I just want to bring your attention to a recently added feature on Light the Torch, the poll. Kindly check the sidebar, which can be found on the right side of the screen. :)
Current Poll question is: World Cup 2006: Which country will you be supporting?
Will your heart go out to a newcomer, the Socceroos of Australia? Or are you a die-hard pom supporter so it’s England? Perhaps you haven’t had enough of Brazil’s fancy footwork, so, you plan to root for the defending champions? Or the host country of the Cup, Germany, catches your fancy? Maybe your loyalties turn …read more

I came across a very interesting article about U.S. cyclist Sarah Hammer. Sometimes, I forget how much an athlete risks in competing in the Olympics. And yea, sometimes, the athlete, herself or himself, also forgets.
I reckon we do reach that point in our lives that we take the things we already have for granted, overlook opportunities, and, thus, fail to act on our passions. We probably think that there’s more to life than what has already been presented to us. Only to find out that what we’ve left behind is what we wanted after all.
We can also call it — …read more

Shannon Miller will be inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She has won seven Olympic medals in her discipline, Artistic Gymanstics. This made her the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history.
Breaking down the seven medals, three bronze, two silver and two gold. Five of which, the three bronze and two silver, she won during the 1992 Barcelona Games and the other two remaining, which were gold medals, were during the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Well, I’m talking about the Draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
It’s a list of the qualified countries divided into groups which will play during the finals group stage that can somehow be translated to a “how-to-get-rid-of-World-Cup-wannabes” process.
There is a mixture of opinions and emotions about the draw. I reckon particularly in Australia since it’s their first time to qualify for the World Cup in years only to get Brazil in the draw or England who got Sweden, a team they haven’t beaten in 37 years. But you’ll never know. I do believe that anything …read more

Beating Canada 7-4 last Sunday, 9 April 2006 in Lowell, Massachusetts, David Murdoch took time to celebrate this huge achievement with team-mates and family. He’s the newest World Champion Curling Skip!
Why is it an achievement? Murdoch and his team of Euan Byers, Warwick Smith, Ewan MacDonald and Peter Smith, are only the fourth Scottish team to hold the coveted title.
First ever was Perth’s Chuck Hay in the 1960s then 30 years after it was Perth’s Danny Smith’s turn in 1991. And then it was Stranraer’s Hammy McMillan in 1999.
After their disappointing loss against the US in the bronze medal play-off …read more

Seth Wescott has won gold in the Snowboard Cross event. Seth was predicted to be the winner of the event by many people and has lived up to those expectations. In the finals competing against Seth were Radoslav Zidek, Paul-Henri Delerue, and Jordi Font.
There are more posts about Seth Wescott at Snow Skills as well as a video clip of Seth Wescott on Letterman. Congratulations Seth, I guess this means I owe you a Beer when you get home. :)

Bode Miller’s hopes for a gold medal in the combined event have vanished and my hopes of watching more of Bode have been crushed - he’s been disqualified for straddling a gate in his first slalom run.
Complete details of this breaking news on NBCOlympics