Women's Super G Gold: Andrea Fischbacher (Austria) Silver: Tina Maze (Slovenia) Bronze: Lindsey Vonn (United States)
But as so many of my no-yank friend say (and I agree), those medals are not gold. Second and third are great, though.
Men's Combined Gold: Bode Miller (USA) Silver: Ivica Kostelic (Croatia) Bronze: Silvan Zurbriggen (Switzerland)
Men's Giant Slalom Gold: Carlo Janka (Switzerland) Silver: Kjetil Jansrud (Norway) Bronze: Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway)
Women's Giant Slalom Gold: Viktoria Rebensburg (Germany) Silver: Tina Maze (Slovenia) Bronze: Elisabeth Goergl (Austria)
I honestly didn't understand what Julia was talking about when she was asked about her friend who was killed on the slopes this week. Something about it reminding her of how much she loves skiing and that skiing is life. (???)
Vonn gets DQ'ed in 3 of her 5 events Downhill: Gold Super-Combined: DQ Super-G: Bronze Giant Slalom: DQ Slalom: DQ Will her Olympic run be considered a failure even though she got 2 medals?
C'mon, how many athletes are dreaming of 2 Olympic medals? Only Lindsay's friend Maria Riesch was better (2x Gold). Fact is that both are simply the best!
I didn't know Lindsey and her were friends. I saw Vonn rooting for Riesch's younger sister, too--she didn't look happy for her when she hooked a gate. It was also interesting seeing the two sisters embrace after the race, kind of a juxtaposition of emotions.
Women's Slalom Gold: Maria Riesch (Germany) Silver: Marlies Schild (Austria) Bronze: Sarka Zahrobska (Czech Republic)
I know you winked, but I still beg to differ. A DQ implies someone committed an act in violation of the rules -- as in Apolo Ohno's DQ last night. Vonn simply screwed up on her runs, like Russian and American 4-man bobsleders did last night. They weren't actually DQ'ed either. There's a distinction. By the way, can NBC please give us a break by not having a camera in Lindsay Vonn's face at all times. No wonder some of the other American skiers can't stand her. (NBC is also overdoing coverage of Apolo Ohno.)
Exactly. It's a very important distinction, particularly for those athletes who were DNFed. It sucks badly enough to get to the end of a major competition and not get to post a time/finishing place, but at least you can say you competed fairly and within the rules. Many athletes take pride in never being DQed in their careers, similar to how many footballers take pride in never having been sent off.
Men's Slalom Gold: Giuliano Razzoli (Italy) Silver: Ivica Kostelic (Croatia) Bronze: Andre Myhrer (Sweden)
The Italians FINALLY got their Gold medal! Btw: It's the first time that Austria didn't win a medal in Alpine Skiing.
I'm just speaking as someone who grew up ski racing for many years (since this is the alpine skiing thread), but in ski racing a DQ is not necessarily something to be looked at as less-than-honorable. A racer can be DQ'd for simply missing a gate on the course but still coming through the finish line; if you get DQ'd for having equipment that breaks the rules (such as having riser plates on your skis of an illegal height off the snow), then that would be more akin to your red card analogy.
These races aired this weekend on NBC's Universal Sports network... Lindsey Vonn and Didier Cuche Clinch Downhill Titles - BBC
In terms of difficulty of accomplishment, that really is more prestigious than winning a race at the Olympics.