Bode Miller -- he looks like a younger Russell Crowe. With his directness about any issue put to him, the press are playing up the "bad boy" image.
Olympic Gold is Olympic Gold. It yields HUGE dividends for the athletes who sign contracts afterward.
This year, the USA has fielded its strongest team ever. Sports remain HUGE in the USA no matter how dissociative we become in our dotage! For every individual declaring he or she "won't" be watching, there will be untold numbers of new fans glued to their TV sets. I know my loss of interest in football hasn't hurt that sport one bit. I still can't get over how it takes three-plus hours to play a 60-minute game. Time is short and I've wasted enough of it on football!!!
I've read on Yahoo this morning that Michelle Kwan is quoted as saying she may withdraw. Actually, she had a scary first practice and left the ice 15 minutes before her time was up. The reporter read all kinds of bad news into this because Kwan had fallen on a triple jump. He (or she) asked her if she would pull out. Michelle answered that if she doesn't feel she is able to perform, she will. But that's what Kwan has said all along. She said that today she was feeling stiff and attributed that to the flight and the march of athletes last night. Coupled with the absence of her coach (who provides psychological support, as well) at the rink, she worried she might aggravate the condition that had kept her from competing at Nationals.
Until the announcement comes, and it may, I remain hopeful she will skate.
