Korean No-No Helps Ohno Out. I know almost nothing about short-track speedskating. But I do know that getting feet tangled in that context is even more catastrophic than in most sports. Alas, that's what happened in the men's 1,500 meters when Lee Ho-suk got too close to Sung Si-bak while trying to make a move on Lee Jung-su, eventual gold medal winner, sending both into a retaining wall and erasing hopes of Korean sweep of the podium in one electric moment. Americans Apolo Anton Ohno and J.R. Celski flew by the carnage to grab the silver and bronze. For Ohno, it was his sixth Olympic medal, and broke a tie with Eric Heiden for most Winter Olympic medals won by an American man.
Hannah Kearney, Queen of the Hill. The women's moguls saved its best moments for last. After two competitors crashed trying to follow American Shannon Bahrke's streak down the course, Canadian Jennifer Heil put together a nearly flawless run to top the leaderboard. Then Hannah Kearney hit the hill. Her superb run blew Heil and Bahrke away, securing the United States' first gold medal of these games, and sending the first of many Canadians ticketed for gold off with a lesser result.
Fake Funk Contest. I agree with Eric Freeman on this one: the NBA's dunk contest has become a bore, even with Nate Robinson winning his third title. Problem is, how, short of conscripting LeBron or throwing a bunch of money before eager D-Leaguers, can it be fixed? And will those fixes be temporary or permanent? Granted, David Stern has more pressing issues to deal with, but the dunk contest as is serves only as a pitiful reminder of years past.
Krzyzewski to Jersey? "Nyet." Mike Krzyzewski spurning the rumored affections of the New Jersey Nets and deep-pocketed owner Mikhail Prokhorov is neither surprising nor interesting. But Coach K ribbing the Nets sure is.
⇥⇥"The guy's Russian, right?" Krzyzewski said. "You think he'd hire a Polish guy?"
⇥⇥After chuckling, Krzyzewski said: "No one's contacted me, and if they do, I think 'nyet' would be easy for me to say."That's cold, even for Coach K.
