Thursday, March 02, 2006

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Take the couch or make the trek? I was surprised to see the rapid dismantling of the Olympics going on almost immediately after the Closing ...
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Monday, February 27, 2006

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Wrapping up For the better part of an hour I have been trying to come up with a plan for how I am going to relate the energy and excitement ...
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Friday, February 24, 2006

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Bogged down A slight disclaimer to the last post. I did write it yesterday, but because of the crowding in the press room over the past two ...
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A view out across the Piedmonte region of Italy. Photo by Marina Knight

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Off track After yesterday and the days before, and all the activity and hoopla, camera lenses and voice recorders I just needed to get as fa...
Tuesday, February 21, 2006

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Austria's Gottwald celebrates gold in the Nordic combined sprint Tuesday. Photo by Getty Images
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Austrian doping scandal raises questions As I sit in the press center many of the reporters, especially the Austrians, are waiting for the ...
Monday, February 20, 2006

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More snow in the mountains It snowed a foot last night. Most of it came down while I was in Torino watching the US men's team get beat b...
Sunday, February 19, 2006

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A jump to inspiration As the Games wear on, believe it or not, it is becoming more and more difficult to keep the torch burning. I'm not...
Saturday, February 18, 2006

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Austria's Niki Hosp after the slalom portion of women's combined. Photo by Marina Knight Weather plagues speed races After nearly a ...
Friday, February 17, 2006

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Gold slips away Vermont's Lindsey Jacobellis fell on the second to last jump after pulling a trick air to lose a sizeable lead an...

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Snowy weather puts downhill in question Skies that cleared yesterday afternoon reverted to clouds and snow this morning. A few inches ...

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Sestriere, Italy Photo by Marina Knight Here is a shot of Sestriere, the heart of the mountain competitions at the Winter Games. The peak to...
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Thursday, February 16, 2006

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Dinner with Courtney I'm not sure what about this trip is sending me in the direction of the U.S. Luge Team, but last night I met and ha...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006

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Ligety digging for gold in the slalom portion of the men's combined Tuesday night in Sestriere. Photo by Getty Images

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Media Blitz For the first time I am watching an Olymic event inside at the press center. I feel like I'm cheating a bit, but there are l...

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Crying for two reasons The first was for joy obviously after Ted won the gold medal. He is a great guy, a good friend and being here to see ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2006

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Vermont Gold! Hannah Teter, the Green Mountain girl, dazzles the crowd on her way to Olympic gold. Way to go!

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Silver! Gretchen Bleiler of Aspen, Colorado. Photo by Getty Images

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Bronze! Norway's Kjersti Buaas blasts out of the pipe. Photo by Getty Images
Monday, February 13, 2006

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Vermont Gold! The women's gold medal in the snowboarding halfpipe will remain in Vermont! Hannah Teter came from third place after the q...

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Men's downhill on the inside The men's downhill was a strange race. When Michael Walchofer's mistake ridden run held up for firs...
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Antoine Deneriaz of France celebrates Olympic Gold after winning the men's downhill in Sestriere Borgata. He came from 30th to win with ...

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Daron Rahlves of the United States talks to the press after the men's Olympic downhill on Sunday. He finished in 10th place.
Sunday, February 12, 2006

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From the finish I am sitting at the finish of the men’s downhill in Sestriere Borgata. There’s a small press center here, and I was lucky en...

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The Olympic Flame - Opening Ceremonies Torino 2006 Photo by Marina Knight
Friday, February 10, 2006

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Dispatch from Paris In the five hours I have been sitting here at the airport in Paris as the time ticks down to the Opening Ceremonies I...

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On the road “Come on, Marina, find your groove,” the voice on the other end of the phone said. I was checking off the final details before p...
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Monday, January 30, 2006

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Gearing up for the Games I can feel my departure date coming like a train now - one that's moving fast. Part of me wants it to slow down...
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Sunday, January 15, 2006

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Wengen slalom Giorgio Rocca of Italy pulled off his fifth win in a row today in Wengen. After finishing the first run fourth, good fortune t...
Friday, January 13, 2006

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It’s good to be back in Wengen There was a downhill training run here today in preparation for the 76th running of the famed Lauberhornrenne...
Thursday, December 15, 2005

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A brief commentary on Bode. The most recent story in the ski press about defending overall World Cup champion, Bode Miller, is about how the...

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Our Coverage of ski racing was a topic at our weekly editorial meeting today. The Stowe Reporter has a long history of following ski racing ...
Wednesday, December 07, 2005

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Ligety skis Ligety-split Ask his teammates and they’ll all tell you it’s only a matter of time before 20 year-old Ted Ligety wins a World Cu...

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A day after they finished first and second in the VISA Birds of Prey downhill, Miller survived three bobbles to overtake teammate Daron Rahl...
Saturday, December 03, 2005

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Good Morning! It snowed about a foot last night, which should make for an interesting start today. No doubt course workers have been working...
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Friday, December 02, 2005

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Birds of Prey Men's Downhill Rahlves wins!! It's not a bad day to beging this blog. I am sitting at the base of Beaver Creek, where ...