Doing It His Way

Bode Miller is one of the greatest alpine skiers of all time. He is certainly the best American to strap on a pair of skis. Today, Bode won the gold medal in the super combined competition, completing his set of gold, silver and bronze for the 2010 Games. Add that to his two silver medals from 2002 and he has reached five Olympic podiums. He's now become the biggest story for two Olympic Games. Bode essentially took off the 2006 Games in Torino in a well-documented two weeks of partying and underachieving. This time around, the articles are praising Bode for returning to his old self. But through it all, Bode has maintained that he's never changed. He still gets nervous, he still loathes the media and he can still ski. I've gotten a chance to be in the presence of Bode and I truly believe that he is one of the most impressive and intriguing athletes of this generation.

In other news, the U.S. has just upset Canada in men's hockey, 5-3.

Canadian Observation of the Day: USA-Canada hockey certainly ranks as one of the top rivalries on this continent, up there with USA-Mexico soccer and Yankees-Red Sox baseball.

Click HERE for my transcript of the U.S. men's alpine super combined quotes.

Medals Count: USA 24, Germany 18, Norway 12