 "Photo: Associated Press")
1. TRAGEDY ON THE LUGE
Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed after crashing during a training run hours before the opening ceremonies.
2. APOLO SPEEDS TO EIGHT MEDALS
Apolo Anton Ohno won his eighth career Olympic medal in short track, a record high in Winter Game history.
3. CANADA SCORES HOCKEY GOLD
While the women’s team celebrated after defeating the U.S. team by drinking beer and smoking cigars on the ice, the men’s team went on to defeat the U.S. men in overtime on Sunday.
4. COPING WITH A TRAGIC LOSS
Just days after her mother died of an unexpected heart attack, Canadian Joannie Rochette’s courageous performance earned her a bronze medal in women’s figure skating.
5. FIGURE SKATER DISPUTES FIGURES
Evgeni Plushenko, who earned a silver medal for Russia in men’s figure skating, said U.S. skater Evan Lysacek, who won gold, was “not a champion” because of a changed scoring system.
6. “FLYING TOMATO” STILL FRESH
Shaun White meets and even exceeds expectations, landing the Double McTwist 1260 and easily surpassed his competition to win gold.
7. NIGHT TRAIN RIDES TO VICTORY
The “Night Train,” or the U.S. bobsled team led by Steve Holcomb, captured a gold medal for the first time in 62 years.
8. PETERSON ROCKS THE HURRICANE
In aerial skiing, U.S. skier Jeret Peterson lands the renowned Hurricane, after an unsuccessful attempt four years ago in
Torino, Italy.
9. CHINA SKATES TO SWEEP
After their win of the 1000 m race Feb. 26, the Chinese women’s short track team completed their golden sweep of the event–becoming the first country to ever do so.
10. GOLD COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG
U.S. skier Lindsay Vonn, despite a bruised chin, several crashes and a broken finger, earned two medals
including a gold.
1 comments