Written by Jayda Pickens
Winter Olympics Recap
The U.S. has started to clutch more medals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Lindsey Jacobellis took home her second gold medal by finishing first in mixed-gendered team snowboardcross with her teammate, Nick Baumgartner. This experience was slightly different for Nick, as this was his first time winning an Olympic medal. As for the U.S. men’s hockey team, they won against Canada; the final score was 4-2. In ice dancing, both U.S. teams secured a medal position after completing the rhythm dance section.
Source: Winter Olympics recap: US defeats Canada in men’s hockey; snowboardcross gold for US
17 Year-Old Represents U.S. in Olympic Speed Skating
Jordan Stolz, 17, was the youngest out of 30 of the fastest meter racers in the world race. Although he was not able to take a medal home, he was able to learn how it feels to compete in the Olympics. He said, “It’s more so different in practice every day. It’s just … everyday it’s changing,” said Stolz. “And I sharpen my skates a certain way; like last night for today. And then it was different.” Stolz ended up finishing 13th with a time of 34.85 seconds in the 500-meter. Despite not placing on the podium, he was still happy about the way he performed. Stoltz states, “I’m pretty happy with the lap. The opener just wasn’t quite there. But everything else was good”.
Source: Jordan Stolz ‘pretty happy’ with first Olympic speedskating race
Golf Tournament Controversy
Charley Hoffman, a four-time PGA Tour winner, made an Instagram post that was flaming both the PGA Tour and USGA over a penalty on his 13th hole. Reports state that it was not looking so good for Hoffman after his tee shot ended up in the water. He did not have any problems with the penalty stroke, but after the drop, he hit his ball back into the water. Hoffman blamed the PGA Tour for the location of the penalty area and said that the USGA should not write the rules at such a high level of playing.
Source: Phoenix Open: Charley Hoffman rips PGA Tour, USGA after penalty
New West Virginia Wide Receiver Coach
As of Saturday, Coach Neal Brown announced that Tony Washington will be the new wide receiver coach for West Virginia. Washington had held the same title for Coastal Carolina during the past two seasons, and has a record of 22-3. He will be replacing Gerad Parker, the tight end coach for Notre Dame.
Source: West Virginia hires Tony Washington as wide receivers coach
Los Angeles Rams Win Super Bowl
The Cincinnati Bengals sadly lost to the Los Angeles Rams, by a score of 23-20 in Super Bowl 56 on February 13th. This was the Rams’ second Super Bowl win since the 2000s. The Rams’ 36-year-old head coach, Sean McVay became the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl. Even though the Bengals remain one of the 12 teams to not yet win the Super Bowl, they went 10-7 during this year’s preseason and won the AFC North title.
Source: Super Bowl 2022 score: Rams defeat Bengals 23-20 on late TD; Kupp MVP