Winter Olympics 2006

2006 Winter Olympics Updates:-
Bode Miller didn't make it to the podium. He made the cover of the Sunday New York Times PLAY edition. He didn't ski down the slope wasted.
Michelle Kwan bowed out of the Olympics for good. There will be no redemption. It was a sad thing but the right thing to do. She had her chances in Nagano and Salt Lake City. She should have no regret. It's a young girl's game, she was there, she should know.
Shaun White lived up to the expectation and hype. He is I have to say a rather likable old teenager or dude. Despite turning pro since 13 he still seems to have his youthful spirit intact and quite down to earth. Oh, just in case you want to buy a Shaun White Board, it's 499.95 from his sponsor's Burton website. This guy is going to be very marketable.
Apollo Ohno, a rather controversial figure, or a much hated figure in some part of the world, lost his chance to defend his 2002 1500m short track. He won the gold last time because the South Korean skater was disqualified for illegally blocking him. I don't know if there is any illegal passing. Apparently from what I saw on TV, his passing on the Chinese skater was rather unnecessary and might have caused the Chinese guy a chance to advance. I think in the interview, Ohno was saying something to the extent that he was bumped by the Chinese skater...ehhhh I think the Chinese dude was in the front and Ohno made a bad pass and actually touched the Chinese dude's skate almost causing him to fall. Anyway the Chinese dude was later disqualified on subsequent run.

Another Non-Olympics event
Vice president Cheney shot hunting partner. Sorry, no podium ceremony for our VP. Probably disqualified for conduct unbecoming and hunting without a game stamp.