After one week, we’ve seen a lot of surprises at the Olympic Games. Lee’s Mom has experienced the thrill of victory as upstart Ted Ligety won the gold. The Stairwells have experienced the agony of defeat as American “stars” Bode Miller and Apollo Ohno have come up empty. With a week to go, many more surprises could be on the horizon. But let’s take a look at where the teams stand so far.
1. Dustin – four medals, 12 points
Seth Wescott’s gold today in snowboard cross put Dustin’s team alone in first place. Already with four gold medals to his credit, Dustin may be on his way to breaking Eric Heiden’s Winter Olympic record of five gold medals. The best events are still ahead for Chad Hedrick and Jennifer Rodriguez… and who knows what else Ligety – certainly the steal of the draft in the fifth round – is capable of. Were it not for disappointing performances from Jeremy Bloom and Mark Grimmette, this contest could already be over. Still, Dustin appears to be in control for now.
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After loading up early on snowboard medals,
3. Jeremy – no medals, 0 points
Ohno and Miller have each laid an egg so far, but they still have five events between them. If they are able to win some medals, preferably gold, the Stairwells will be right back in the thick of things. A solid performance from Sasha Cohen is also a must. Not surprisingly, Jeremy’s cross country skier and biathlete came up empty.
4. Lee – no medals, 0 points
A Dark Cloud certainly seems to have settled over Lee’s Team. First-round pick Halie Kim looked awful in her first event and rumors of an injured ankle have to pose a concern about her medal potential. Lee’s best hope for a medal is probably Lindsey Jacobellis, who is the last medal contender from the high-powered
Random Olympic thoughts…
No, I am not a Bodeist. So stop asking, Nike… but seriously, has there ever been an American athlete with more hype do absolutely nothing? What? This happens all the time? Like every year at the NFL and NBA drafts? Are you serious?... either way, Bode needs to shut up and win something… Random note: Apollo Ohno is dating Allison Baver, also a member of the short track team. But I’m guessing they didn’t meet on the ice. Those speed skating outfits aren’t flattering on anyone… One thing we learned watching Lindsey Kildow’s gutsy downhill run: She could definitely beat me up. That girl is tough… Is Ohno turning into Dan Jansen? He seems to be falling down a lot… Just for the heck of it: Johnny Spillane… I feel bad for Michelle Kwan, but I think she did the right thing by stepping aside gracefully… The
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On Apolo: He reminds me of Michael Jackson on ice skates.
On Bode: I shouldn't even know his name. If it weren't for 60 Minutes once again trying its hardest to make a non-issue into a melodramatic semi-issue (tick tick tick tick tick tick tick...), I probably wouldn't. Next week, are high school students' backpacks too heavy? Ed Bradley goes undercover to find out. Tick tick tick tick tick.
The Greek word that has been translated into "Games" with regard to "The Olympic Games" actually is the word for "Struggles," not "games." The above two individuals (or at least their media representations), with their "whatever-happens, I'll-do-what-I-want-to-do-and-if-that-works-out-for-me,-great" attitudes completely miss the spirit of these two weeks.
Totally agree on the Weir observation. I keep waiting to see Clay Aiken's short program...
I miss the days of the Chris Farley figure skating SNL skits.
Failed dope tests for the Russian--all I can think of is scenes of Drago from Rocky IV.
I am a big fan of the snowboard cross, curling, and the topless pics of the U.S. women's team that just came out...
I am not a fan of the medal tracker. Shouldn't a gold medal count more than a silver and a silver more than a bronze. It seems absurd that we lead in gold medals by far but Norway sits atop the medal count with one gold.
Struggles.
more hype do nothing...sounds like Dan and Dave at the 92 olympics
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