I love how Nickelback and Nickleback were both trending topics on twitter because people don't seem to be able to spell the band's name correctly.

I think the closing ceremonies would have been better if I had been more drunk. I hope they ship one of those beavers to Epcot and install it in the Canada pavilion. Or maybe they could just create the "Parade of Stereotypes" and have each country build a float.

Total number of years of NHL experience on Canada's roster: 201 (8.7/player avg.)

Total number o fyears of NHL experience on USA's roster: 134 (5.8/player)


The US had 3 players with >10 years of experience, 9 for Canada.

That's a notable difference in experience.

Plus, the US had to overcome the confusion of having 6 different players named Ryan on their roster (and that's not including Bobby Ryan, just first names).

Sure it was a bit on the cheesy side but you can't argue that towards the end the really redeemed themselves. Seriously, how cool is a giant floating moose! Love it!

I wonder if my homeowners association would notice if I floated one over the house.

Canada = Team Canada, not Canadians playing for Canadian hockey teams. See GD's response for further info on experience....

Yeah, it was odd.

When the Vancouver Olympics President was giving his speech, could the IOC President have looked any more bored?

But I loved the fact that the Canadians can poke fun at themselves; I loved the fact that they made light of the fourth pillar fiasco in the opening ceremonies.

Shatner and O'Hara were funny at times and I really loved the ovation that Michael J. ("Hi, my name is Mike) Fox got - man did he look great!

Wow. I've just heard about the ice dancing "controversy".

It seems NBC refused to air the free dance routine from the Israeli pair. Why? Because it's a brother/sister pair (not out of the ordinary, there were 3 others in competition), dancing suggestively (normal, if creepy, for ice dancing), to the theme of Schindler's List (hmmmmm).

The've since posted the full video routine on their site here, so we can all judge for ourselves whether it crosses the incestuous-trivialization-of-the-Holocaust line or not.

On a side note, having gone back to take another look at Lysacek's routine last week, it's kinda nice to watch figure skating on the website without the commentary.

You made out during Schindler's List?

As routines go, that was fairly unromantic and asexual. I think any decision not to air the routine might more logically be grounded in the degree to which her leotard was climbing thong-like up her bottom.

NBC's figure skating coverage drives me nuts! I like Scott Hamilton fine but he and his co-commentators cannot shut the fvck up during a program. It is really distracting and annoying.

I swear that after NPR ran that story about the coverage and mentioned Scott's grunting that he dialed it back.

Evan Lysacek reads the "Top Ten Thoughts That Went Through Evan Lysacek's Mind During His Gold Medal Ice Skating Routine"