Sochi Olympics

CURATED: Sochi Olympics – The Dufour-Lapointe sisters: Day 1 Newsmakers

CURATED: Sochi Olympics – The Dufour-Lapointe sisters: Day 1 Newsmakers courtesy of CBC Olympic Media, Malcolm Kelly. “I knew they were looking for this result, and it’s just amazing,” she said. “I’m just lucky I’m living in the same house because I can learn from the best in the world.” ~ Maxime Dufour-Lapointe “The path we walked,” said Maxime, “we did this side by side.” Justine had said before the Games that her dream had been to go to the Olympics in a red Canadian jacket. She will come back with a gold accoutrement for it. Chloe’s is silver. Maxime’s is… Read more →

CURATED: Sochi Olympics – Who to watch, when.

Who to watch. *Reprinted from The Huffington Post, Gal’s Got Game. 1. Mark McMorris Without a doubt, one of the most exciting athletes to watch this year will be Mark McMorris, the 20-year-old snowboarder who will make his Olympic debut in slopestyle, one of several new events at Sochi. An X Games gold medalist, McMorris is among the best in the world at his game, and with the stakes higher than ever, you’ll want to tune in to see this Regina, Saskatchewan native. After all, it’s hard not to love a guy whose nickname is McLovin. Snowboard slopestyle qualifiers began… Read more →

CURATED: Sochi Olympic information

  SOCHI OLYMPIC SCHEDULE – CBC coverage. Click on image to go to CBC website. CBC Olympic schedule.     More coverage information curated from the internet: Online streaming coverage If you are in Canada, you will be able to access the special web page of CBC for the Olympic Games here. CBC will broadcast the entire opening ceremony starting with a pre-show at 10 am ET (7pm PST). BBC has a dedicated web page for live streaming, click here.  BBC Two will provide live coverage from 7:00am GMT (11pm PST)every day and a highlights program at 7p.m. GMT (11am PST). The Russian… Read more →

CURATED FROM INTERNET: Article “Agony on the slopes: Should women jump?”

Agony on the slopes: Should women jump? In the Globe & Mail, we were alerted to this article posted Feb 1, 2014 by Margaret Wente titled “Agony on the slopes: Should women jump?” She talks about the anatomical differences between men and women as predisposing women to a higher number of injuries in ski jumping. Margaret Wente comments “But there’s another, darker side to this inspiring tale – one that isn’t discussed much. Female ski racers and jumpers pay a higher price than men because they’re hurt more. The most common major injury to elite skiers is ruined knees, and… Read more →