Check the Twitter feed to get up to speed on world championships in speedskating and women’s curling. Maybe X Games Tignes as well. Then here are a couple of things you should be / could be following this week: - Soccer: U.S.…
mind games
Chess, poker, maybe the occasional Scrabble game
Monday Myriad, March 18: Judges, skating, thin ice, etc.
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What is a sport? Chess? Figure skating? Modern dance?
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Via Susan Polgar’s blog and featuring her Webster University chess team: Based on a dictionary definition, the filmmakers boil it down to three aspects: 1. Athleticism 2. Skill 3. Competition Chess fits the last two with ease. The “athleticism” argument…
Monday Myriad: Old Norway, overcome with joy
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From the chessboard to the cross-country ski trails, Norway had a very good weekend. Tora Berger was a mild surprise. She’s one of the world’s best biathletes, with a handful of Olympic and World Championship gold medals to prove it. But…
Monday Myriad: Keep watching the skis
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It was Thanksgiving weekend in the USA, which explains why most MMA circuits were quiet. But internationally, it’s prime skiing, skating and sliding time. The top stories of the weekend: 1. Lindsey Vonn had a decent weekend considering her recent…
Strange ways to determine world champions, #145: Chess
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Chess championships are usually determined in long one-on-one matches, sometimes involving Cold War posturing or at least a few accusations of espionage. In men’s chess, in the confusion over the Garry Kasparov split and the flirtation with the International Olympic Committee,…
Monday Myriad: Bye-bye, Beckham
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Admit it. You never thought David Beckham would be here as long as he was. When I spoke with him in 2008, a year into the “experiment,” he was saying all the right things. Then over the years, he stuck…
Monday Myriad: Paralympic wrap, injured gymnasts and Diamonds
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Yes, the Monday Myriad is back! Mostly because I want to try to mention the big stuff and some fun stuff that happens on weekend, and soccer coaching/PTA/parenting duties don’t let me work an actual seven-day week. It only seems…