Night Train Wins Gold!
February 28, 2010
I’ve never really followed bobsled until these Olympics.
It all started when I read about Steven Holcomb’s vision and the condition that caused him to go legally blind. His vision is crystal clear now (after eye surgery), but he doesn’t clean his helmet visor because he’d still rather drive the sled by feeling not vision.
Holcomb and his three teammates make up “The Night Train” — that’s their sled’s nickname.
They were gold medal favorites going in to these Olympics, and they lived up to the hype.
Gold for Team USA!
First gold medal for the Americans in the 4-man bobsled since 1948!
Here’s a funny picture of Holcomb and me with Holcomb’s teammate Curt Tomasevicz and NBC reporter (and fellow Florida resident!) Kristen Dahlgren. Kristen and I traded our credentials for the guys’ medals.
Wake up Aixa, the Olympics are almost over!
-Aixa
