Nez

That’s her nickname.  Way to go Nez!  Arne and I were screaming at the TV again last night.  Sorry neighbors, but that was a nail-biter.   Christine was second last pair and a couple Dutch girls had already posted some good times.  Nez was giving it her all, but you could tell it wasn’t as good as I’ve seen her before.  Don’t get me wrong, she had a great one, but she’s been so dominate and to only win by .02 was as close as anyone’s come this year.  I am soooo happy that she pulled out the win.  And that big smooch with her Dutch beau was a nice cherry on top too (wink wink!). 

Too bad for Krinstina Groves.  She is always nipping at the podium in this distance and she just missed by .06!  That is the nature of speed sports - you can win by 2 hundreths or lose by 6.  She shouldn’t be too disappointed, though, since she had a great race and is poised to kill in the 1500m coming up soon. 

As for today, speed skating fans can get an evenings rest from their stomachs doing flip-flops.  Today is a rest day for the skaters and it all resumes tomorrow with the men’s 1500m. 

Some other highlights:

Patrick Chan making a huge comeback and finishing 5th.  Placing that high at your first Games when you are 19 is an amazing feat.  He is a brilliant skater and is set for a great career.

Lindsey Vohn falling in the combined downhill.  She killed in the downhill but caught a gate in the slalom.  Not that bad since she already has a gold!

Men’s hockey.  Who caught that overtime and then the shootout?  Hopefully this team got closer because a tight game like this can truly bond a team.  Crosby’s winner looked like the goalie wasn’t even in net.  Let’s go for that win against USA on Sunday.

OK - signing off.  Have a good weekend and watch some sports for gosh sakes