12/22/24
March 07, 2010
Four seconds: Sidney Crosby's goal like you've never seen it: How a few minor mistakes, barely noticeable acts of brilliance and decades of preparation handed Sidney Crosby -- and Canada -- a golden moment
posted by tommytrump to olympics at 10:33 AM - 7 comments
That frame-by-frame explanation is really nice. And cruel. Savagely cruel.
posted by rcade at 05:47 PM on March 07, 2010
That frame-by-frame explanation is really nice. And cruel beautiful. Savagely cruel beautiful.
Fixed that for ya
posted by tommybiden at 07:44 PM on March 07, 2010
With this breakdown of the golden moment, we are already at the "Zapruder film" level of analysis, and there may be more to follow as time goes on. We may never get to the end of the scrutinizing. People are probably going to write doctoral theses on this game.
posted by beaverboard at 08:12 PM on March 07, 2010
Well that was a gut punch.
posted by igottheblues at 01:09 AM on March 08, 2010
Good read. Thanks.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:47 AM on March 08, 2010
That was really interesting. Sounds like it boils down to two major things:
1. Crosby didn't do what everyone (especially Rafalski) would expect someone to do once the puck hit the ref.
2. Crosby didn't do what everyone expected him to do when he found himself 1-on-1 with Miller.
I liked that Burke said Crosby was just being nice in his post-game interview, and that he knew exactly what he was doing.
posted by fabulon7 at 01:54 PM on March 08, 2010
That strength may be complemented by a DNA edge, with extra proteins coursing through neural pathways and giving top athletes a sixth-sense during competition, said Dennis.
what.
(good article otherwise -- thanks!)