dano Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Shame on those who are whining about her loss. She is 20 years old and having a great time, great runs and she elects to do the "woo hoo" on the last race and eats sh*t. So what? I love the fearless "go for it" attitude. And she DID win the silver. I hope she ignores all the morons that are trying to spoil it for her. I'm sure she's bummed. Congratulations Baby-Doll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest powderprincess Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 According to this report, Seth Westcott and Lindsey's coach both thought Lindsey was showing off. Yahoo Story Bummer that the USA is now only 3 for 4 snowboarding golds. True but now Seth and his girlfriend have golds. Maybe she'll hang out at Sugarloaf and we can see her at ECS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest powderprincess Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Shame on those who are whining about her loss. She is 20 years old and having a great time, great runs and she elects to do the "woo hoo" on the last race and eats sh*t. So what? I love the fearless "go for it" attitude. And she DID win the silver.I hope she ignores all the morons that are trying to spoil it for her. I'm sure she's bummed. Congratulations Baby-Doll! Yeah! What Dano said. Seth W was going nuts in the trials. He showboated more than anyone. Alas. Stuff happens. Lindsay could have 2 or more olympics ahead of her. It's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Morales Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Has anyone heard about the rider that went down?It looked like a nasty wipeout. canadian rider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Sale Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 More jib = less gold. Meanwhile, who was the woman on the Donek? I think she was one who went down in one of the heats and I saw the bottom of the board past the finish. P.S. I didn't see any chicks on hardboots, whereas about 25% of the dudes were on plates. What's up with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamran Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 In life, there are tons of time for 'self expression' and 'fun',...but only a very few rare moments to compete with the best of the best and win the ultimate gold medal. Not to forget that even the opportunity itself happens for a few people only. I hope she wins a gold medal in the next olympic and leaves this sad moment behind but then again as someone rightfully pointed out; there will be many new talents by then to compete against. Usually olympic medal winners get good commercial contracts once they return to homeland. I wonder what kind of commercials she may get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Has anyone heard about the rider that went down?It looked like a nasty wipeout. canadian rider? Yes, she is Canadian, her name is Maëlle Ricker. From what I heard on TV and this article, she got a concussion, but was OK enough to call Dominique Maltais and congratulate her for her bronze medal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Usually olympic medal winners get good commercial contracts once they return to homeland. I wonder what kind of commercials Lindsay may get. Southwest Airlines. "Wanna get away?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Seth W was going nuts in the trials. He showboated more than anyone. Alas. Stuff happens. Lindsay could have 2 or more olympics ahead of her. It's all good. The one trick I saw Seth pull was a quick everyday method grab. Up and down. Lindsay was going for the sustained frozen-grab money shot, complete with a point to the cameras. My hat is off to her parents who have brought her up to look on the bright side of life and persevere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Has anyone heard about the rider that went down?It looked like a nasty wipeout. canadian rider? Maelle Ricker of Whistler, BC went down early. She landed pretty hard on her back and head. Suffered a mild concussion. She was a little confused but knew she was at the Olympics. Only problem, she thought it was Tokyo in 1964 and her name was Steve Prefontaine. Kidding. She's fine. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060218.OLYSNOWBOARD18/TPStory/Sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartron Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Has anyone heard about the rider that went down?It looked like a nasty wipeout. canadian rider? It was Canadian rider Maelle Ricker. In the end, she only had a bruised hip. Much less serious than it looked. 'later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 <i>why risk throwing it all away so you can look cool. </i> You're assuming it's all about looking cool, I'm assuming it was 10% appearances and 95% exuberance. Big air is fun, big tweaked airs more so. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budge Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Seth tweaks it pretty well for stability. http://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/ny-sposcot0217-1,0,7015859.photo?coll=ny-sports-olympics-headlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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