A Night At the Olympics

For me last night's events were by far the most interesting yet in these 2010 Olympics. I watched the short track races, speed skating, down hill skiing and the men's snow boarding. The USA took the gold for three of those four. Tonight Apollo Ohno goes for gold in the short track speed skating event. That should be good too. It's always good to see someone overcome injury and adversity to achieve something. Lindsay Vonn's accomplishment was amazing. The course was unbelievably difficult with several skiers wiping out but she was extremely determined-and skilled-and got it done. The gold is of course best but one should not overlook the silver and bronze medal winners. After all, those three people standing there at the medals award ceremony are the very best in the entire world. No small achievement. The olympics are one of the few times when the nations of the world can come together in open, friendly competition. Winners and losers alike are still able to walk away until another day. Too bad the world can't find a way to replace war with these kinds of events.