America! Fuck Yeah!

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- The Americans broke through the Nordic combined barrier Sunday, winning their first Olympic medal in the sport dominated since its inception by the Europeans. But it could have been even better. Jason Lamy Chappuis -- who was born in Missoula, Mont., but has always raced for France -- overtook Johnny Spillane on the final straightaway for the gold medal, winning the individual race in 25 minutes, 47.1 seconds, four-tenths of a second ahead of Spillane. Italy's Alessandro Pittin won the bronze, finishing eight-tenths of a second behind Chappuis and just ahead of American Todd Lodwick. Spillane and Lodwick, both of Steamboat Springs, Colo., took turns leading the way for much of the race. Spillane looked to have an insurmountable lead as he made his final turn, but Chappuis beat him to the line to win the event, which features one jump on the normal hill and a 10-kilometer cross-country race. As Spillane was taking his final few strides, Chappuis surged past him using shorter strides. As he swept past, Spillane tilted his head to his right just in time to watch the gold medal slip from his grasp. "I just went for it," Chappuis said. "Johnny was pretty good. I just tried to catch him. It was good to have a view in front of me and a goal to catch him."

I know I said I wasn't going to watch the Olympics but any chance I get to yell out "America! Fuck yeah!" I'll take it. I don't know what Nordic combined is and I don't care. I saw some American come from behind to win in a sport that was dominated by europeans for years and that's what the Olympics is all about in my book. I didn't even watch the dunk contest last night because I was so captivated by Apollo Anton Ohno and the 2 koreans who tripped and knocked each other out of the race. There's something funny about asians and their ability to blow it at the most important moments.

P.S. Here's your weekend Chat Roulette. When she asked if I wanted to see her poof I had no idea what I was getting myself into. It goes down as one of the top 10 scariest moments of my life.