Will this be remembered as the Rain Olympics?
by Brian Mann on February 15th, 2010
At least three North Country athletes — Tim Burke, Lowell Bailey and Bill Demong — have seen their fortunes in Vancouver seriously affected by weather.
Radically different conditions on the biathlon course probably made it impossible for Bailey and Burke to medal over the weekend.
They battled slush and rain and snow in the ski-and-shooting competition.
Demong also faced deteriorating conditions on the ski jump, which means he was forced to start far behind in the Nordic combined x-country race.
Top-tier athletes loathe making excuses when they don’t win.
But as sour weather continues to sweep the Pacific Northwest, these games could be defined as much by the thermometer as the passion and skill of the competitors.
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