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Ladies with ‘Staches: Polish Snowboarders Don Facial Hair on the Podium, Maybe They Should Buy This Hat
I found this image/story on my favorite Universal Sports blog, Mr. Universe, of whom I may have already mentioned I am jealous because I want his job. Basically, these two Polish snowboarding mavens inexplicably rocked ‘staches and patches on the … Continue reading
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Snowboarders + Champagne = Mayhem
Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Dominique Maltais (Canada) got a little crazy/ foamy on the podium at the snowboard cross World Cup in Quebec last week. Leave it to snowboarders, right? Well, Deborah Anthonioz of France was not digging the celebratory … Continue reading
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Shaun White Dreamed It All
Shaun White appears to be the most laid back Olympian the world has ever seen. He also makes no bones about the fact that yeah, I dreamed it would be this way and it is. I saw it all and then I … Continue reading
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Colbert’s Vancouverage
Let this serve as your reminder that this week will feature hysterical Olympic “Vancouverage” by Stephen Colbert. Obviously the show is hilarious as usual, but here’s the rub: the 11:30 time slot interferes with prime Olympic coverage on NBC. So … Continue reading
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Shaun White… You’re So Funny–You Tomato, You!
Sometimes there are just things that need to be recounted. When you watch a lot of Olympian television a lot of those things pertain either to Scott Hamilton, duh, or Shaun White. They both say the darn’dest things with the … Continue reading
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Owning the Air: Shaun White & Co.
Wild guess: last night was one of the most watched of the Olympics thus far. People stayed up late, and they don’t regret it. Shaun White exhibited the never-seen-before Double McTwist 1260. As he said beforehand: “You’re in for a … Continue reading
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Scott Hamilton, Molasses & Sartorial Snowboarding
The figure skating commentary was out of control last night. At one point, Scott Hamilton was describing a pair who had a particularly rough year (possibly the Germans, but I’m not sure) and actually spoke these words: “a nightmare covered … Continue reading
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Shaun White Is Willing to Teach David Letterman’s Son to Skateboard
This is what I took away from Shaun White‘s recent appearance (10/29) on the Late Show with David Letterman. He was promoting his latest video game. It’s for skateboarding. I know nothing about it. I just know that Shaun White … Continue reading →
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