Archive for category: Sport(s)

Depression, anxiety, and a suicide attempt on the bobsleigh circuit    (2012.11.30)

Steve Holcomb was left high and dry as he struggled with a disabling eye condition and such serious depression he tried to kill himself

Rich man, poor man, beggar man, bobsledder    (2012.06.21)

Chris Spring has ever so much trouble buying a house, while Nic Carrière can barely stay awake through full-time work and training

Prosthetic foot with bobspike    (2012.03.18)

Cody Reese’s foot and shoe

Bobsleigh ’012    (2012.03.08)

So. Bobsleigh over the past year, including what happened to the Bad News Koalas of bobsledding, Australia

[Redacted]    (2012.02.24)

[Erroneous post redacted]

Chris Spring bobsleigh accident: Liveblog of conference call with reporters    (2012.01.06)

Liveblog of conference call with press after Chris Spring crashed his bobsleigh in Germany

Berner Men Calendar 2012: Not exactly Gods of the Arena    (2012.01.02)

How exactly did Germans make shirtless German bobsledders seem tacky? How much of an achievement is it that I feel sorry for these guys?

Rick Mercer shaves Adam Kleeberger    (2011.10.07)

Surely homosexualist Rick Mercer will shave off rugger Adam Kleeberger’s beard solely “for charity”

I told you so    (2011.09.26)

Will Leitch, in New York, agrees with me that an out athlete is in fact out