My Olympic fever definitely spiked yesterday when Ted Ligety came out of nowhere to win the Nordic Combined. This junkie needed a fix and Ted hooked me up. Yeah!Meanwhile, Bode Miller just doesn't have what it takes to be a true Olympic Hero. Sorry, Bode. He is the ultimate in egotism. He will only do what makes him happy, which is fine for an unemployed plumber, but not for an Olympic icon. The Olympics are the ultimate competition, only World Cup soccer even comes close, and you have to come ready to COMPETE. Bode's lacsadaisical me-first attitude just won't cut it. It may be popular with his fans, and its certainly a hit with his competitors, who love watching him self-destruct on the slope, but it won't make you an Olympic champion. 'Citius, altius, fortius' isn't a suggestion, its a command, and those who disobey wind up last. Yesterday, Miller DQ'd. Need I say more.
And, of course, there's Evgeny Plushenko. Why are the Russians so good? He didn't just dominate the field in the men's short program, he made everyone else look like they were skating in sand. Again, I'm not a fan of the Russians, but WOW! You have to root for perfection like that.
