Day 4

I guess the Canadian curse is over. Alexandre Bilodeau became the first Canadian ever to win gold on home soil last night, when he won the men's freestyle moguls event.

Two brothers competed in the Nordic combined event (ski jumping and cross country skiing combined) yesterday, but for different countries. They're Norwegian born to Swiss parents. Tommy Schmid represents Switzerland while his older brother, Jan defected to Norway to be part of the strong Norwegian ski program there. They both train in Norway. Neither of them medalled, but congrats to America Johnny Spillane for winning the silver medal - the first Olympic medal for an American in Nordic combined, ever.

Figure skater Peggy Fleming, bobsledder Vonetta Flowers and Miracle on Ice hockey player Mark Eruzione were in a minor car accident yesterday when their car was rear-ended by another car. Their car was part of Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade and they were taken to the hospital as a precaution but are all fine. Fleming and Flowers later attended the pair's figure skating short program. V.P. Biden was in another car and was uninjured.