Given the state of American women’s figure skating, and the strong competition the U.S. men’s hockey team will face — among other factors — it’s quite possible that the marquee squads the United States will send to Vancouver next month for the Winter Olympics will be in Alpine skiing and snowboarding. Those two teams, being finalized early this week, will consist mostly of members who are familiar with what all this means — the procedures, the pressures and everything else about the Olympic …Â Details
lSA World Surfing Junior Championship 2010 – Day 6 – in Auckland (New Zeland) – Tercer dÃa del Campeonato del Mundo de Surf Junior 2010 en Auckland (Nueva Zelanda)
Dean Bowen (Gerroa, NSW) today claimed the 2010’s Grade – 5 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Hurley Burleigh Pro Junior claiming a professional junior surfing world-record USD$25,000 winner’s cheque.
Bowen defeated Chris Friend (Alex Headland, Qld) in a seesawing final, which saw Bowen fall behind early, before retaliating with a blistering 9.17 (out of a possible 10) wave, registering a combined two-wave total of 16.17 (out of a possible 20) to Friend’s 14.63 … Details
…Â He can pull 6 Gs. He’s been the centerfold for Cycle News and poses regularly for fan photos. He’s a survivor of the grueling Baja 500 and has racked up more than 10,000 hours on a dirt bike.
Sometimes, you can barely see the 70-pound pooch – a blue merle Australian shepherd _ through the dust on his goggles and his custom helmet, complete with cam.
“I am his biggest fan,” said Mike Schelin, Opee’s owner, race partner and a purveyor of used motorcycle parts from a shop next to his mobile home … Details