<p>Ditto xiggi’s comment on snowboarding - especially the snowboarding cross event, my new favorite Olympic sport. I think it was great to watch 4 competitors going head-to-head rather just watch a silly clock to see how normal skiing events are evaluated. I wish that they would exapnd on this concept with other events.</p>
<p>jmmom: “Honk if you think the bronze medalist’s costume was one step away from pasties.”</p>
<p>HONK.</p>
<p>Contorionism is exactly the right word, xiggi. Spot on. But I, too, loved the US couple. There is something very special about her, her smile. They were the most elegant, actually, I think.</p>
<p>HONK, HONK</p>
<p>And, I like snowboard cross as well, but think the behavior of the US female (sorry, can’t think of her name) as she “blew” her three second lead for the gold last Friday was absolutely reflective of what, unfortunately may be the perceived nature of many participants in the sport of snowboarding. Specifically, a culture of agressive rudeness and (particularaly in view of her actions), of self-aggrandisement. At any rate, the young lady, I suspect (or at least I hope) learned a pretty painful and very public lesson. As did many young-uns watching her: don’t count those chickens too early!</p>
<p>Boy, do I sound old-fogey like… Oh, well…</p>
<p>Honk - although the white handkerchiefs overall, were less offensive to the eye than some of the other outfits - what was with the Italian’s clothes? I kept thinking that the costumes were made to give a certain appearance or wow factor at a certain point in the program - but that just never happened, they became ugly costumes worn in odd positions.</p>
<p>I know some people have not liked Dick Button’s commentary, but I think he was spot on with this one, some of the programs were just boring, and had little relation to dancing. Something that is that difficult to do, shouldn’t be uninteresting.</p>