Maybe it's my age. Maybe it's a lack of good TV. Maybe I was just bored.
Never can I recall being so consistently captivated with the Olympics than I was during these last two weeks. Our living room or a Washington, D.C. bar. Not a night went by that I wasn't watching them. Somewhere.
Now that they're over, I give you my top five favorite memories ...
1) Lindsey Jacobellis. Only she knows whether she was show-boating. No matter, the snowboardcross final that ended with her falling and surprising all of us out of our minds was one of the most exciting races -- and finishes -- of the games. And Jacobellis accepted her Silver graciously and humbly ...
2) Apolo Anton Ohno's perfect race ... and just about every other speed skating event throughout the Olympics. I never knew speed skating could be so exciting, until now ...3) The American Boarders. From the 'Flying Tomato' to Hannah Teter and her glowing interview with Letterman, no one seemed to be having more fun and enjoying themselves more than these 'kids.'
4) On just the second day of the games, Norway's Frode Estil fell just out of the starting gate of the the 30-kilometer pursuit. He had to replace a broken ski and appeared to be done. Until ... his teammates raced to the front of the huge pack of skiers and slowed down the pace, so that their fellow skier could catch up and take his deserved spot. He won a silver medal. It's the stuff the Olympics are made of ...
5) Those American skaters ... While everyone was so focused on Michelle Kwan's misfortune and Sasha Cohen's 'what should've been,' Kimmie Meissner and Emily Hughes were quietly solidifying their Olympic futures.
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