Saturday, February 15, 2014
Speed Skating - Men's 1500 m - 2014 Winter Olympics
Zbigniew Bródka
Gold Medal
Poland
Zbigniew Bródka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛvˈbrudka], born 8 October 1984) is a Polish speed skater. He is the 2014 Olympic champion in the 1500 meters.
At the 2013 World Single Distance Championships in Sochi, Russia, Bródka won the bronze medal in the men's team pursuit together with Jan Szymański and Konrad Niedźwiedzki.
Bródka is also firefighter and works in fire station in Łowicz.
Brian Hansen
7th Place
Brian Hansen (born September 3, 1990, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Jonathan Kuck and Chad Hedrick. Hansen has also won a two medals in the World Single Distance Championships and two medals (one silver, one bronze) at the World Junior Championships.
Ski Jumping - Men's Large Hill Individual - 2014 Winter Olympics
Kamil Stoch
Gold Medal
Poland
Kamil Stoch /stɒx/ (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkamil stɔx]; born 25 May 1987) is a Polish ski jumper. He is the 2013 World champion in the large hill and 2014 double Olympic champion in the normal hill and large hill. He has also competed in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nicholas Fairall
35th Place
(Did Not Advance To Finals)
USA
Nicholas Fairall (July 6, 1989) is an American ski jumper from New London, New Hampshire, who is set to compete for United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the men's normal hill individual.
Skeleton - Men - 2014 Winter Olympics
Alexander Tretiakov
(Александр Владимирович Третьяков)
Gold Medal
Russia Federation
Alexander Vladimirovich Tretiakov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Третьяков; born 19 April 1985) is a Russian skeleton racer who has competed since 2004.
The first Russian who won the World Championships (2013 in St. Moritz), the overall Skeleton World Cup (2008-9) and an Olympics bronze medal (at the 2010 Winter Olympics). The silver medalist of the 2011 World Championships in Königssee and the bronze medalist of the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid.
Matthew Antoine
Bronze Medal
USA
Matthew Antoine (born 2 April 1985) is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003.
Antoine won gold in the mixed team event at the FIBT World Championships 2012 in Lake Placid, New York. His best World Cup race finish was first at Lake Placid in December 2013. He ranked third overall in the 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup.
He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the first U.S. medal in men's skeleton since Jimmy Shea won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Antoine graduated from the California University of Pennsylvania in 2009 with a degree in sports management, wellness and fitness.
Short Track - Men's 1000 m - 2014 Winter Olympics
Viktor Ahn
(Виктор Ан)
Gold Medal
Russia
Viktor Ahn (Russian: Виктор Ан; born November 23, 1985), also known as Ahn Hyun-Soo (Korean: 안현수) is a short track speed skating athlete. After competing for South Korea for most of his career, in 2011 he became a Russian citizen and now races for the Russian team. One of the most accomplished short track speed skaters of all time, Ahn won three gold medals and a bronze medal in 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, becoming the most successful athlete there. He is also won gold medal and a bronze medal in 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. He is also a five-time Overall World Champion for 2003–2007. Ahn reportedly switched from the South Korean to the Russian team because of conflicts with his South Korean teammates, coaching staff, and sports officials.
Chris Creveling
10th Place
USA
Christopher Creveling (born December 29, 1986) is an American short track speed skater who has qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Growing up, his family owned a roller rink and was highly involved in the sport of roller skating. Creveling followed in the footsteps of his older siblings, learning to skate as soon as he could walk. He was selected for the 2003 United States' Junior World roller skating team in 2003 and for the Senior World Team from 2004–06. At the 2004 World Championships, he won a gold medal as part of the US relay team.
In 2007, Creveling switched from inline skating to ice speed skating in hopes of making the Olympics. He tried both long track and short track speed skating before settling on short track. Creveling finished 13th overall at the 2010 Olympic short track trials. After moving to Salt Lake City, Utah to train full-time, he made the World Cup Team in 2012. Creveling placed second overall at 2013 National Championships, and won the 1000 meters at the meet. He was the top finishing American at the 2013 World Championships.
At the 2014 Olympic Trials, Creveling placed second overall and was the only skater to beat J.R. Celski in any race. He is expected to skate the 1000 meters, 1500 meters, and men's relay events at the Olympics. As of January 2014, Creveling holds the American record in the 1000 meters.
Short Track - Ladies' 1500 m - 2014 Winter Olympics
Zhou Yang
(周洋)
Gold Medal
China
Zhou Yang (Chinese: 周洋; pinyin: Zhōu Yáng; born J9 une 1991) is a female Chinese short track speed skater. She won the gold medal in the 1500 m event at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She also won the Gold Medal in 1500m event at 2014 Sochi Olympics. Zhou added another gold medal on the Chinese 3000 m relay team. She set a new world and Olympic record in the 1,000 m semifinal. She encountered some criticism from a governor after she failed to thank her government and country following her win. However, this has sparked much controversy on the internet, and the governor got flamed badly.
Emily Scott
5th Place
USA
Emily Scott (born February 16, 1989) is an American short track speed skater who is scheduled to compete in the 500 meters event at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. As a young girl, Scott was a gymnast and roller skater. She discontinued gymnastics when it became too expensive, and took up inline speed skating. As an inline skater, she won five World Championship gold medals and set three national records.
In 2008 Scott transitioned from inline skating to short track speed skating on the ice. She made the United States' World Cup and World Championship teams from 2010–2013, winning a silver medal at the 2012 World Championships. With Scott's help, the United States' relay team placed third in the overall 2010–11 World Cup standings and second in the 2011–12 standings. In 2012, she placed second overall at the U.S. National Championships.
Following a poor 2012–13 season, the United States cut Scott's funding, prompting her to fill out an application for food stamps. Shortly thereafter USA Today ran a story on her situation. The story prompted an outpouring of donations from the public, allowing Scott to focus on her training. The increased focus paid off, as Scott finished 2013 as the top rated American in the 1000 meters, second in the 1500 meters, and third in the 500 meters. At the 2014 Olympic Trials, she placed second in all three events, qualifying her for her first Olympics.
Cross-Country - Ladies' Relay 4 x 5km - 2104 Winter Olympics
Gold
Sweden
Anna Haag
Anna Margret Haag (born 1 June 1986, Köping, Västmanland, as Anna Hansson) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.
Haag's best individual World Cup finish is a third place in a 10 km event 21 November 2009. Her lone victory was at a FIS race in Sweden in the 10 km event in 2008.
On 19 February 2010, Haag won the Olympic silver medal in the 15 km pursuit. Three days later, on 22 February, she won another silver medal, in the team sprint together with Charlotte Kalla.
At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Haag in 4 x 5 km team relay, 3rd stage, won gold.
Ida Ingemarsdotter
Ida Maria Erika Ingemarsdotter (born 26 April 1985) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003. She finished eighth in the individual sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo.
Ingemarsdotter has a total of five individual victories at various levels up to 15 km since 2003. Her best individual World Cup finish was first place in a sprint event in Milan in 2012.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay, 15th in the individual sprint, and 42nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events. Ingermarsdotter also competed in the 30 km event, but did not finish.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics Ingemarsdotter won gold in the team relay.
Charlotte Kalla
Charlotte Kalla (born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Her best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 10 km event at Sapporo in 2007.
On 6 January 2008, Kalla won the second edition of Tour de Ski in her debut in the event.
On 6 May 2012, Kalla signed for Piteå Elit for the season 2012/13.
Emma Wikén
Emma Christina Wikén (born 1 May 1989) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competes in the cross-country World Cup. During the Swedish championships in skiathlon in Falun 2013, Wikén won gold.[1] At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wikén won gold in the 4×5 km relay along with Ida Ingemarsdotter, Anna Haag and Charlotte Kalla.
USA
8th Place
Kikkan Randall
Kikkan Randall (born December 31, 1982 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American cross-country skier from Anchorage, Alaska. She is the niece of former cross-country skiing Olympians Betsy Haines (1980) and Chris Haines (1976). She won the silver medal in the individual sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, becoming the first American woman to win a medal in cross country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and in 2013 teamed up with Jessie Diggins to win the first ever FIS Nordic World Ski Championships gold medal in the team sprint.
Sadie Bjornsen
With only two full seasons on the U.S. Ski Team under her belt, Sadie Bjornsen is already making waves in the nordic world.
A product of the Alaska Pacific University pipeline, Bjornsen recovered from offseason back and foot injuries to win her second and third U.S. titles and earn her first top-10 in a World Cup sprint. Along the way, she helped the 4x5k relay team finish an historic fourth at World Championships and had impressive races on the Sochi Olympic course.
Her eventful 2013 season followed an impressive 2012 campaign, which saw the Washington state native score her first career World Cup points in a team sprint with Kikkan Randall. In 2011 she earned All-America honors as a college freshman at APU and skied in her first World Championships in Oslo, Norway.
The young sprint specialist is looking forward to her first shot at the Olympics, and with the freestyle sprint on center stage, Bjornsen’s time could be now.
Liz Stephen
Elizabeth "Liz" Stephen (born January 12, 1987) is an American cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Her best World Cup finish was fourth in a team sprint event at Whistler Olympic Park in January 2009 while her best individual finish was 24th in a 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event also at Whistler Olympics Park in January 2009.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Stephen had her best finish of 14th in the 4 x 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 15th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit.
It was announced on 19 January 2010 that she had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished 51th in the 10 km and 58th in the 15 km mixed pursuit.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Stephen finished 16th in the Women's 30 kilometre Freestyle, as the first of the four Americans in the class, with a time of 1:30:07.
Stephen was named to the U.S. team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. In the 15 kilometer skiathlon, she placed 12th (out of 61 competitors) with a time of 40:09.6.
Jessica Diggins
Jessica "Jessie" Diggins (born August 26, 1991) is an American cross country skier from Afton, Minnesota.
She won a gold medal with Kikkan Randall in the team sprint in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme.
Diggins was named to the U.S. team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. In her first event, the 15 kilometer skiathlon, she placed 8th (out of 61 competitors) with a time of 40:05.5.
Matthew Santos Of MTV’s “1 Girl 5 Gays” Dead At 28
From: Queerty
Matthew Santos, the frank and fearless co-host of MTV Canada’s critically acclaimed 1 Girl 5 Gays, has passed away according to MTV. He celebrated his 28th birthday last week.
Matthew, better known as “Santos” to fans of the show, was noted for being one of the more comical cast members during the show’s history, always pandering for a genuine laugh and coining a few glamorous catchphrases along the way.
1G5G writes on Facebook:
It is with profound sadness that we share in the sudden passing of Matthew Santos. As a colleague and friend to MTV, Matthew was a generous, kind, and spirited individual of whom we will always hold wonderful memories. As part of the cast of 1 girl 5 gays, Matthew embodied a bold originality and fearless individuality so rarely seen, but so greatly appreciated. Through his honesty and candour, he bravely demonstrated the importance of living life on your own terms. Matthew shunned the ordinary, and because of that, became extraordinary. How very lucky we all are to have known him. Our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends and boyfriend Taurel.
The cause of death hast not been listed.
Alpine Skiing - Women's Super-G - 2104 Winter Olympics
Anna Fenninger
Gold Medal
Austria
Anna Fenninger (born 18 June 1989) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Born in Hallein, Fenninger is from the village of Adnet in Salzburg. She competes in all five alpine disciplines and was world champion in the super combined in 2011.[1] In late December 2011, Fenninger won her first World Cup event in Lienz, Austria, in the giant slalom. Her most consistent World Cup podium results have been in the super G. After another giant slalom win in Austria in December 2012, Fenninger's first super G victory came in March 2013 in Germany.
Julia Mancuso
8th Place
USA
Julia Marie Mancuso (born 9 March 1984) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Reno, Nevada, of Italian descent, she was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the silver medalist in both downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the bronze medalist in the combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has also won five medals (two silver and three bronze) at the World Championships and seven races in regular World Cup competition. Her four Olympic medals are the most ever for a female American alpine skier.
You Must Remember This: 14 Greatest Gay TV Kisses
From: The Backlot
For Valentine’s Day, TV LINE lists the “19 Best Kisses in TV History.” All lists are subjective, of course, but they really dropped the ball when it came to same-sex inclusion. There are two female/female kisses included (Willow/Tara and Brittany/Santana, but no Xena/Gabrielle?), but the only male/male kiss they include is … Cam and Mitch on Modern Family. Seriously? Not only is that a tepid kiss at best, it only happened because TPTB were pressured into it by fans who were sick of the pair not showing any affection (BTW, they haven’t kissed on screen since).
There are scores of gay TV kisses that should be heralded before that perfunctory peck, so in honor of February 14th, and that bare-assed guy who shoots the arrows, here are 14 of the most memorable gay TV series smooches. Pucker up!
Kurt & Blaine
Glee
We don’t know what was better: The actual Klaine kiss on Glee, or the fan reactions, which were jubilant and life-affirming.
88 SEXY GENTLEMEN TO HELP YOU JIZZ AWAY YOUR BLUES
From: Manhunt Daily
Shoreditch, London, England
what the what?
How's about we go for a coffee and see what happens?
No real type, the only thing that's a deal breaker is if you're a smoker. In which case, jog the fuck on...
Also hugs not drugs.
Otherwise stuff I like:
Jumping off boats into the sea, The Flaming Lips, m83, A Confederacy of Dunces, zombies, 30 Rock, Tom Hardy, Chris Pratt, trainers, Airplane, Coming to America, Fleetwod Mac, Arcade Fire, swimming, running, yoga (just finished training to be a teacher in fact), flat whites, Adam&Joe, April Ludgate.
The 10 Hottest Winter Olympians Of The Past 10 Winter Games
1980
Eric Heiden, sinister speed demon
If you weren't wrapped up in that other “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 (something to do with hockey?), you were watching in awe as Eric Heiden strided away with five gold medals in different speed skating events. What’s not to love about this then-22-year-old’s look? A winsome but wicked smile, a Kristy McNichol haircut, and gorgeous eyes.
88 SEXY GENTLEMEN TO HELP YOU JIZZ AWAY YOUR BLUES
From: Manhunt Daily
Waterloo (Syd), New South Wales, Australia
In Line of Sight
Not Too sure what 2 expect from here and still wondering as i type this. but what the hell! Pretty Down to Earth person who enjoys the company of others. A sense of humor which may or may not be apparent depending on the day and my mood =P Can be serious at times but other times could be acting like a complete juvenile idiot (esp when i'm havin' fun). My idea of a good night varies with the mood and company really. It can range from just spending quality time with friends hanging out at a cafe or somethin', or watching a movie or DVD at home with that special someone.
