ski like a girl says Gretchen needs a Gold!

Kelly Clark has one.  Hannah Tetter has one.  ski like a girl says it's Gretchen's turn!  Gretchen needs a gold medal.

 

Watch Olympic silver medalist, Gretchen Bleiler on Conan O'Brien.  She explains her signature move "The Crippler", a front-side 540 (1 1/2 rotations) with a back-flip.  And explains other snowboarding terminology to Conan and a (possibly drunk? and very annoying) Norm MacDonald.  He mistakenly calls her Kelly.  What's up with that Norm?  Can't you tell your snowboarders apart?

 

Here's how I see it based on nothing but my completely biased opinion.

1. Gretchen

2. Hannah

3. Kelly

 

Gretchen Bleiler at the X Games winning the Gold in her home town of Aspen!

Apparently 50 Cent told her earlier that day to “be confident and kick some butt”.  Good advice.  Wonder what his advice is for her at the Olympics today?

 

12:30 - Snowboard - Ladies' Halfpipe Qualification

16:00 - Snowboard - Ladies' Halfpipe Semifinals

18:00 - Snowboard - Ladies' Halfpipe Finals

You can wait until NBC's belated coverage to find out if I'm right.  Or if you just can't hold out click Here to see the official results.  Who are you rooting for?  Leave message in the comments.  I'd love to hear from you.

 

xoxo,

ski girl

p.s.  If you have a little shredder that wants to be like Gretchen send them to High Cascade Snowboarding Camp this summer on Mt. Hood.  Gretchen will be there holding signature clinics, contests, activities, for Signature Session Six, August 5-11.

 

 

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ski like a girl & U.S. Women's Ice Hockey

Get closer to Angela Ruggiero, defense man on the USA Women's Hockey Team, as she trains for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Simi Valley, CA. Learn more at facebook.com/VisaGoWorld. 

Four time Olympian and Harvard graduate, Angela Ruggiero is in the running for seat on IOC Board. Ruggiero, 30, is seeking to become the third IOC member from the U.S., joining Jim Easton and Anita DeFrantz.

“This is the perfect position for me,” Ruggiero said after Wednesday’s practice at the UBC Thunderbird Arena. “I want to be able to not only represent my country and my sport but also be a voice to all athletes.”

Congratulations to the US Women's Hockey Team kicking off the 2010 Olympic Winter Games with a strong showing against China, winning 12-1 to tie a U.S. record for goals scored in a game.

Women's Preliminary Round- Group B

 

You rock!  Next up for the US Team, Thursday, February 16 2:30 (PST) against Russia.

xoxo,

ski girl

p.s.  Current Medal Count

			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.		United States	1	2	3	6
2.		Germany	1	3	0	4
3.		France	2	0	1	3

www.vancouver2010.com

 

 

 

 

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ski like a girl & the Olympic Moguls

Steamboat Springs, CO, just before Chirstmas 2009. This race was different from the other trials. The winners won a guaranteed place on the US freestyle team. Let's all support our team at Vancouver.

February 13, 2010
Ladies Moguls Qualification  4:30
Ladies' Moguls Final  7:30

February 14, 2010
Men's Moguls Qualification  2:30
Men's Moguls Final 5:30
Click HERE for results.
 

ski like a girl is rooting for 2002 Silver medalist, Shannon Bahrke.  Go Shannon!
xoxo,
ski girl

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ski like a girl & How They Train: Ski Jumping

TIME follows Nordic-combined athlete Todd Lodwick up a very tall ski tower in Lake Placid, New York, to see how he's training for the winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Click HERE for schedule of events.

 

 

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ski like a girl: Talk to Olympian Julia Mancuso on Digg!

Julia Mancuso drew this poster when she was 12!  What did you want to be when you grew up?  Did it happen?  Watch Julia as she makes her dreams come true at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Ways to stay in touch with Julia:

Digg Dialogg: Julia Mancuso

Olympic Gold Medalist. World Cup Champion. And now, Digg Dialogg guest. Direct from the 2010 Winter Olympics, we’re sitting down with alpine skier Julia Mancuso before she once again goes for the Gold. Submit and Digg questions from now until Friday, February 12th at noon PT to decide which will be asked in this exclusive interview.

Digg interviews Julia Mancuso based on questions voted on by people like you.

Julia says, "Ask your questions and I shall answer this Saturday."

Check out Julia's website

Become Julia's fan on facebook

Follow Julia on twitter 

www.twitter.com/juliamancuso

 Julia's going to be giving away some swag from Whistler!  Actually her tweet and facebook page said shag but I though I should clean it up for her.  That can't be what she really meant, right?  Or could it be schwag?  Not sure what Julia's is giving away, it is Canada. Follow her tweets to find out! 


ski like a girl likes Julia, she's not afraid of a little shameless self promotion.  At the US Women's ski team press conference when Lindsey Vonn was questioned about her Sports Illustrated swimsuit pictorial, Julia managed to slide in a plug for her new venture. "And yeah, as far as getting down to your skivvies, I started a lingerie company this year, and I'm launching it at the Games here, and just, I think it's great that we can show off the first thing on and the last thing off."


Watch for Julia in the:

• Ladies' Downhill
• Ladies' Super Combined
• Ladies' Super-G
• Ladies' Giant Slalom

She'll be wearing her Kiss My Tiara boy shorts under her speed suit.

xoxo,
ski girl
p.s.  Maybe Julia's giving away some of her new underwear line Kiss My Tiara. She had 500 thongs and 500 boy shorts made up and will give them out at the Olympics to friends, family and even competitors.  I'd love a pair or two!

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Freestyle Skiing at the Olympics: How hard can it be?

How to ski moguls with Olympic skier Hannah Kearney 

Hannah shares her knowledge with WSJ's Reed Albergotti as part of the Vancouver Olympic Series, "How hard can it be?"

I'd say pretty hard.  I am not good at bumps.  I traverse a lot.  I think Reed does a pretty god job!

All about Hannah:

• 2006 Olympic Winter Games - 22nd
• 2005 World Champion
• 2009 World Championships bronze medalist (dual moguls), 14th (moguls)
• 2009 World Cup Season Champion

xoxo,

ski girl

 

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