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The NHL Olympics
by Paul on 08/22/08 at 11:03 AM ET
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from Terry Frei at ESPN,
But during the 2008 Beijing Games, we’ve figured out that studio gymnastics commentator Bela “Bananas” Karolyi can become just as outraged as Don “Grapes” Cherry. We’ve also enjoyed pondering how hockey players also could have participated in the Summer Olympics:
Synchronized diving: Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks, Sweden
Diving would be prime gold-medal territory for Sweden if Swedish fans could get past the fact that the event, which debuted at the Sydney Games in 2000, is one of the most ridiculous-looking sports on the Olympic docket. That’s saying a lot given the competition....
Given the Sedin brothers’ ability to dive—they aren’t the best in the league from Ornskoldsvik, but certainly are the best twins in the league from anywhere—and the fact that Sweden didn’t have a two-man team in the finals at Beijing, they would have been natural candidates to quickly pick up such maneuvers as the back 2½ somersault pike from the 3-meter springboard.
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After watching Ovechkin in the super skills competition during the All-Star game, I thought he was a shoe-in for the Baseball competition. Though, he did wiff. Twice.
Posted by Alan from Atlanta on 08/22/08 at 11:42 AM ET
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pretty clever...Peter Forsberg would win the individual diving competition in a clean sweep, just edging past Sidney Crosby.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 08/22/08 at 11:06 AM ET