Winter Olympics Bobsled and Nordic Events Preview
The report surveys luge at Utah Olympic Park with Hackl and Zoeggler leading the men's and women's fields, plus American contenders Benshoof Heidt Grimmette and Martin. It covers Nordic combined at Utah Park and Soldier Hollow, highlighting Lodwick as a top U.S. medal hope and Gottwald and Ackermann as favorites. It notes the first Skeleton women’s event since 1948 at Park City and details halfpipe and parallel giant slalom alpine snowboarding at Park City Mountain Resort with American hopes centered on Klug and Creschin.
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Utah Olympic Park
Georg Hackl
Armin Zoeggler
Italy
Tony Benshoof
Adam Heidt
Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin
Nagano
Jack Shea
America
Jack
Jack Sr
Jim Shea
Lincoln DeWitt
Martin Rett
Austria
Jeff Pain
Canada
Chris Klug
Nicholas Huet
Mathieu Bozzetto
Pre-Olympic Nordic and Speed Skating Meet Highlights
Swiss Gian Simmen and Fabienne Reuteler win halfpipe events in a Utah-Named meet. Nicola Pederzolli leads standings with 2,720 points, the only woman with two wins this season. Others tipped include Karine Ruby and Sharon Dunn with rising contenders like Natasza Zurek and Gretchen Bleiler. Medals cover long and short track events across Feb 9-23 at Utah Olympic venues. Strong rivals such as Wotherspoon, Ohno, and Kim Dong-Sung populate the field with potential multiple golds and relay events.
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Gian Simmen
Fabienne Reuteler
Switzerland
Nicola Pederzolli
Austria
Karine Ruby
France
Sharon Dunn
Rosey Fletcher
Short track speed skating thrills at Salt Lake Center
Extreme characteristics of short track speed skating mix fluid grace with nasty spills. Sleek skins and knee guards with bright helmets define gear. Without lanes, positioning and strategy matter as much as speed. Skaters bunch and jockey for advantage, sometimes pushing limits of the rules. Competition at the Salt Lake Ice Center promises high drama.
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Salt Lake Ice Center
Home ice edge boosts U S speedskaters at Salt Lake
At the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns the U S team trains on familiar ice shaping an edge for the Games. Skaters like Chris Witty and Apolo Ohno prep for medals as the Dutch rival group lifts pace and tech innovations and a Dutch band echoes in the stands.
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U.S
Earns
Utah
U-S-A
Utah Olympic Oval
Salt Lake City
Kearns
Chris Witty
Benjamin
Ling terms and tricks for skiers and snowboarders
A glossary of terms from skiing and snowboarding including Back scratcher Jump Daffy Jump Kosak A split Quad triple Dinner Roll and many slang names. It lists snowboarder slang Shredders Knuckledragger Pinheads Goofy and common terms like Wipeout Hog line End House Tee and Lip trick.
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Kosak
Jonny Moseley
Shred Betty
Stale Fish
Surprise pick Griglak earns final U S speedskating spot
Columbus report notes 18 year old Mary Griglak surprised selectors by finishing sixth in combined trials to claim the last of six women on the United States short track team for the Games. She improved times in 500 and 1,000 meters and will skate the 3,000 meter relay.
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FitzRandolph
Nagano
Netherlands
Gianni Romme
Bob de Jong
Carl Verheijen
Erbeen Wennemars
Andrea Nuyt
Marianne Timmer
Renate Groenewold
Romme
Holland House
Columbus, Ohio
Mary Griglak
U.S
Griglak
Salt Lake City
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Silke Kraushaar
Sylke Otto
Angelika Neuner
Barbara Niederhuber
Germany
Soldier Hollow
United States
Todd Lodwick
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Bjarte Engen Vik
Alex Coomber
Britain
Maya Pedersen
Tricia Stumpf
Sven Hannawaild
Adam Malysz
Poland
Martin
Park City Mountain
Stine Brun Kjeldaas
Norway
Natasza Zurek
Tricia Byres
Gretchen Bleiler
Kelly Clark Byrnes
Outlook
Jeremy Wotherspoon
Derek Parra
Casey FitzRandolph
Jochem Uytdehaage
Frank Dittrich
Tomomi Okazaki
Eriko Sanmiya
Japan
Catriona le May Dean
Anni Friesenger
Jennifer Rodriguez
Anton Ohno
Kim Dong-Sung
South Korea
Amy Peterson
China
Yang Yang
Bulgaria
Evgenia Radanova
Jose Res
Gudtei
Salt Lake
A. Yang Yang
S. Yang Yang
Janet Hamlin
Peter Santilli
Ice Edge
Fred Benjamin
Mike Crowe
Witty
Goofy
Cleveland
Berea
Nick Paulenich
Susan Ellis
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