I've still got a few comments (I think) on the Winter Olympics, which I plan to cover this week. Oh, I know, it's been over for weeks and much other sports news has happened since. Actually, not that much -- playoffs are getting ready to start for the NHL and NBA; the Masters (golf) is wrapping up today, there's been some tennis since the Australian, but nothing major as the French Open starts to get on player minds; March Madness is over (just a couple of buzzer-beaters, especially the one that put UConn over Duke); the Frozen Four is over (UDenver won late); NCAA swimming is over (Josh Liendo was spectacular, and Florida gave Texas a bit of a scare, and on the women's side, it was Virginia vs. Torri Huske).
So, the Winter Olympics were quite interesting. Definitely some mental health struggles in sports that are decided by millimeters and milliseconds in many cases, the difference between winning and disaster (Lindsey Vonn in the latter). Tight decisions, such as the ice dancing, where Chock and Bates probably deserved gold, but a French judge might have tilted it just enough for the French pair. Ilia Malinin showed that even perceived locks can falter, but he came back and dominated the Worlds.
So, speaking of ice dancing, I noticed the British pair of Fear and Gibson, particularly because the name of the woman is Lilah Fear, who has a very distinct and pretty look. And I'm showing below that she's also quite athletic.
They finished a disappointing 7th at the Olympics, and maybe a more disappointing 4th at the 2026 worlds, 1.1 points behind the third place USA team (not Chock and Bates, it was Zingas and Kolesnik).
So, as you might expect, a couple of pictures are below. She's got a great smile, clearly.
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