It was another nice day to take in some of the athletic competitions going on throughout the weekend. The cold and snow outside made it easier to stay in and watch some things. Unfortunately, distractions kept me from some of the things I wanted to watch. I can't really report on those right now because of this, but hope to find clips online in the coming days and will be able to share more.
I did get to see the Nationwide Series debut of Danica Patrick. I have to say, it somewhat disappointed. I believe she finished 35th (of 43) and wrecked in the process. The crash wasn't her fault, she was caught up in a cloud of cars at the wrong time, but its still a little discouraging. Just as discouraging was the seeming lack of comfort she had in the car. Stock cars are quite a bit different than the open wheel machines she's used to. There's a lot more physical proximity of cars in NASCAR, and its definitely something she'll have to get used to. So is the handle of the different car. She did improve as the race progressed, and I think part of that is because the car got worked on and improved in pit stops as well. After all, a better car means a better performance. As for the race itself, it was quite entertaining. Tony Stewart won in a close finish that almost saw a youngster in Justin Allgaier come through late and win. He was in 2nd as late as the final lap, and really on Stewart's tail. He took a gamble to win going wide on Stewart, and ended up paying the price. He finished 4th. Carl Edwards was 2nd. Overall, the race didn't disappoint. I usually watch for the late action and it was really good with the surprise of Allgaier knocking on the door of victory. There were a few cautions that kinda messed with the tempo of the race, but nothing too ridiculous, considering there were 2 big wrecks with 10+ cars.
Unfortunately, I missed tonight's part of NBA All-Star weekend. I need to go back and see it, and hopefully nba.com or youtube will put all the dunks up, or at least the really good ones. I'd also like to see the 3 point competition, but that's probably too much to ask. From what I understand, Nate Robinson became a 3rd time champion of the dunks (should be LeBron), and Paul Pierce won the 3 point shootout. Steve Nash came off his fantastic night last night lighting the Olympic torch in Vancouver to win the skills competition in Dallas tonight. Kevin Durant remains the only HORSE champion in NBA history, as well as a 2 time winner. I'd like to provide more info as I see more clips. At the least, I'm most definitely watching the game tomorrow.
I also saw a LITTLE Olympics today. I saw some speed skating, which is cool to me. I guess it was preliminaries for the later competition, so beating the clock was all that counts. I didn't see enough to talk much about it, other than that the one French guy I saw just dominated.
Hopefully I can be a little more concrete tomorrow.
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