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Shani Davis Twists The Knife

mjdeadspin — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:13:34 EST

As the late games tip off, let me step in for a second and divert your attention to speed skating. Shani Davis, at the ISU world all-around speedskating championships, set a new world record in the mens 1500m. The previous record holder? A guy named Chad Hedrick.

You may remember their vicious speedskating beef from the Torino 2006 games. Even 50 Cent and Ja Rule were stepping in to tell them, "Hey, calm down, this is getting serious." Anyway, I suppose this gives Shani Davis the last laugh.

Anyway, in basketball, the late games are just underway, with Georgetown opening up a quick 8-point lead on Ohio State, and Texas leading N.C. State by 3 early in the going. 'Zona and 'Nova have yet to get underway.

Shani Davis Is Huge in Holland

mjdeadspin — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:29:00 EST

Nearly lost in the hullaballoo (I've never used that word before, and I have no idea why I'm starting now) of the Chad Hedrick/Shani Davis post-race news conference yesterday, is the fact that members of the Dutch curling team showed up for the sole purpose of heckling Chad Hedrick. In turn, I suppose that probably makes Chad Hedrick a dutch hater. Izhn't that veird? Regardless of whose side you're taking in the Hedrick/Davis feud, I think you'd have to agree: When the Dutch curling team shows up to heckle someone, it is awesome.

From what I can gather here, Davis's mom made friends with a few of the Dutch curlers after she was kicked out of a post-race news conference a few days ago. And yesterday, Dutch curlers in tow, Cherie Davis came to the press conference wearing bright orange Holland gear.

Evidently, Davis is more popular in Holland than he is here, which makes sense, because until a few days ago, no one in America had any idea that Shani Davis existed. I guess they take their speedskating a little more seriously in Holland. And it's easy to see why they would be so quick to admire his speed and grace on the ice, as many of them find it difficult to accomplish such feats while wearing their wooden ice skates.

Feud? What feud? It's a circus on ice [Chicago Tribune]
Memorable Quotes from Austin Powers in Goldmember [imdb.com]

On Olympic L'amour

Rick Chandler — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:20:00 EST

It's the age-old question — does abstaining from sex help an athlete perform better? That may not have been the best way to frame that question. Anyway, you know what we mean. Some say yes — including gold medal speed skater Chad Hedrick. "I think it really helps to stay away from that and really focus on what you are here for," said Hedrick, who says he abstains for weeks before competition.

But an alert commenter has a different interpretation: "[Hedrick] is just mad that he can't get any Olympic poontang. Meanwhile, the cool kids, aerial skiers and snowboarders are getting laid, and saying things like 'Think that stuff kind of goes hand in hand with being a
professional athlete.' "

And there it is, we almost made it through February without hearing the term "Olympic Poontang." Dang, so close.