Winter Olympic Chills

Watching the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games last night, I got chills. The stories and the nostalgia that surround the games make them so great for me. The amazing things people do and overcome to compete at the games make them so special!

The first day of competition is now done and I can tell you this: 1) Short track speed skating is one of the most exciting sports out there! Go Apolo! 2) The women who compete on the moguls are amazing, I was memorized by their form going down the hill and their tricks! 3) Those lugers have alotta guts! A day after a fellow competitor died, they are back on the "safer" track. Still today one luger crashed but amazing held on and was able to get back on his sled while going down the track!

Other events I am really looking forward to are skier-cross and boarder-cross and Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller in downhill skiing. Go USA! Go World!

You Like Bill, We Love Bill!

Check this out! As we wait to get back in the top 25 basketball polls, our local celebritiy Bill is #1 this week on ESPN's Not Top Plays February 12, 2010!

Lucky Numbers Seven

My two favorite basketball teams are both riding seven game winning streaks!

The Utah State Aggies (17-6, 7-2) have won seven conference games in a row to put them back on top of the WAC standings after dropping their first two games. It looks like this team is firing on all cylinders! I, and probably all other Aggie fans, have been really impressed by the play of the sharpshooting, hustler #12 Brian Green. Green has been giving the team a huge boost off the bench, coming in diving for loose balls and knocking down clutch threes. He rarely misses! But when he does another bench player in Brady Jardine has been there to put the ball in the hoop. Stew has definitely figured out a good rotation for this team and hopes of making the NCAA Tournament have been refounded.

The Jazz also have been hot as of late. They've won 11 of the last 12 with wins over teams like the Mavericks, Spurs, Suns, Blazers and Cavilers! This could be called the "Gaines" effect, because ever since Sundiata was called up, the team has been nearly unstoppable. The smile must be contagious.