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I think one of my favorite Olympic television segments was a little featurette that NBC did with the athletes called "Do You Know Canada?"... NBC asked a bunch of Olympic Athletes trivia about Canada...

Wow.

Props to Canada on the Hockey GOLD !! What a game.

Well played !!!

Jean - I agree our different media coverage is probably vast in it's take on this issue ... but, honestly, Plushenko has been making some very unsportsmanlike comments. And that bit about the...

Gee, I think he just should have, you know, skated better.

What he did, wasn't that wonderful.

A lot of folks over at FSU ( an ice skating forum ) think the IOC should strip him of his medal...

I'm interested in Jean's opinion as well.

Personally, I think Plushenko is about the worst sportsman I've ever seen. Not to mention, he's downright delusional.

:rock: USA beat Canada in Hockey :rock:

:rock: Bode Miller scores his first Gold :rock:

I think Shawn White is just awesome. I've been watching him in the X-Games for years and he's so amazing.

:nana: Lindsey Vonn :nana: Gold Baby Gold !!!

( I was really suprised, especially after the injuries! )

Yup. For the Olympics ... The USA Network is basically the Curling Channel !!

I was so looking forward to the Women's Snowboard Cross... but, you know, Lindsey Jacobellis really drives me nuts. Honestly, she's an athlete who I can respect her talent, but she's kind of jerk. I...

True, but my neck of the wookds is larger than any other given woods... I don't think I can make it there.[/QUOTE]

:lol: Excellent point.

Russia is kind of big, hunh? Too bad you can't make it...

Letti - :couple: - Always happy to help out.

You might also want to check Eurosport Yahoo, they have some coverage as well.

Eurosport Olympics

Letti - I'm not sure if you can get to the us television site online, but they're streaming some stuff and have a lot of video.

NBC Winter Olympics Site

And for those folks with iphones and...

Hey Jean !!! Are you doing any kind of planning for the NEXT Winter Olympics?!?! They're in your neck of the woods !!!

I have a couple of really great friends who are complete... as I call them... SkateHeads. They love following skating, individual, pairs, dance. They love them. They travel to and follow the tours,...

I love the Olympics !!! Summer and Winter.

I always watch as much as I can. I love the whole "thrill of victory, agony of defeat" aspect.

I love that a lot of the "extreme x-games" snow events...