Olympics? What Olympics?

I've been so flat out with deadlines that I've barely kept pace with activities in Turin. I love watching the Olympics, but so far have only caught a few snippets here and there, including getting sucked into the youthful exurberence of snowboarder Shaun White. I also got to see speedskater Chad Hedrik win his first gold.

Snowboarders Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler  raked them in today. Downhiller Lindsey Kildrow was injured in a horrific fall - there were three other crashes as well.

Here is a piece by Mechele Voepel in the Kansas City Star about the role of women at the games.

John Powers at the Boston Globe writes eloquently, as always, about Kwan's pull-out.