Maybe it would have been more interesting if the bobsledders were covered in sequins and feathers?

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Men get fabulous on the ice; Jacobellis falls down, goes boom

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Al Gore should include the Vancouver speed skating rink in the sequel to An Inconvenient Truth

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Olympics: Heating up the diving pool

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Olympics: Finally, a good night

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Olympics: Wishing they’d start the gymnastics just a smidge earlier.

Women’s cycling. This lasts all of about 2 minutes and Kristin Armstrong from U!S!A! wins the gold. And no she’s not related to Lance. DUH. But! She and Lance are both triathletes! So there’s that!

And then we learn that the Women’s Beach Volleyball team REALLY REALLY want to win. NO, REALLY. They’ll shank you if you get in their way.

Question: would Women’s Beach Volleyball get so much primetime play if they weren’t wearing this? Related: Is it sexist?

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Olympics: Girls, gold and glory

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Olympics: Scandalamity!

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