Steve Holcomb wins men's bobsled gold in 62 years.

A long awaited gold medal finally came into reality by the hand Steve Holocomb for USA..Steven Holcomb carried his USA-1 sled to a gold medal Saturday in men's Olympic four-man bobsled.Steve may have done even more than that.

The U.S. team combined of Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz captured the first U.S. Olympic gold medal in men's bobsled in 62 years, arousing a new hope that the sport might catch on among Americans.

51.52 seconds was the timing by the USA-1 sled inthe final run at Whistler Sliding Center , only the third-fastest time in the final heat. But the last icy journey down the risky track for the sled t called "Night Train" was enough quick to end a more than six-decades drought.

"No more 62 years," said Holcomb after winning the gold.. "Now it's going to be four years."

Mike Kohn, pilot of the USA-3 sled that finished 13th,said,"It's hopefully going to get some recognition for the sport," . Kohn commented before Holcomb's Night Train even hit the track for its final run,shows the confident level of the Americans

The former Daytona 500 winner who helped build the U.S. sleds, Geoff Bodine dreamt a gold medal. Especially since Holcomb and his teammates had looked so impressive while building a nearly half-second lead over the Canada-1 sled after the first three heats.

"I've had a big lead on the whole field and then the caution flag comes out and the field bunches up," said Bodine. "That's when confidence comes in."

Holcomb and his crew proved it on the track, posting the fastest times over each of the first three heats to build their lead, and then coming through with a good enough run to seal the win.

Their final time was 3 minutes, 24.46 seconds.

It was the 36th overall medal for the U.S. in Vancouver, matching the all-time Winter Olympics record set by Germany in 2002. The U.S. is guaranteed another medal after the men's ice hockey final on Sunday.

Holcomb underwent eye surgery last year to fix a degenerative disease that left him almost blind, said he envisioned the gold in 1994. He has piloted the two- and four-man bobsleds in the last two Olympics and now finally reach his goal.

"We've been working so hard the last four years and it's finally paid off," he said.

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Tsunami alert issued in Japan,Russia &Phillipines is also under threat.

A day after the earthquake in Chile,a major tsunami warning has been issued in Japan,also in Russia.
Tsunami warnings were lifted in other nations across the Pacific Basin's “Ring of Fire” as concern of destructive waves eased, but Tokyo and Moscow were taking no chances after one of the biggest earthquakes on record.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) for the pacific coast of Aomori prefecture, coast of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures in northeast Japan, saying "very high tsunami" with waves up to 3 meters are expected in the areas, and "everyone near the coast must immediately evacuate to higher ground".
Waves that started in Chile and rolled through Hawaii, French Polynesia and the South Pacific as the tsunami moved at jet-speed across the vast ocean after Saturday's 8.8-magnitude quake, which caused at least 300 people dead.
Warning sirened throughout 50 countries and territories along an arc stretching from New Zealand to Japan were put on alert, five years after the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that killed more than 220,000 people.
Causalities of the Chile quake started off 5 death in the remote Robinson Crusoe island.The Hawaii-based Tsunami Warning Center of pacific lifted its tsunami warning for everywhere except Japan and Russia, but the Philippines was also bracing for outsized waves.
The Chilean disaster remembered raw memories for Japan, where 140 lives were lost in 1960 when a 9.5-magnitude earthquake in the South American nation — the largest on record — sent a tsunami roaring across the Pacific.

The tsunami is about to hit Hokkaido and Izu-Ogasawara islands around 1 p.m, followed by other areas, it said on the public broadcaster NHK.

In May 1960, a tsunami struck the coasts of Hokkaido and the Sanriku region of Japan after a magnitude 9.5 quake in Chile, leaving around 140 people dead or missing.

“Last time, waves that hit after the first one became even more powerful,”said Japan Meteorological Agency official Yasuo Sekita.
“We believe it will be the case this time, too,” he said, as Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama set up an emergency task force. “The agency will keep the tsunami alert for quite a long time.”Russia issued a similar warning and launched an evacuation in its Pacific peninsula of Kamchatka.
Thousands of families in the Philippines also fled coastal areas..

Chile earthquake;Hawaii Tsunami warning- whats happening throughout the world?

Days after the Haiti earthquake,,today the Chile earthquake happened that warned a Tsunami in Hawaii.The disasters are not new to the world,it's getting older gradually.
The effect of the Chile earthquake 2010 has already been widespreaded.an earthquake registering 8.8 on the Richter Scale hit the Latin American country of Chile, issueing tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific, specially, Hawaii. Hawaii tsunami warnings are quite necessary as such a powerful tremor can cause a lot of disaster & devastation, even to far away places like Hawaii. But that is just the beginning of the aftermath, as today's earthquake in Chile was quite historic and destructive on its own.
Several weeks ago Haiti was almost destroyed by a 7.0 quake. But when all is said and done, that damage may shy in comparison to what Chile experienced today. The nation experienced the largest earthquake ever recorded since 1960, and today, the Chile earthquake 2010 reached a stunning 8.8.
However, the incident is approximately 1,000 times more powerful than what struck Haiti. At least 80 people have been assured dead, though the total will likely rise as days passed.230,000 people died in Haiti, though many blamed the nation's poor infrastructure for much of it. How Chile holds up, and how their preparedness compares to Haiti, will draw a lot of attention.
The immediate aftermath of the Chile earthquake 2010 as people are anxious thinking the worst has just began. The Hawaii tsunami warning is not the only one in the area,it has been issued in 53 countries including Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rice and Antarctica. Those in the Pacific are urged to head to high ground.
The Hawaii tsunami warning and the Chile earthquake doesn't just recalled te disaster of Haiti. The absolute worst case scenario is the 2004 earthquake at the Indian Ocean, as that 9.1 quake triggered the most deadly tsunami in recent memory. Today's wave might not cause as much damage, but who wants to take chances.

Figure skater Rochette won over emotion though with bronze.

Joannie Rochette, the Canadian figure skater, skating four days after her beloved mother died,in Vancouver figure skating championship, cheered the Canadian by winning a bronze medal Thursday night in the women's figure skating championship.

JoanieRochette's free skate was not without flaws, but one stumble and one shaky landing could not deny her being the first podium finish for a Canadian figure skater since 1988.

"I feel proud. The result itself does not matter," she said through a spokesman. "It's been a lifetime work with my mother [to make it to the Olympics podium], and we achieved that."

Rochette placed third after Tuesday night's short program -- 7.14 points behind Kim Yu-Na of South Korea and 2.42 points behind Mao Asada of Japan -- who skated just before her. The free skate scores are weighted more and account for roughly two-thirds of a skater's total.

A determined Rochette came on the ice, to the hockey-like cheers of the 14,000 at Pacific Coliseum. She needed a perfect skate to win silver but on a triple flip, she stumbled and the second place slipped away.

There,lately,she had a bit of a shaky landing after another jump, but she stayed on her feet.

he blew a kiss into the air,backing from finishing line, and came to the waiting area where she, in French, covered her heart with right hand and spoke to her mother,Therese Rochette,who died Sunday of a heart attack in Vancouver at 55, Canadian Olympic officials said. Joannie Rochette opted to stay in the games, and two days later stirred a crowd with a courage

"Her mother is inside her heart and soul, so she'll be there for her," her agent Dave Baden told CNN on Wednesday, "and [Joannie] will draw from that strength."ous performance.

Joannie Rochette kept mother's word who died in heart attack.

Joannie Rochette,champion,figure skating,ice skating,carries mom's word in the winter skating championship.

"I always encouraged her to have confidence in herself, to believe in her dreams."

Joanie Rochette's mother's words drifted with powerful warmth through the chill of the Pacific Coliseum on Tuesday night, connecting hands, filling eyes, lifting her child.

"The hurdles she faces encourage her to reach over them, Joannie has always been naturally determined and persevering."

,Here,on Sunday morning, Therese Rochette, the author of those words, went passed suddenly of a heart attack.

On Tuesday night, with impossible strength followed by uncontrollable tears, daughter Joannie Rochette skated to their soundtrack.

In an Olympic short program that few imagined possible, bearing a burden that few can understand, Canadian star Rochette honored her late mother less than 72 hours after her death with the performance of a lifetime.

Thus ,Rochette,boarded on the ice as per her word., and nailing her program on the summit. When she received her marks, she blew kisses to the roaring, adoring crowd and touched her heart.

"It was very nice to have the warm welcome," Rochette said in a statement. "It was hard to handle, but I appreciate the support."

Answering questions about her emotions, she said simply, "Words cannot describe" them. She did not speak directly to reporters, but gave her comments to a figure skating official.

Rochette, 24, landed a triple Lutz-double toe combination, a trip flip and double Axel, and skated with grace and elegance. Before taking the ice, she stood at the boards saying, 'okay' and nodding her head as she received last-minute encouragement. Her mother, Therese, suffered a heart attack the night she arrived from Montreal for these Games. She was 55. Rochette learned of her mother's death from her father at 6 a.m. Sunday and never considered not skating here.

Rochette considered her mother an important part of her skating training. She asked her mother to visit her training at least once a week to push her.

"My mom, who was always close to me, took more distance from my skating for the last couple of years,'' Rochette wrote in 2008. "I was missing her input and support as well as her approach to getting more and more solid with my elements.

"She has always been the most critical person about my skating, pushing me harder to improve.

"Even if it requires quite a big deal of humility at 22 to admit you need more of your mother, I expressed it and she drives from home to St-Leonard once a week to come to supervise with her unique eyes my training.''