win!

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:01:45 -0800

Bleary-eyed after waking for the 4AM face-off, Dave Thorvald discusses the opening game of the Olympic hockey tournament in this 9:24 long podcast.

Olympic Outsider Episode 2

Description: Canada beat Italy 7-2 - After a slow start, Canada turned on the jets versus a hardworking and speedy, but overmatched host squad. Bertuzzi, Iginla and St. Louis had particularly nice games.

In other hockey news, Slovakia (thanks to 2 late golas by Marian Gaborik) beat Russia, Czech beat Germany (though uber-goalie Dominik Hasek sustained an injury) and mid-way through the 3rd period, Latvia and USA are tied at 3. Go Latvia!

Olympics Outsider Podcast #1 - The First Few Days

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:14:34 -0800

Olympic Outsider podcast features audio discourse and chatter the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics sports with emphasis on Team Canada athletes.

Host Dave Thorvald is joined by Mark Sommer to discuss recent noteworthy performances and remarks about the TV and other media coverage.

Topics include: Women's moguls and half-pipe, Chinese figure skaters, Latvian fans, Long-track speed skating and then all about the Men's hockey tournament including bold predictions.

Time:51:11

Olympic Outsider Episode 1