Jim Buzinski

So, I asked our Canadian correspondent Jimmy D. and Hockey Kid in Minnesota, Mikey, to write a point-counterpoint to the gold medal U.S.-Canada hockey game. Jimmy was game, but Mikey unfortunately was too busy. So then I asked Jimmy to write as if he was interviewing Mikey. He obliged, but I told him what he […]

Who knows what the final score will be, but the U.S. men's hockey team leads Finland, 6-0, after 13 minutes of play. It's absurd. How do you say "quitting, choking dogs" in Finnish? Update: The final was U.S., 6-1, which sets up a gold-medal showdown against Canada. Team Frozen North led Slovakia, 3-0, then allowed […]

Norway’s Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset won a silver medal as part of the men’s 4×10 cross-country relay, but that’s mainly because teammate Petter Northug skated an insane last leg that pulled his team from sixth to second. Via Sports Illustrated, we learn that Hjelmeset blames too much porn for his lousy effort. From the Vancouver 2010 quote […]

Maybe losing to the U.S. was the best thing to happen to Team Canada. Beating Germany, 8-2, in a play-in game was one thing, but routing Russia, 7-3, was truly impressive. Canada scored early and often, leading 4-1 after a period. It was so lopsided, I switched to NBC showing taped women’s skiing. (A Canadian […]

How do you say “bonehead” in Dutch? You don’t have to know anything about speedskating to realize that the Netherlands’ Sven Kramer committed one of the biggest blunders in Olympic history in the men’s 10,000 meters and cost himself the gold. Kramer screwed up and failed to cross lanes properly. He skated in the final […]

Hudson Taylor University of Maryland wrestler Hudson Taylor is one of the most unique athletes I have spoken with. He is 36-2 on the mat, obsessed with magic tricks and a dedicated activist. Though straight, Taylor is a huge champion of gay rights and even wore a Human Rights Campaign sticker during competition. "For me […]

Kris Freeman is an American cross-country skier, who competes despite having Type 1 diabetes. The 29-year-old from New Hampshire stands 5-10 and weighs 174 pounds and collects Guns 'N' Rose memorabilia. Photos: Kris Freeman is an American cross-country skier, who competes despite having Type 1 diabetes. The 29-year-old from New Hampshire stands 5-10 and weighs […]

The staid, lame U.S.O.C. has struck again, forcing bronze-medal winning snowboarder Scott Lago to leave the Games after suggestive photos appeared of him. One shows a woman kissing his bronze medal strategically placed beneath his navel. How shocking! A young, healthy, virile, medal-winning athlete having a little fun. And he's a snowboarder. Those guys do […]

University of Maryland star has even worn a gay rights sticker during competition. He calls LGBT rights 'a pressing issue.'

Woe, Canada! In an upset, Team U.S.A. beat Team Canada, 5-3, in men’s hockey in a terrifically exciting and dramatic game. I had no rooting interest but watched all 60 minutes, aided greatly by the fact that there were zero commercials during any of the periods. It was a great sporting event. While the loss […]

Tobias Angerer is a German cross-country skier who took the silver in the men’s 30K individual pursuit, in a terrific race where he was sandwiched between two Swedes (don’t we all wish). Angerer is 33 and stands 5-10 and 160 pounds. His hobbies are DJing, soccer, tennis, using the Internet, golf, shopping, watching movies and […]

While Outsports readers clearly know that Cyd and I flat-out say that Johnny Weir is gay, the skater has still never said those words. “There are some things I keep sacred,” Weir has said many times. “My middle name. Who I sleep with. And what kind of hand moisturizer I use.” It's a funny line […]

The best event I’ve seen so far has been the men’s individual sprint in cross country. The final pits the top six qualifiers in a mile sprint that was exciting and had an awesome ending where two Russians crossed in a photo finish and waited several minutes before a winner was announced. Nikita Kriukov (Bib […]

American Evan Lysacek skated brilliantly to upset Russia’s Evgeni Plushenko by 1.31 points to win the men’s Olympic gold medal in figure skating. Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi won the bronze. Stephane Lambiel was fourth, Patrick Chan was fifth and Johnny Weir was sixth. I am no skating expert, but it appeared to me like Weir got […]

Svendsen is a 24-year-old Norwegian who won the gold medal at the 20-K individual biathlon event. He stands 6-1 and weighs 170 pounds. Svendsen has a website and a Facebook page, loaded with photos, such as these: Svendsen is a 24-year-old Norwegian who won the gold medal at the 20-K individual biathlon event. He stands […]

NBC just showed celebrities in the crowd at the men’s figure skating long program (video below). One was Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. I kind of get that — he’s had a face lift, so has some appreciation for style. But Dungy, the fomer Colts coach and anti-gay marriage fundraiser? In an arena filled with […]

Well, that was interesting and all of Canada just breathed a collective sigh of relief. Team Canada, favored to win the men’s ice hockey gold, needed a shootout goal by Sidney Crosby to survive Switzerland, 3-2. Canada led, 2-0, but gave up two secondthird-period goals. Martin Brodeur stopped all four shots in the shootout to […]

NBC curling analyst Don Duguid used the term “fag out” in calling today’s U.S. vs. German match. He clearly meant it as in being tired, but it was odd to hear nonetheless. Duguid, 73, a two-time Canadian world champion, was asked by partner Andrew Catalon about the fitness levels of today's curlers, contrasting it to […]

A reader submitted these photos of the U.S. 4-man bobsled team as Olympic Hot Jocks and it’s hard to disagree. He writes: “The entire team is sexy, but I find that Steve Holcomb to be a total hottie. Clearly hot bear cub material.” Related: Bobsledders go shirtless Photos: A reader submitted these photos of the […]

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