The Agony of Defeat
The Vancouver 2010 games have given us great thrills but also some gut-wrenching spills. From failed attempts at redemption to overcoming personal loses and narrowly missing gold, a pictorial look at these winter games:
Lindsey Jacobellis had the gold in hand in Torino when a little showboating left her crashing with silver. This time around, she wasn’t even in medal contention after being disqualified.
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Another Lindsey got her gold and then in an attempt at more glory, Lindsey Vonn crashed and burned.
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Sven Kramer, a Dutch national hero, finished first in the Men’s 10,000 meter race but did not get gold because of an error his coach made.
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Slovakian hockey player, Lubos Bartecko, missed the rest of his team’s win aganst Norway after suffering a major head injury. Luckily, he is now in stable condition.
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No loss is greater than the loss of life. Nodar Kumaritashvilli gave the greatest sacrifice in the story that started these Olympic Games.
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And tonight, Canadian figure skating champion, Joannie Rochette keeps her hopes alive after the unexpected loss of her mother earlier this week. We wish her the best of luck!
