Day 7

Anyone who knows me and has seen Julia Mancuso ski knows why she's my favorite skier. It's the tiara, of course! Mancuso got a lot of flack at the 2006 Olympics for wearing a plastic tiara on top of her helmet and a beaded necklace during her competition, but then won gold, forcing people to shut up. At this Olympics, she had a tiara painted onto her helmet, but the real thing was out in full force once she finished the race. Congrats to her on her silver medal in the downhill last night. I love that she wore it to the medal ceremonies - that's totally something I would have done. And of course props to Lindsey Vonn as well on winning the gold. Interesting that Vonn's secret weapon seems to be the fact that she races on men's skis.

When I watch Apolo Ohno skate, the first word that comes to mind is finesse. So cool that the 5000m relay final will have 5 teams - that's 20 skaters on the ice at once! I was also reminded just how much Ohno did for the popularity of the sport when I watched the women's short track events on the late night broadcast (not worthy of the prime time broadcast) and realized how little I care.

Congrats to our Americans racking up the medals last night. Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick won gold and bronze respectively in speed skating. Davis is the first to win back to back Olympic gold medals in the 1000 meters. And 2006 Olympic champion Shawn "flying tomato" White and Scotty Lago also won gold and bronze in the men's halfpipe event.

The 6 U.S. medals yesterday made U.S. history for the most Olympic medals in one day.