That four-five week period is an all-you-can eat buffet of entertainment, featuring Michelin star cuisine.
And our plate is always full.
There’s March Madness.
The NHL and NBA playoff chase starts to take shape.
You’ve got MLB Opening Days.
And whatever happens in the other sports, we know one thing for sure.
Just to put this superhuman feat in perspective:
NBC Sports- Let the skating apotheosis of Ilia Malinin begin.
His free skate got the highest score in history.
The crowd stood and roared when he landed his final jumping pass with about 20 seconds to go.
The noise got louder and louder until it ended.
It was amazing to hear the crowd go wild, Malinin said.
It cannot be stated enough that Malinin is just 19 years of age.
It’ll take two more birthdays before he’s able to walk into a club or buy a drink.
Just three birthdays ago, he couldn’t get into an NC-17 movie without an adult.
More importantly, to do what no one has ever done before.
To do what seemed physically impossible until we saw it with our own eyes.
The names of the true phenoms whose names became household words before they reached the age of 21.
And now that list must not only include Ilia Malinin; it must begin with him.
Another competitor made history in the opposite direction.
By becoming the oldest champion in the history of Worlds.
Speaking after the event, she said shes perfectly fine with carrying the title of oldest.
I carry it with pride, and Im very proud of it, she said.
I hope a lot of athletes stay around a lot longer.
Further asked about her age, Stellato-Dudek laughed that forty is the new twenty.
Deanna should be “perfectly fine” with the title of oldest.
Because what could be more impressive than that?
She skated her way into a young woman’s world and proved that age is just a number.
She made them bend a tights-clad knee to their newest, oldest queen.
And once she got her shot again, has made the most of it.
It’s impossible to not compare her to Roy Hobbs inThe Natural.
Only to later tell him he’s the best player he’s ever coached.
“And the best damn hitter I ever saw.”
And now Deanna Stellato-Dudek.
One last note about the incredible weekend of events at the Belle Center.
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Chock and Bates five career world championships medals are a U.S. ice dance record.
So yeah, all in all, not a bad event.
It’s not every weekend you get to watch history come to life before your incredulous eyes.
I’m sure all the other sportsball things happening over the next month or so will be swell.
I hope you all enjoy whatever it is you care about.
But my heart is already full to bursting.
And speaking personally, I can’t take any more.
