The World Competes

Jeremy Wotherspoon, Canadian speedskater who held the world record but failed to get the gold, retired.

Most of the Olympic events concluded today; the men’s 50 km cross country skiing race, men’s ice hockey final, and closing ceremony are all that is left.

Upsets occur as aerialists fall, skaters are disqualified, and skiers crash.

Bode Miller won his first gold medal in the Super Combined event today. Ski cross made its debut, and the ice dancers completed their second day of competition.

The 1994 Lillehammer Olympics were known for the Tanya Harding scandal. Dan Jansen’s victory from this year is featured in the “Go World” Visa Commercials.

Shani Davis is a US Speedskater that was the first African American to win a gold medal in a winter Olympics.

Ski jumping – normal hill, men’s 5000m speed skating, and women’s 7.5 km biathlon occurred early on in the day.

Short track speed skating is an exciting event where upsets can occur.

With 13 days to go until the Vancouver Olympics, we take a look at some of the non-US competitors who will (or won’t) be in the Vancouver Olympics.

With the Olympics only 17 days away, the Nordic combined team is taking shape, and Shani Davis decides to only compete in four events, rather than in all five distances.