Math And Honor
I am looking at the badge of honor for the Soviet Sports Hall of Fame. Each badge has a unique number and the name of the owner engraved in the back. This one says:...
I am looking at the badge of honor for the Soviet Sports Hall of Fame. Each badge has a unique number and the name of the owner engraved in the back. This one says:...
Helmut Balderis played against the best blueliners at the 1979 Challenge Cup in February 1979 in NYC, New York. It was the NHL All Stars weekend turned into the 1979 Challenge Cup tournament between...
Miracles are ageless and exist forever! Down to the stats and reference books, today is the 36th Anniversary since Team U.S.A. defeated the Soviet team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. As it turned out...
Before 1972, Olympic weightlifting consisted of three types of lifts – snatch, clean-and-jerk and press. The press was discontinued in 1972 and it changed the outlook of a typical Olympic weightlifter. Dynamic athletes with...
Another blast from the past… The bench shot of my dreamteam, my favorite hockey team Dinamo Riga in the season 1980-81. Coach Vladimir Yurzinov. Players waiting for their shift on the ice. Backup goalie...
Bulgarian weightlifting is trouble today. It’s no longer a phenomenon to follow in the sport of Olympic weightlifting. Ivan Abadzhiev, the mastermind behind formerly famous Bulgarian weightlifting school, is an official outlaw in the...
Three absolutely random bookmarks from my timeline. No milestone, just some digital imagery from old personal archives. Moscow, 1981. One of my first stand-up comedy’ contests. From what I remember, it was a competition...
Special thanks to our friend Vadim Kazakov, here is the lineup for the line 4 of Minnesota North Stars 1989-90: Dave Gagner, LW – Clark Donatelli, C – Helmut Balderis, RW Ville Siren, D...
It’s a bit hypothetical. Bare with me. It is a known fact that a 19-year old rising star of U.S. hockey Mike Modano and a 37-year old rookie from Latvia Helmut Bladeris happened to...
Wayne Gretzky turned 55 today! The Great One is 55!!!! The “Now Everyone Can Be Gretzky” campaign from 2005 pictured on this ad does capture the spirit in 2016. Now Everyone Can Be Gretzky!!!...