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The video links are outstanding and I was able to make it work fine with my Comcast high speed link (note: most of the videos start with a 20 second commercial that you can't skip).
John
From: Jamie McEwan <
Sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 7:38 pm
Subject: Olympic wrap-up
Dear Alumni and Friends,
At the bottom of this email I pass along a USACK press release from Bill McMillan, which gives a good precis of US results. All five paddlers put forth excellent efforts on difficult water and under big-time pressure. Congratulations to the US Olympic team.
The outstanding result of the Slovakian team--three of the four possible gold medals--is probably the biggest news of the race. Which is most impressive: The Hochschorner brothers winning their third consecutive gold, Elena Kaliska winning her second in a row by a margin of fifteen seconds, or Martikan winning his fourth consecutive Olympic medal, (two gold, two silver)? The Wall Street Journal did a calculation of what country had the best ratio of medals to population, as of a couple of days ago, and Slovakia was number one in the world , due to its slalom medals. What are they doing right? If you have a high-speed modem, you can watch their events and try to figure it out. I know I've linked this before, but they have more now; go here:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/canoekayak/video/index.html
Not to be missed: "Togo wins first Olympic medal," breaking his paddle over his deck. (Boukpeti grew up in France, btw, but what the heck, still very cool.) There is also a classy Scott Parson's interview from just after his final run. The German C-2, leading after the semis, blowing out in the finals. The Hochschorners _almost_ blowing out. Lots of great viewing. It's all there, more whitewater action than you can imagine.
Here are the medal placings, in case you missed them:
K-1W 1. Elena Kaliska, SVK 2. Jacqueline Lawrence, AUS 3.Violetta Oblilnger-Peters, AUT
C-2M 1. Hochschorner/Hochschorner SVK 2. Volf/Stepanek CZE 3. Kuznetsov/Larionov RUS
C-1M 1. Michal Martikan SVK 2. David Florence GBR 3. Robin Bell AUS
K-1M 1. Alexander Grimm GER 2. Fabien Lefevre FRA 3. Benjamin Boukpeti TOG
*********************************************
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – 8.16.08
Beijing, China
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games saw fantastic whitewater slalom on a very difficult course. The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park was a great host for the competition, and provided a very high caliber experience for all involved. USA Canoe/Kayak fielded a full slalom team with 5 athletes representing the United States.
K-1: Scott Parsons (Bethesda, MD) had a fast start to his Olympic campaign with a third place finish to his first run. On his second run, a touch at the top led Parsons to push even harder at the bottom to make up that time and he was called for missing a gate. An inquiry was filed by team leader Angela Lokken, to no avail. The judges ruled that only half of Parsons’ head went through the gate resulting in the 50. This eliminated Parsons from further competition. Going into the competition, Parsons was ranked 9th in the world.
C-1: Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, GA), showed consistent improvement in his two days of competition. Fraker finished the qualifying day 10th, was 8th after his first run, and finished 6th overall in the finals. In the semifinal and finals, Fraker paddled without penalty. This bodes well for the future for the 19 year old that entered the competition ranked 17th in the world.
C-2: Ricky Powell (Parkesburg, PA) and Casey Eichfeld (Drums, PA) began Wednesday’s competition with a strong first run of 101.69 with no penalties. Unfortunately, in the second run they suffered a touch at the top of the course and missed the downstream gate 7 and were hit with a 50 second penalty. These two penalties eliminated the m from further competition. As with Fraker, these two young men have very bright paddling futures for the USA team.
K-1-W: Heather Corrie (Grandy, MN) began the competition in 16th place and moved herself into the semifinals and finals. Thursday's competition was delayed due to lightning at the venue and oncoming darkness after Corrie was prepared to make her runs. Brushing that off and sticking with her consistent preparation regimen, Corrie started fast with a 112.51. On the next run, however, Corrie missed gate 5 and had a touch at the bottom ending her day with an 8th place finish.
About Slalom Canoe/Kayak
In slalom canoe/kayak racing, paddlers navigate through pairs of poles called "gates" through a course of approximately 300-meters, set-up over challenging rapids, waves, eddies and currents. If the paddler touches one of the poles or misses a gate altogether, penalty times are added to the time achieved on the run. The Olympic program includes men’s and women’s single kayak, and men’s single and double canoe.
About USA Canoe/Kayak
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, Charlotte, N.C. based USACK is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and official U.S.federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACK include Marathon, Rodeo, Wildwater, Kayak Polo, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. USA Canoe/Kayak’s National Team Sponsor is Bank of America and its National Team Apparel Sponsor is NIKE. To learn more about USACK and its other sponsors and suppliers, visit www.USACK.org.
# # #
Media Contact Only
Bill McMillan
USA Canoe/Kayak Media Relations
Office: 704-348-4330 x 226
Mobile: 704-200-0709
bill@...
www.USACK.org
Address: 301 South Tryon Street, Suite 1750, Charlotte, NC 28282 USA
Phone: 704-348-4330 Fax: 704-348-4418
Member, U.S. Olympic Committee Website: www.canoekayak.usoc.org=
At the bottom of this email I pass along a USACK press release from Bill McMillan, which gives a good precis of US results. All five paddlers put forth excellent efforts on difficult water and under big-time pressure. Congratulations to the US Olympic team.
The outstanding result of the Slovakian team--three of the four possible gold medals--is probably the biggest news of the race. Which is most impressive: The Hochschorner brothers winning their third consecutive gold, Elena Kaliska winning her second in a row by a margin of fifteen seconds, or Martikan winning his fourth consecutive Olympic medal, (two gold, two silver)? The Wall Street Journal did a calculation of what country had the best ratio of medals to population, as of a couple of days ago, and Slovakia was number one in the world , due to its slalom medals. What are they doing right? If you have a high-speed modem, you can watch their events and try to figure it out. I know I've linked this before, but they have more now; go here:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/canoekayak/video/index.html
Not to be missed: "Togo wins first Olympic medal," breaking his paddle over his deck. (Boukpeti grew up in France, btw, but what the heck, still very cool.) There is also a classy Scott Parson's interview from just after his final run. The German C-2, leading after the semis, blowing out in the finals. The Hochschorners _almost_ blowing out. Lots of great viewing. It's all there, more whitewater action than you can imagine.
Here are the medal placings, in case you missed them:
K-1W 1. Elena Kaliska, SVK 2. Jacqueline Lawrence, AUS 3.Violetta Oblilnger-Peters, AUT
C-2M 1. Hochschorner/Hochschorner SVK 2. Volf/Stepanek CZE 3. Kuznetsov/Larionov RUS
C-1M 1. Michal Martikan SVK 2. David Florence GBR 3. Robin Bell AUS
K-1M 1. Alexander Grimm GER 2. Fabien Lefevre FRA 3. Benjamin Boukpeti TOG
*********************************************
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – 8.16.08
Beijing, China
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games saw fantastic whitewater slalom on a very difficult course. The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park was a great host for the competition, and provided a very high caliber experience for all involved. USA Canoe/Kayak fielded a full slalom team with 5 athletes representing the United States.
K-1: Scott Parsons (Bethesda, MD) had a fast start to his Olympic campaign with a third place finish to his first run. On his second run, a touch at the top led Parsons to push even harder at the bottom to make up that time and he was called for missing a gate. An inquiry was filed by team leader Angela Lokken, to no avail. The judges ruled that only half of Parsons’ head went through the gate resulting in the 50. This eliminated Parsons from further competition. Going into the competition, Parsons was ranked 9th in the world.
C-1: Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, GA), showed consistent improvement in his two days of competition. Fraker finished the qualifying day 10th, was 8th after his first run, and finished 6th overall in the finals. In the semifinal and finals, Fraker paddled without penalty. This bodes well for the future for the 19 year old that entered the competition ranked 17th in the world.
C-2: Ricky Powell (Parkesburg, PA) and Casey Eichfeld (Drums, PA) began Wednesday’s competition with a strong first run of 101.69 with no penalties. Unfortunately, in the second run they suffered a touch at the top of the course and missed the downstream gate 7 and were hit with a 50 second penalty. These two penalties eliminated the m from further competition. As with Fraker, these two young men have very bright paddling futures for the USA team.
K-1-W: Heather Corrie (Grandy, MN) began the competition in 16th place and moved herself into the semifinals and finals. Thursday's competition was delayed due to lightning at the venue and oncoming darkness after Corrie was prepared to make her runs. Brushing that off and sticking with her consistent preparation regimen, Corrie started fast with a 112.51. On the next run, however, Corrie missed gate 5 and had a touch at the bottom ending her day with an 8th place finish.
About Slalom Canoe/Kayak
In slalom canoe/kayak racing, paddlers navigate through pairs of poles called "gates" through a course of approximately 300-meters, set-up over challenging rapids, waves, eddies and currents. If the paddler touches one of the poles or misses a gate altogether, penalty times are added to the time achieved on the run. The Olympic program includes men’s and women’s single kayak, and men’s single and double canoe.
About USA Canoe/Kayak
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, Charlotte, N.C. based USACK is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and official U.S.federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACK include Marathon, Rodeo, Wildwater, Kayak Polo, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. USA Canoe/Kayak’s National Team Sponsor is Bank of America and its National Team Apparel Sponsor is NIKE. To learn more about USACK and its other sponsors and suppliers, visit www.USACK.org.
# # #
Media Contact Only
Bill McMillan
USA Canoe/Kayak Media Relations
Office: 704-348-4330 x 226
Mobile: 704-200-0709
bill@...
www.USACK.org
Address: 301 South Tryon Street, Suite 1750, Charlotte, NC 28282 USA
Phone: 704-348-4330 Fax: 704-348-4418
Member, U.S. Olympic Committee Website: www.canoekayak.usoc.org=
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