Tag Archives: Slopestyle
Trump Defends the Men, It’s Political
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Off Message: With a single tweet yesterday, President Trump virtually dismissed the movement of women coming forward to accuse men of sexual harassment and assault. He said, “Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are …
Spicoli Comes to the Olympics
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The first American hero of the 2014 Winter Olympics is the goofy and charming Sage Kotsenburg of Park City, who won the first ever slopestyle snowboarding competition. Slopestyle is acrobatic snowboarding in which riders fly off vertical ramps to reach …
Miller Out of DH Medals, Feds and Gays
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Sochi: American skier Bode Miller, the fastest in training runs, finished a disappointed eighth in the men’s downhill. Austria’s Matthias Mayer was the surprise winner. Miller was ahead of the competition on the first two split times, but then fell …
Olympic Pageantry, Jackson Tax Fight
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Sochi: The Olympics opened last night with pageantry on a grand scale to portray the history of Mother Russia. Islands of Russian scenery and history floated on cables over the stadium as choruses sang and appeared in native costume. A …
Terror in a Tube, Goodnight Jay
Thursday, February 6, 2014
World: The US has warned airlines flying to Sochi for the Olympics that explosives could be smuggled on board inside tubes of toothpaste and other toiletries. The reason for the warning was not given and no specific threat was identified. …