Style Vrs Spin

As the Winter Olympics continue to brighten up the dark months the amazing Halfpipe comp has been simply incredible to watch over the past two nights, with Shaun White reinventing the wheel by spinning and twisting it more than anyone has ever done before. But watching the Girls last night brought me to a conclusion, I reckon the less spin, the more style. Yup, the girls might not Tomahawk, but I reckon anything over 900 just starts to look forced. The grace of the more simple trick was exemplified by Japanese rider Kazuhiro Kokubo when he busted a sweet McTwist in his run. But the girls, led by Torah were so good to watch to a woman. Sometimes less is more. How good are the Winter Olympics!?

Bad Buzz

Hours before the Vancouver Winter Olympics are set to start it looks like Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili has, at best, been seriously injured during a practice run. It put's Lindsey Vonn's dodgy shin into perspective, but also begs the question are these games cursed from the off?

This is the third or fourth crash reported from the Whistler track this week (ominously all from leading contenders in the sport), which is reputed as the fastest in the world and which must now, have a serious question mark over it's 5 ringed head safety wise. Add this to the lack of snow at the snowboarding venue Cypress Mountain, and too much snow, and fog in Whistler and the odds are stacking up against the games. Here's hoping the slider is ok, and that the games go well from here.