TIGER PAW INVITATIONAL: Records to USC, Holloway, Harrison
The men’s 4×4 brought down the house at Clemson’s Tiger Paw Invitational, with a screaming finish that put both USC… Read More
February 2018
International News
The biggest meets in Europe this winter were those that belonged to the IAAF’s third iteration of its World Indoor… Read More
USATF Women’s Championships
With no Olympic Games or outdoor Worlds on the ’18 calendar, the USATF Indoor Championships took on added meaning as… Read More
Nilsen Gets A Barrier Out Of The Way
Chris Nilsen joined the 19-foot club at the Nebraska Tune-up, clearing 19-¼ (5.80) to become =No. 10 all-time among collegians… Read More
More Collegiate News
With the THE NCAA Championships right around the corner, let’s check out what else has been happening in the collegiate… Read More
Michael Saruni
by Bret Bloomquist Saruni On Familiar Path Michael Saruni lacks the element of surprise—that out-ofnowhere factor that fellow Kenyan Emmanuel… Read More
BOSTON NEW BALANCE GP: A Pair Of Hot 3000s
by Roy Conrad The New Balance GP wound up with a pair of fine 3000s, one won by Jenny Simpson… Read More
From the Editor
During the just-completed Winter Olympics, one figure skating fan on our message boards tried to simplify the scoring system for the non-cognoscenti. His analysis included this:
“Regarding a landed double vs. a fallen triple, here is how it works. A triple toeloop (the easiest triple) is worth 4.3. If you fall, you get -2.1 for Grade of Execution (GOE) and another -1 for the fall. So it gets 1.3. For a triple Axel (worth 8.5), the minimum you could get is 4.5. The maximum you could get for a double Axel is 3.3 (base value) + 1.5 (GOE) for 4.8. So this is still better than the worst triple Axel.”
STATUS QUO
THE LATEST In the latest in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: On maternity leave: Canadian 800 star Melissa Bishop,… Read More