The 2012 World Championships of Bobsled and Skeleton got underway today in Lake Placid, New York. This is the eighth time the world championships have been held in Lake Placid, the last time being 2009 when Steve Holcomb became the first American to win the 4-man title since 1958. Holcomb and the rest of the US men get underway in… [read article]
(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) UPDATE: Whoa!!!! New world record for China’s Jing Yu in the 500m!!! 36.94!! So, here we sit NOT watching the 2012 ISU World Sprint Speedskating Championships because the entire world’s livestream has been blocked out – but it doesn’t mean we can’t discuss, amirite? Yesterday Canada’s Christine Nesbitt won the 1000m with a massive… [read article]
(Photo by Joern Pollex/Bongarts/Getty Images) UPDATE: As it turns out there is ONE more thing you need to know about this weekend. Evidently the ISU is not allowing World Sprints Champs to be streamed in the following tiny little countries: Japan, China, South Korea, Canada, USA, and ehhhh, all of Europe. If anyone is watching in Africa or India and… [read article]
Yesterday (Oct 23rd) the 2011 XTERRA World Triathlon Championships were held in Maui and the big story, of course, was that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong had skipped the Austin District 5 PTA meeting to compete in a triathlon world championships, because, you know, why not. And everyone was amazed and wondering: ‘Wait, could he?’ Not exactly…. [read article]
Jordyn Wieber is the greatest female gymnast in the world right now and she has the title to prove it. The sixteen-year-old from Dewitt, Michigan has lost only one competition in the last three years and Thursday night (Tokyo time) she defeated the Russian Viktoria Komova in a nail-biting finish: 59.382 to 59.349. China’s Jinnan Yao was third with a score… [read article]
(Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) The US is awesome at track and field. At the just completed 2011 IAAF Track and Field World Championships, the US led the field with 25 medals, 12 of which were gold. The US has produced such legends as Michael Johnson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mike Powell, and countless others. The US currently has an amazing group… [read article]
(Isaksen at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) We’ve introduced you to Modern Pentathlon, the ‘Worlds Most Interesting Sport’ before, but in the event that you need a refresher, here is the DailyHouse primer: Modern Pentathlon Is The Sport ‘The Worlds Most Interesting Man’ Would Do If He Were More Interesting. Pentathlon is comprised of five sports:… [read article]
Wow. That was grim. Our gals were shut WAY out in the women’s 10k points elimination, the first final of the 2011 FIRS Inline World Speedskating Championships. Yesterday, former world team member Hank Galbraith said the US Women were going to need to find something special to compete against the rest of the world and it appears he was… [read article]
(Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) This is a huge week in the world of sports. The Track and Field, Inline Speedskating, and Rowing World Championships are all taking place. Today’s Daily Inspiration is a scene from the FISA rowing world championships, being held in Bled, Slovenia. This picture is of a women’s eight during a training run. Click on… [read article]
Saturday night DailyHouse brought news that former US Champion and potential member of the 100m and 4x100m world championships relay team, Mike Rodgers, had tested positive for a banned substance during a small meet in Italy. An unnamed source just reported to USA Today that the American sprinter tested positive for methylhexamine, a stimulant often found in herbal drinks. Methylhexamine, which… [read article]
