Johnny Weir has set a maverick edge to his performing style, possibly to counteract his plain-wrap appeal next to American fellow front-runners handsome Evan Lysacek and straight-arrow Jeremy Abbott. Weir’s current style lands him squarely between Bohemian and eclectic, manageable as long as he he completes all his technical requirements and earns every artistic point [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
Abbott is one of a strong troika of distinctive American skaters each bringing their talents to Vancouver 2010. A career best for Abbott thus far has been the defense of his national title. His complex career has been a navigation through global level senior meets despite back injuries and revolved around Johnny Weir and Evan [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 21, 2010
A combination of environmental factors this Olympic year could see the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver – Whistler be nearly snow free. The world-class resort of Whistler which will be the scene of many of the skiing events is not fairing too badly, but the locations closer to the city of Vancouver are in [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 9, 2010
It has been a long time in the making but the time has almost arrived. The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are almost upon us and all Canadians will soon be rallying behind their athletes as they take on the world’s best. There have been many problems along the way including cost-overruns, problematic legislation and a [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, December 13, 2009
The following is part two in our three part Summer and Winter Olympic Games history trivia. We are posting this in celebration of the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Winter Olympic Games which are sure to make all Canadians proud! Despite the telegenic reputation of the USA’s powerhouse gymnast Mary Lou Retton, it was Romanian Ecaterina Szabo who [...]
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