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Post by Jaga on Feb 13, 2014 7:09:12 GMT -7
She was exhausted and had a broken bone, still she won! Gold for Poland’s Kowalczyk in 10km Cross-Country Skiing see some pictures: en.ria.ru/sochi2014/20140213/187498809/Gold-for-Polands-Kowalczyk-in-10km-Cross-Country-Skiing.htmlKRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia, February 13 (R-Sport) – Polish skier Jusztyna Kowalczyk streaked to the gold medal in the women’s cross-country 10 kilometer classical race Thursday, making the Sochi Olympics the most successful Winter Games in history for her country. Kowalczyk won 18.4 seconds from Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla, with the third place going to Norway’s Therese Johaug. The race used the classical skiing style, in which athletes move with their skis inline along pre-prepared tracks. Using the faster freestyle method, which uses a similar technique to ice skating, invites disqualification. Poland’s first gold medal came with Kamil Stoch’s victory in the men’s normal hill ski jumping Sunday. The country has never before won more than a single gold medal at any Winter Olympic Games. |
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Post by Jaga on Feb 13, 2014 7:11:22 GMT -7
She had a fractured food, still she was just so driven to win.
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Post by kaima on Feb 13, 2014 9:53:53 GMT -7
She was exhausted and had a broken bone, still she won! Gold for Poland’s Kowalczyk in 10km Cross-Country Skiing see some pictures: en.ria.ru/sochi2014/20140213/187498809/Gold-for-Polands-Kowalczyk-in-10km-Cross-Country-Skiing.htmlKRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia, February 13 (R-Sport) – Polish skier Jusztyna Kowalczyk streaked to the gold medal in the women’s cross-country 10 kilometer classical race Thursday, making the Sochi Olympics the most successful Winter Games in history for her country. Kowalczyk won 18.4 seconds from Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla, with the third place going to Norway’s Therese Johaug. The race used the classical skiing style, in which athletes move with their skis inline along pre-prepared tracks. Using the faster freestyle method, which uses a similar technique to ice skating, invites disqualification. Poland’s first gold medal came with Kamil Stoch’s victory in the men’s normal hill ski jumping Sunday. The country has never before won more than a single gold medal at any Winter Olympic Games. Congratulations to Poland! This is bitter sweet for me in Alaska. Our favorite citizen, Kikkan Randal, was eliminated by 0.05 second in a quarter final sprint, one she was aiming at and had a good chance at getting gold. She was seeded with the fastest racers in groups of six, with the top 3 going on to the half final. She was 0.05 behind the third place and thus eliminated. She is a lovely person and well appreciated in Anchorage, where she grew up and has her house. I skied with her about 12 years ago, part of a group she was "coaching" for an evening. It is her skiing skills (backed by several gold at world competitions) and her well balanced personality that endear her to people here. She made no excuses, it was simply not the day she needed to beat the competition. She was in the lead a fair part of the race and seemed to burn out toward the end, giving place to others. It is a sport not as spectacular for viewers as the downhill events, so it gets far, far less reportage. It is a challenging sport, as we witness here, with Kikkan's missing her chance to compete further, and Jusztyna pulling out gold despite her difficulties. Congratulations to Poland and Jusztyna. PS. Alaska, with about 700,000 population, has 5 or 6 people competing in these Olympics. Deconstructing an Olympics sprint race: How, why did Kikkan Randall lose? By NATHANIEL HERZ Read more here: www.adn.com/2014/02/12/3321458/deconstructing-an-olympics-sprint.html#storylink=cpyKRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- After Tuesday's catastrophic race at the Olympics, Kikkan Randall and her teammates and coaches were left to explain what seemed inexplicable: just how and why the Alaskan had been knocked out of the sprint rounds in her chosen discipline earlier than she had been in nearly two years of racing. Read more here: www.adn.com/2014/02/12/3321458/deconstructing-an-olympics-sprint.html#storylink=cpy |
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Post by Jaga on Feb 13, 2014 22:52:20 GMT -7
Kai,
sorry for the girl in Alaska.
Unfortunately in sport, the same person can be much better one day than another. Alaska has a great representation, as you said.
The girl from Idaho won a medal yesterday also. It makes us happy here!
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