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Women's DH and Norway's first Gold

Posted on 18. February 2010 00:08 - 78 comments

Some Super-G training today, cause that’s gonna be the next event. Not combined like we all thought, but they’re gonna run the Super-G on Friday and then the Combined on Sunday. That means the Giant-Slalom is pushed to Tuesday. I only think from day to day what's happening. So I know right now its all about Super-G. The big favorite Lindsey Vonn won the women’s downhill ahead of my big favorite Julia Mancuso. Nice Julia!! Also very happy to see Marit Bjørgen take the today. I told you after her bronze, in my eyes the best cross-country skier on the women's tour.

Comments:

20. Feb 00:37 - Turid said:
Gratulerer med Super G-gullmedaljen i tillegg til sølvmedaljen i Utfor, jommen har du fått fart på skia og formen igjen :-) Alltid morsomt å følge deg, og alpint er noe av det mest artige som finnes fordi det kan være så uforutsigbart ...en liten feil kan skille mellom 1. og 10. plass ! Kos deg videre med OL, bare hyggelig at du morer deg og får med litt av OL-stemninga framfor å bare sitte på hotellet mellom treninger og konkurranser :-) Lykke til videre i OL ! Hm...har du glemt igjen "gullbuksa" hjemme, så kanskje du får låne bukse av Curlinggutta når konkurransene er over og du kan feire medaljene dine skikkelig, jeg er ikke i tvil om at du vil ta deg bra ut på festen i bukse i rødt, hvitt og blått, hehe... Du har humor nok til å bruke den :-)
19. Feb 19:38 - omg said:
nice julia, omg... komische sache das sie unter der wintersaison nie gewinnt, und weit weit vom sieg entfernt ist....aber immer olympia... wirklich bedenklich !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19. Feb 06:37 - Astrid said:
Even I watched biathlon yesterday (which I normally don't do) - it was a good race I think! All the best for today's race - I'll be watching (good thing 'bout Austria, there is no alternative to skiing races in national TV no matter what else could be on...)!
19. Feb 01:11 - RocknRolla said:
An amazing day!!!! Norwegians are fond of Olympic Gold medals, no doubt about that!

Congrats to all participants today! Special congrats to Anja; amazing how she came back today, she rocks!!!, and to Mona Löseth. Great job!!! Number 13 in her first Olympics, and she's only 18!!!! Awesome!

Attacking Vikings: Best of luck for tomorrow, have a great time! You're gonna be great!
18. Feb 23:58 - Monika ( AS- Fanclub/ wwww.svindal-fanclub.ch) said:
Lykke til i morra

men... en gledelig dag gàr over for Norge
Gull til Tora Berger, Gull til Emil Hegle Svendsen og Sölv til Ole Einar Björndalen. ;0)))))

Imponert over Anja P.




18. Feb 23:44 -
@Tony ....Petra is doing quite well , but still in hospital. With her injury she can not travel by plane, so she is staying in Vancouver for a while, than she will go back home. but the season is over for her :(

for today's women race ; congrats to Riesch & Mancuso, she did a nice job again..
still... Vonn could get a medal if not makin' a mistake :(


@ Aksel (+ other norwegians) : All the best tomorrow , and ''drive safely'' :)))
you should know that for us, you are the best, with medal or whitout it :)))
18. Feb 23:18 - Slovenian girl said:
Hey guys! Oh man, some posts here are getting longer and longer, it takes a little more time to get through but still It's nice to read them, interesting topics even more juicy opinions... hehe :)
@T.: Slovenian too...hehe, nice to hear that :) as I notice from few others (unfortunately not from yours :)) nicknames we're not the only one :) btw Marusa Ferk as well as Petra got injured on training just before slalom start, girls really don't have not even a bit of luck on this games.

@A.: thanks for outfits link, I admit... these pants form norwegian curling team really make me laugh! :) :) It would be interesting to ask them about their pants :) I like this "outfits" topic, hehe... maybe they should make one more discipline... named "the most funny outfits" :) and the best thing about this, there wouldn't be any falls and crazy injuries, which sounds great! Btw if you want to see funny pic with toes, look at the picture in gallery spring/sumer2010! Three Vikings jumping into pool...*hehe* take a look at Lars's toes, pretty funny, the biger ones are funny curved :) but it would be still nice to get another pic... :)

@angyal: hehe... they say on stupid qouestion you get stupid answer... :)

@Aksel: best wishes for tomorrow! You're great, just keep on going on, race safely Superman! :)

At the end I noticed that also may post is not so short, hehe, sorry! :) see ya!
18. Feb 23:08 - Muckl said:
@angyal: haha *LOL* correct answer, really!
18. Feb 23:04 - angyal said:
Yay! Gold for Maria Riesch. That was my wish for today. And my wish for tomorrow would be Aksel winning gold.

I just watched a vid about Sven Kramer, who won then 5000m speed skating race. An American reporter wanted to interview him right after he won and her questions were "Who are you?" " Where are you from?" And "What did you just win?"
His answer: Are you stupid???
And then they wonder where all the prejudices about Americans come from.
18. Feb 22:49 - Ellie said:
@Aksel

How does the slope look for the Super-G tomorrow? Ligety put on twitter it's really bad conditions...
18. Feb 22:36 - snowflake said:
@Tony: I completely agree with you, it was very risky. Too risky maybe. However, the problem is that between qualifications and quarterfinals she went to the doctor and the diagnosis was that nothing is broken and no inner injures. But only later it turned out what a big mistake the doctors made.
18. Feb 22:31 - faxin said:
Congratulations Maria ... How it can go on ;-)
And every respect for Anja Pärson ...
18. Feb 22:24 - m said:
WOW! WOW! Julia Mancuso, unbelievable.
I'm happy for Maria Riesh
18. Feb 21:39 - Ida said:
Norwegian girls!!! = GOLD :))

18. Feb 21:18 - Tony said:
@ Snowflake: I have reached my limit for posting today, but what you said about Petra Majdic is worth a comment. Her crash was terrible, and I agree that the organizers should protect the athletes better in that case. However, I`m surprised that she started the race with 4 broken ribs and injured lungs! Is that acceptable in the Olympics? Sorry, but I can hardly give her credit for starting that race. Considering that she collapsed in the finishing area, I`m scared about how the athletes are pushing themselves. Bronze medal is incredible, but unfortunately she had to pay the prize. Hopefully, she will be fine, and I wish her all the best!
18. Feb 19:33 - snowflake said:
It is totally irrelevant what anyone of us think about Julia ... I actually don't know what is not to like about her, I think she is cool. Of course everyone has a right to feel different but commenting that in Aksel's blog is really not nice.

Anyway, the cross country topic is something I have to comment myself ... Marit was competing great yesterday and clearly she was the best in the givien situation. But talking about her victory without realizing that she won mostly cause of Petra Majdic's horrible crash is not completely fair in my opinion. Marit is one of the best women in that sport, clearly. But definitely not in this season's sprint. I guess world cup standings say enough. Considering Petra Majdic got 3rd (only 1,8 sec behind) with 4 broken ribbons and a big injury in her lungs everyone should know what that means and who would be clearly the best if organizers would know how to protect the girls. Even other girls who were competing yesterday gave Petra a credit that she would deserve to win.

I'm actually incredible happy for Marit, I really like her. But yesterday race was only one big fiasco and I wish Marit's first olympic gold happened in different situation.
18. Feb 19:30 - Muckl said:
@T: sorry, that was not clear, I meant >the ski nation per se< You know, we have great athletes beside the skiers (Linger brothers won gold again) but the media dont pay attention on them or not that much, only comment the bad season the alpines had. It was not the best but they force the athletes to win especially the mens DH but generational change (few years ago Switzerland had the same problem and now they are back) makes the whole situation exciting. It was funny to watch the races of Kjus and Maier; 50:50 but quite boring.
18. Feb 18:36 - T. said:
@Muckl: with all due respect (and I am not coming from Austria) the results speak for themselves: you can just not say that Austrains are not a skiing nation. As for men's results they have leading athletes in 4 out of 5 disciplines and in average 3 athletes among top 10. So tell me how would you describe them? I only agree with you that they are suffering the generational change. Wait a few more years and they'll be back. Anyway my heart beats for the Norge team =)
Going to watch ladies KB now and will let myself be surprised.....
18. Feb 18:26 -
@Astrid: Ja, Hermann Mayer fehlt!!!! ;-( Er war für mich der größte!
18. Feb 18:24 - SW said:
Andere wollen und können auch gewinnen!!! wie zb Axl :-)
Das ist auch gut so, denn sonst wär es fad!
Gruß von Österreich
18. Feb 18:22 - Astrid said:
Hey and don't forget - Austria made it finally to the podium, unexpectedly in Women's downhill - like it a lot when the ladies do better that our guys - so Aksel please keep on winning (then I can tease my super-Austrian-patriotic BF *lol*), our current team is lacking a cool guy like you (now that my all time favourite Hermann Maier decided to retire)
by the way, I would love to see the singers from Åare again...
And finally: I'll keep my fingers crossed - for sure!
18. Feb 18:06 - Muckl said:
@T: Austrians can not afford to stay out of the podium.
Well, the commentators here still believe that Austria is a ski nation. Don?t agree with that. At the moment they -suffer- from generational change (except Slalom)
18. Feb 17:54 - m said:
@ Ina
I don't worry about it. Aksel is the intelligent man. We only try to make some fun so Aksel don't get angry with us.
Aksel, "the bit of luck" for tomorrow.


18. Feb 17:49 - bergfex said:
@ ina
ich glaube du hast recht..........
und axl wird manchmal den kopf schütteln über uns verrückte hühner.
18. Feb 17:27 - Muckl said:
@A: thx for the info concerning replied in the previous one :-) and the outfit link. The perfect topic to talk about, hehe. But really-the golden costume would deserve the gold medal (the g-string effect, eeei no doubt; they are the winners)
18. Feb 17:23 - Ina said:
@bergfex: Ich glaube Aksel ist so intelligent, so lange im buisness und so abgebrüht, daß ihm gewisse Stories nur mehr ein müdes Lächeln kosten werden
18. Feb 17:22 - T. said:
@A. good point: since I was wrong only with the 3rd place at yesterday's cross country sprint I hope 2morrow I will be 100%. This is my tip:

1. Heart of gold -> Axl
2. Walchhofer - Austrians can not afforf to stay out of the podium
3. Bode

and now let's wait and hope for the best 4 our favorite champ =)))))
18. Feb 17:16 - bergfex said:
hurra hurra
wir haben schon wieder ein heisses thema hier : aksel und julia
unser hero muss wieder einiges einstecken!
ha ha ha das muss er aushalten - auch wenn es ihm nicht schmeckt, gell?
18. Feb 17:14 - A. said:
I am thinking, really the PIC WITH TOES is needed. It's time, Aksel, really!

To redirect the conversation: what are your predictions for tomorrows race (assuming it will take place weather permitting). I would go with:

1. Aksel (feel spoiled, man, I really think you can win this!)
2. Didier C.
3. Bode

I will not be around for few days, so good luck!
18. Feb 17:06 - Prinzessin Schneehase said:
tomorrow super-g , looking forward to a nice race!

but today womens super-combined. what do you' all think who will make it today? would like to see maria riesch get that gold, but let's see.
and just read anja paerson didn't suffer any serious injuries. glad to hear that! hopefully there won't be any crashs today, but think they worked on that "hot air" jump after the race.

18. Feb 17:04 - m said:
I don't think ?it is completely irrelevant who Axel's favorite is,? because I really want to follow my hero so I?m reading J. M. blog at the moment.

@ NorwegianFlyGirl funny comment :)
18. Feb 16:44 - Tony said:
@ A: Oh my god, funny, but ridiculous! I don`t know if I`m able to keep focus on the performance when watching these athletes in action. Let the circus begin, hehe :) I definitively need a cup of coffee!
18. Feb 16:38 - Switzerland said:
@T.
Exactly !

I guess it's time for Aksel's next race, then we have again REALLY IMPORTANT topics of conversation....

Good morning Champ! ;-)
18. Feb 16:26 - T. said:
I think it is completely irrelevant who Axel's favorite is, he has every right to like whoever he does just like you all have the right to express your opinion. And as mentioned few times nobody knows Jules personally so no need to crucify her just because Axel likes her (he will not like her less despite all of your negative talk). Childish I would say.....Like her or not she and L. did a fantastic job at yesterday's DH.
18. Feb 16:03 - RINAIA said:
@NorwegianFlyGirl: ;-) i love your comment:-)
18. Feb 15:59 - A. said:
and here you go, the outfits:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18022010/58/winter-olympics-vancouver-worst-dressed-list.html
18. Feb 15:38 - Maria said:
The magazines and the television reporters always try to find something, something you did wrong back in childhood, if they have to,to get something on you so they have a story.
But, do athletes, singers... deserve all the money they earn and the glory?
The downhill was horrible. I'm sorry for Anja Paerson
Aksel, good morning:)
18. Feb 15:17 - Bounty said:
I nearly forgot the breathe while watching the womens Downhill. That was some kind of scary. In my eyes it looked much more scary that the mens one. Good that tonights SC is not the same distance as yesterday.

Marit Björgen ist cool....just look at her awsome sixpack and you know something serious is gonna take place... wow!

Have a good day...
18. Feb 15:10 - NorwegianFlyGirl said:
I'm so proud and happy for Marit Bjørgen! It was well deserved :)

I understand there are some girls who are not fond of Julia, but she is one of the best skiers in the world, dressed or undressed!
Though, there was'nt any Norwegian girls in the slopes so the race was quite easy..! ;) There must be mentioned that Aksel and Julia dated, and now hopefully are great friends! (of course, if they start dating again or she is mean, I will throw her to the dogs, but until then she is an outstanding skier. Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hang on to! x)

Lykke til videre med rennene Aksel! Du trenger bare ta et gull, så holder det med medalje i de fire andre..?
18. Feb 14:41 - A. said:
of course, by "flaws" I do not mean things concerning the safety of athletes. lack of safety or dangerous courses are unexcusable, no matter who organises the Olympics. I am thinking only about harmless flaws like f***g torch malfunction;-) , which can be acceptable.

bye!
18. Feb 14:40 - A. said:
One last thing before I dissapear for some time: yes, I read the pages when they name what went wrong during the Olympics so far (beginning with, as someone called it hilariously" fu*&#g torch malfunction"). I really feel bad for those Canadians, a lot of things really look great and obviously thery were so happy to organise the games and there's so much work put in it, so I hope it will all be ok from now!

and I really got mad when some journalists praised Bejing organisation, it was just inappropriate. I'd better watch the Olympics with some organisational flaws in free country, than "perfect ones" in a totalitarian one. (which I did not, as with all my passion for sports I boycotted that ones)

And about the public, as someone mentioned, indeed it looks great on TV, much better than in Torino in my opinion. People are at every race, everyone is cheering, it seems like everyone has a lot of fun and is very supportive (besides, of course, all those 8000 people who got their tickets cancelled in Cypress Hill LOL)

*that was my attempt to change the topic, you see;-) cheers, and have fun!
18. Feb 14:29 - Wii Wii said:
Ok, i'll tell you have i saw women dh and women ski cross country yesterday...
There was some ups and downs at the races (literally and non-literally)
First of all, for me the big winner of ski cross country is Petra Majdic. What happened to her is still unbelivable... But what she did after that, is more than unbelivable, it's really beyond all the boundries you can imagine.
And... what was happenig on dh race, was a dissaster... How come, that the organizers were more thinking about the crowd to have a huge show than the racers. It's unfair to all girls they went through that hell only because of people who actually have never seen someone on the skies before and probably don't even know the difference between dh and slalom.
But ofcourse there is some positive thought about yesterday... at least noone has died... and that's something, right?
18. Feb 14:28 - anna said:
i have to say what petra majdic did yesterday after that crash is just AMAZING!

haha i thought i was the only one but i also don't like julia mancuso. i find her quite annoying. but to each his own...
18. Feb 14:26 - A. said:
@Mimia: interesting thing about the commentators. I try to watch the games in different tv's and it's usually always the same. They do not know a lot, or are not focused, mix the previous results of the athletes (even though they can see them on their screens, have special access to databases!) I do not know what it is all about. Probably it's the sign of the time. With internet, athlete's blogs, it's easier for everyone to know the details and behind the scenes. The role of the commentator is to say somthing that we do not know, and make it interesting, even get exicted about the results. Nowadays it happens rarely, they do not usually say anything new, as if they did not yet learn how to change their approach and adopt to this reality.

@Longstockings: sorry, mate, I spoke the code, I meant that the original character of Pippi Longstockings is Swedish, not you;-) Did not think about the national cofusion here;-), sorry if it sounded confusing. But we have to admit, Sweden has some great things on their side, like Nude-We-All-Know-Who ;-)

About the discussions about people: we never know everything, and it applies to everyone, so I think the best approach is to have some distance, no matter if we like or dislike someone. Impressions are one thing, reality is another, it can get very unfair. I do not think it's a place to have discussion like that, respecting everyone;s opinion of course.

about likes and dislikes, it seems like the only neutral topic is the trivial topic of the outfits LOL
18. Feb 14:25 - pipi (is stunned and 'taking-the-inward-turn' first...) ;p) said:
... coming out now.
Servus Longstockings. *Nice* to read your comments again! Aksel will be positively surprised, if he is awake! That's what he needed again... I'm sure! ;p) I would have bet a million dollar (sounds nicer than euro or nok or... haha!) and bets ran high, that you will come back today, after...

Yesterday, there was the day of the power women, oh yes! The DH Oueen got the gold and the self-coronated little *nice* gogo princess (Ami pure unadulterated kitsch... oh my god how vain, how sophomoric and pompous, don't better make more words about that strange and for a mid european woman elusive manner! just lol) got the Silver medal. Well, that'll be profitable for *Jewels* lingerie sale. But as a matter of fact, her run was awesome, I enjoyed it (just the run of course...) and A. is right, I also perceived a ludic kind of skiing, Julia obviously had a lot of fun. ;p)

Aksel have a look at that skiing manner (just of that, please! ;p)), then no one and nothing can stop you!

@Switzerland You are right somehow. Aber es sollte nicht vergessen werden, dass es Verhaltensweisen gibt, die einfach unglaublich (peinlich) sind, die man nicht ernst nehmen kann, wo einem einfach die "Worte fehlen"; da muss es erlaubt sein, dass man ein paar Späße macht und darüber lachen darf. ;p) But there's a manner, that can't be taken seriously, you just can laugh and joke about it! That's a normal human reaction, if you feel awkward...

Not sure, but it seemed to me, that most of the girls were a bit overchallanged with the DH course. I could enjoy only two silver and gold runs, most of the others were not lovely, just *not nice!!!* (with three bangs) to see these bad falls! That turned me off! ;p(

But it was *very nice* to see the first norwegian athlete, of course a woman, yes ;p), who grabbed the gold medal. She's really the cross-country queen.

SG on Friday!?! Aha, are you sure? Looking forward to see your ludic, ralaxed run Mr. Svindal! You are able to do so with such a shining, creative mindset - well, next to 'Zen'. It is Zen! Awareness of the moment. I'm astonished, weirded out, indeed! That's why I enjoy the blog, 'cause you (and sometimes others) stun me from time to time. :p))

18. Feb 14:25 - Ina said:
Aksel muß von den ewigen Fragereien um sein Privatleben mittlerweile sehr genervt sein.

Meiner Meinung nach ist er mit Julia nicht klassisch zusammen, sondern sie sind sich sehr vetraut (ja man kann einander vertraut sein und sich gegenseitig unterstützen als Mann und Frau ohne eine Beziehung zu leben). Und ich denke, die eine oder andere nette Stunde wird er mit ihr schon haben. Wer hat nicht gern die eine oder andere nette Stunde? Alle von uns.

Wenn man im Frühjahr/Sommer die twitterseite und die HP´s der Beiden verfolgt sind sie sehr oft an sehr verschiedenen Orten.

Die große Scheiße die er hat ist die, daß er in der Öffentlichkeit steht . Millionen Menschen finden wenn sehr nett und soweiter, leben aber anonym.

Und wäre wirklich soviel dran, wäre doch alles publik. Die Medien wissen doch alles und finden alles heraus.

@Aksel: Nachträglich herzlichen Glückwunsch zur Silbermedaille.
18. Feb 14:20 - Monika (AS-Fanclub) said:
@ Rinaia und Switzerland

Ich habe Eure Kommentare gelesen und ich bin da gleicher Meinung, wie Ihr.
Vorallem der kommentar von switzerland um 13.56 finde ich sehr gut..... :0))))

Und Marit Björgen war gestern eine Klasse für sich.....
18. Feb 14:17 - boo said:
does anyone know if anja is ok after her crash?!!
18. Feb 14:04 - Kyoko said:
Hei!
I watched women's down hill and cross country olympic game on TV at first time .
It was grate!! I was excited!!

18. Feb 14:00 - Naoko said:
*~*~* Hello Aksel *~*~*
this is the first comment for you.

As a matter of fact, I became your fan just 6 days before(!)
A Japanese tv program let me know how tough you are,physically and mentally.
I am moved by the program that makes me feel like knowing more about you.
I'm sure that reading your blog is gonna be my everyday happy time !
18. Feb 13:56 - Switzerland said:
@ RINAIA und -
Ihr habt recht. Jedesmal wenn ich in den USA bin fällt mir auf, wie oft alles so "showmässig" aufgezogen wird. Und die Menschen dort sind tatsächlich auch oft so. Die mögen das, und mir gefällt eigentlich der Gegensatz zu uns zurückhaltenden (bünzligen ?) Schweizern ganz gut. Ich denke, sie nehmen vieles einfach etwas cooler als wir. Jedem das seine.
Schade finde ich halt jeweils nur, dass zurückhaltendere Menschen im Sport aber auch generell im Leben oft "vergessen" werden. Bestes und aktuelles Beispiel ist Didier Defago. Der ganze Rummel um Didier Cuche, Rummel der in erster Linie von den Medien gemacht wurde. Und irgendwo ganz still im Hintergrund wartete Defago auf seinen grossen Tag. Die introvertierteren Sportler sind halt nicht so medienwirksam, sprich lassen sich nicht so gut "verkaufen". Oder das Beispiel Andre Agassi, was hatte dieser Mann für medienwirksame Auftritte! Ok, Roger Federer lässt sich auch gut "vermarkten", wirkt neben einem Agassi als Person aber doch sehr brav :-). Ich denke halt, die US-Sportler beherrschen das Spiel mit den Medien sehr gut.

Aber wie auch immer, gestern waren die zwei US-Girls eine Klasse für sich.
18. Feb 13:13 - m said:
btw
My favourite female skiers are: Kathrin Zettel, Tanja Poutianen, Anja Paerson, Denise Karbon. They are natural and modest.
18. Feb 12:24 -
authentizität meint ich.
18. Feb 12:24 -
ich glaube, dass das bei amerikaner generell oft nen problem der authenzität besteht. sie lieben die große show, finden alles super, sind immer nett zu allen und jedem. in wirklichkeit aber oft auch nur fassade.
aber, da wir sie ja alle nicht kennen, wie switzerland schon sagt. auf jeden fall hat sie silber verdient mit diesem wahnsinnslauf. hätte auch gedacht die zeit ist so gut,dass sie auch von einer vonn nicht mehr zu schlagen ist (auch angesichts der angeblichen schienbeinprellung... show?)
18. Feb 11:59 - RINAIA said:
@switzerland
Ist schon okay und eigentlich hast du ja recht. Nur verstehe ich halt den ganzen Hype um sie herum nicht, von wegen wie natürlich und sympathisch sie sei. Und ich frage mich halt warum man dies immer bei ihr und nicht z.B. bei einer Lindsey welche für mich x mal sympathischer ist, erwähnen muss?
18. Feb 11:26 - Switzerland said:
PS- Es gibt da einen Spruch:

"Wenn du über jemanden nichts Gutes sagen kannst, sag besser gar nichts"

Nicht böse gemeint, jeder kann sagen was er möchte, aber ich mag diesen Spruch!
18. Feb 11:19 - Switzerland said:
@ RINAIA
"I think if Aksel likes them, she MUST be a nice person"
I have not meant this also sooooo seriously.... ;-)
18. Feb 11:05 - RINAIA said:
@Switzerland Yes of course we all only know her about the media. but in this way she doesn't look very sympatic..it's my opinion. And sorry, i really like Aksel, he is very cool and sympatic..but I'm n ot alway at his opinion:-) It doen't mean that when he like Julia that I also have to like her:-)
18. Feb 10:52 - Switzerland said:
@RINAIA
We can see always only the public person and what the media write about them. How she is real we cannot judge at all.
I think if Aksel likes them, she MUST be a nice person !
18. Feb 10:38 - RINAIA said:
@m: I don't say anything about her run..that was great!! but I don't like her as person...
18. Feb 10:24 - m said:
@ RINAIA
Yes, this crown was a bit weird but she's American and they like the show. Despite this, your performance was impressive.
18. Feb 10:14 - RINAIA said:
@Brian: Thank you, nice to see that I'm not the only one:-)
18. Feb 09:59 - Brian said:
RINAIA I completely agree !
18. Feb 09:49 - RINAIA said:
i don't like julia mancuso..she is not sympatic, so she did a good race yesterday but why does she wear a crown at the target area?
I really like lindsay and also all other womens more than julia...she treis to being cool, funny, sexy..but in a so unspectulair and very cheaply way that's it's just embarrassingly.
18. Feb 09:31 - Tony said:
Many interesting comments here! First of all, congrats to Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso, Marit Bjørgen, Petra Majdic and Petter Northug. I think yesterday evening was more exciting than expected with ups and downs, success, fiasco and failure. Perfect for the audience!

Regarding the ladies downhill race, read the Post race comments by Atle Skaardal:
http://www.fisalpine.com/news/post-race-comments-atle-skaardal,564.html

I was very impressed about the Russian cross country skiers who totally knocked out Mr. Northug. How is that possible? Of course, congrats to them, as well!

The victory to Marit Bjørgen was fantastic!
18. Feb 09:13 - Switzerland said:
@Longstockings
Oh, hello longstockings i had miss your comments :-)
18. Feb 09:10 - Mira said:
huh, yesterday was really strange and tough day for us (Slovenian people) - our thoughts were all the time concentrated in good spirit for our biggest favourite of the yesterday events - Petra Majdic. Then shock - crazy fall down in a hole (I still can't understand, how this could be se "opened", unsecured, people from the organizer should be aware that this could happen - even to the best). We almost lost all our hope for a good place, although we all knew she could win gold. And then she surprised everyone, I believe herself also, with unnatural forces and power she was given, desperately wish to achieve the result of her carreer. Craying in pain in all levels of the race, she succeded and won the bronze - but it shines like "gold with diamonds" - as she said at the end totally exhausted. Believe it or not, we all cried with her at the end....

...yes, it was very emotional!!!

And before that women DH - well, don't know what to say - like grotesc comedy. At my opinion too much DNFs and falls at the last slope. It was something for spectators, but not good for competitors. But, as they say: Show must go on, right? And everything for the show.

Anyway, congratulations for Marit, Justyna, Lindsay and Julia.
18. Feb 09:09 - Longstockings said:
@Aksel: Okay, so here's the deal. I know it's difficult to imagine me being bad at anything, but I'm really bad at congratulations. I never know what to say to be all smart and funny and make the person I'm congratulating really understand just how happy I am for them. I'm really good at gifts, though. So I'm just going to say this: Congratulations! I'm so so so happy for you, and proud of you, and watching the race was worse than watching the Finland-Sweden Olympic Final four years ago, so I'm really not certain if my manicure can take the rest of the races. And it's all your fault. But I'm really happy for you, well done!

@A.: I'd just like to point out, that as much as I, shall we say, enjoy the idea of a certain young Swede naked, I'm not from Sweden, and to be quite honest, I take immense pleasure out of ridiculing the entire nation in questions. Especially when it comes to hockey. Just to point that out. :)
18. Feb 03:02 - Camilla said:
JEPP!! GRATULERER TIL MARIT FOR DET FØRSTE GULLET I OL... ;-)

JEG SYNES DET VAR BRA AT LINDSEY VONN VANT.. HEIET EGENTELIG PÅ ANJA OGSÅ,MEN HUN VAR EN AV DE SOM FALT:-(

LYKKE TIL MED RESTEN AV OL,AKSEL.
SKAL FØLGE MED PÅ DERE:-)


18. Feb 02:51 - Mimia said:
First of all:
Congratulations Aksel. And: Yay for Bjørgen (and Northug of course, very sad for Pettersen though, I'm sure he could have won a medal- bronze that is, but so Northug took it, at least it is Norway as well)

In general I think it's kind of sad that there seem to be quite some things going wrong the last days, like not just in speed skating, but in biathlon, cross country, the whole ticket-returning thing, that thing during the opening ceremony, etc
I think it's quite sad since the Canadians seem to be awesome as spectators, at least that's what comes across on TV, very enthusiastic and very fair. So it's sad all those things going wrong leave something of a bad impression.

Plus: I don't remember who it was but someone mentioned the German broadcasting and I have to say that I think it's downright horrible. It's just really bad and the commentators are even worse. I feel they have no clue what they're talking about and they seem to have problems watching what's going on and commenting at the same time. Maybe there should be more female commentators ;)
But I also think that the "international broadcasting thingy", like I don't know how it's calles, but what I mean are the pictures that are being provided by the official broadcasting whatever, doesn't really do a good job. It would be appropriate for a world cup but these are the Olympics.
18. Feb 01:47 - A. said:
@MaryS:yeah, that dh hill today was a bit crazy! too crazy maybe.
I think it's a very cool podium, skiing wise. Lindsey is in her own world and it's awesome to see her skiing, the runs are always so precise but at the same time breath-taking, extraordinarily consistent, perfect combination rarely seen. And to be able to stand all this pressure, amazing. All due respect to the skiing guys, there's no such dominant one male skier in the world cup now. Julia, on the other hand, has a style that reminds me a bit of Bode's style of skiing, in all positive ways: a bit crazy, a bit more "free" I'd say, not always giving top results (this unlike Bode, with all his dnf's he won tons of races and 2 overalls), but she always looks like she enjoys it. I personally like the podium, as you can see that there's a place for all approaches out there on top. But I see, I am not the only one;-)

@Muckl: I replied you under the previous entry;-)

watching speed skating now, there is a golden Japanese outfits. BTW have you heard that the ice-machines broke down a day or two ago and they plan to transport the zamboni from Calgary as a support. Funny! I also saw an interview with Johan Olaf Koss. Classy as ever. I do not need more;-)
18. Feb 01:10 - MaryS said:
Congratulations on your silver medal!
As for the medal around Marit but I disagree. The biggest favorite for the sprint was our runner Petra Majdi?, but due to the negligence of the organizers of the training before the match seriously damaged. He flew in from the line in the unsecured shaft! In terrible pain then compete in eliminating race, quarter-finals, the semi-finals and happily sleeps in the finale. But here is a superhuman effort to win the bronze medal. Marit was the fastest time, Petra is optional for the medal. Ask Marit, if not? The women's downhill would not be lost of words ... I wonder if girls are competitors or women gladiators, ready to drive each so crazy and abnormal route, even at the cost of life? .... If this is too lose its sense of skiing, purpose.
I wish you a lot of fortune and of courage on contests, healthy finish that games!!!
18. Feb 01:03 - Bernarda said:
Im glade that we all have our own eyes. And my eyes see Petra Majdi?. After that crash and all the pain... She is really the bigest!!! Of course Marit Bjørgen and Justyna are good to (just a little less than Petra). :))))) My modest view. :)
Of course, congratulations to all medal winners!
And this is the charm of sports, we all have our own favorite!
18. Feb 00:49 - KK said:
Norway's 99th gold, the 100th is up for grabs! I'm so happy for the american girls, they went all out and really attacked the course today. Well deserved gold and silver.
18. Feb 00:36 - justi said:
Aksel, you're right - Marit is the best cross country skier, but I hope, that Justyna (she has the same name like me) will be the Olympic champion in the next race. ;)

Have a nice day and enjoy the free time! :*
18. Feb 00:21 - Aga from Poland said:
In my eyes - Justyna is the best :))) ! however You can have Your own thought :D Congratulation silver!
18. Feb 00:19 - amazon ;) said:
... I see not lost! ;)
18. Feb 00:17 - aamazon ;) said:
GULL til NORGE ja! Marit did a great run. She's a tough woman! :))

Too many falls today! I grudged Anja to get a medal so much.

Missfortune for the cross-country norwegian guys. One has fallen (my fav oh no), the others were beaten by two russians, who obviously had better *vitamins* or other good things for breakfast...;)

For the starting carrier of the curling team here...
http://www.curlingbasics.com/
For that matter: The curling competitions had an unbelievable high rating at the OL 2006; about 1 Million watched rhe ladys final I've read.

Aksel is lost... in the new powder!?! ;) There must have been great conditions today. Weather looked brilliant.:)

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