Straight from Ping Pong to Big Air!?

 


Everyone's a Winner!

Olympians, 

We'll regale the tale of our wiff waffing as we greet the new year, Our Olympics style!

Just Finished - TABLE TENNIS IV: TEAM

"Where did all of these people come from?" "What's with the people in the fluorescent vests?" "Did you just get off work?" were all refrains heard in the Miller Center Monday night, when a rag tag group of wannabe ping pong playas infiltrated the normally subdued space of the Champlain Valley Table Tennis Club. After a few stretches and warm up volleys, it was show time for a Team Tennis Tournament with a format that there wasn't time enough to explain (Sorry attendees, the table below helps explain the Olympic format!) With three teams, it was a ripe setting for a classic round-robin. Surely that would sort out the best team!

To start, The Unnamed Team's C and Neil drug out a win against the team in the high visibility safety jackets and turquoise-ish pants (Gustave and Luna).  Following it up, the Purple Team knocked The Unnamed Team off their throne in an 11-8 victory. Finally, the High Vis Team recouped a W when they faced off with the Purples. Noticing a pattern?

Heading into the singles matches, Neil represented The Unnamed Team well, with two strong wins over the High Visibility Turquoises, wrapping up Match 1 3-0. Next, Aza of the Purple Team put up a fight, but Emma of The Unnamed Team played well enough to earn the second win in Match 2, but Carter and Kelly responded with wins that gave a prolonged victory to the Purple Team winning 3 games to 1. Finally in Match 3, Gustave and Luna persevered to seal the deal on a singles game each to best the Purple Team 3-0.

For those keeping score, when the fog of competition lifted above the tables, The Unnamed Team, the Purple Team, and the High Visibility Turquoise teams looked like the overlapping petals of a folding steamer basket. That's right, for the first time in Our Olympics history, and with each team ending with a 1-1 record, the gold went out to all athletes in attendance due to an all-out tie!

What's Next? - FREESTYLE SKIING I: BIG AIR

Coming with the New Year, we'll take to the skies with skis at Hard'ack Ski Area in St. Albans, VT, weather permitting. Send in your suggestions for a day or night in January, or for other future events.

Ongoing Event - SURFING I: INDIVUDAL

Just over a week remains to send in a 1 minute edit of you catching your biggest wave of 2021!

Merry Solstice!

-Gustave

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