Vermont’s streak of women’s half-pipe gold came to
an end last night when Australian Torah Bright defeated defending champion
Hannah Teter of Belmont by 2.6 points to win the gold. Teter took the silver
medal. The 2002 champion, Kelly Clark of West Dover fell on her first run and hit the deck on an awkward landing on her
second but still took bronze.
Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn made history with an Olympic gold in downhill yesterday. This has commentator LeeLee Black Goodson thinking about women, sports, and ski racing.
A big disappointment for
Shaftsbury’s Andy Newell yesterday. The U.S. favorite crashed in the
qualification round of the men’s cross-country individual sprint classic and
didn’t advance to the quarterfinals. He’ll have another chance to compete in
the team event. Newell ranked 45th overall.
Hannah Kearney of Norwich won Gold in the womens’ moguls Saturday. VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb caught up with a tired but happy and gracious
Kearney by cell phone at the Athlete’s Village in Vancouver, and asked her if
she was concerned about the conditions before the race.
Another big disappointment for Stratton Mountain’s Lindsey Jacobellis. The U.S. snowboardcross favorite
lost her balance after a jump and went outside a gate in the semifinals to get
disqualified.