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We here at USDemocrazy are experienced in the ways of competitive sportsmanship. Like when we try to stick the most pencils into the office ceilings… but we could only dream of throwing pencils in the name of the USA!
Alright, all kidding aside, the Olympics are the epitome of cool. We’ve been keeping tabs or the competition and bring you some links to keep you in the Olympic know!
The NYTimes wants to get you in the games with their site dedicated to the Olympic Spirit!
Inside the Rings- Check out this daily NYTimes video from their reporters and editors in Vancouver.
Here is Team USA’s profile site via NBCOlympics.com.
Sometimes, though, it just takes time to make history- Abrahamson on Johnny Spillane’s Silver Medal
Follow the Salon’s Olympic wire here!
Now for the Forecast! Slate’s Daniel Gross gives his Olympics medal predictions…
The United States is expected to tie Norway for second, with 26 medals, to be followed by the traditional European powers: Austria (25), Sweden (24), Russia (23), and Germany (20).
Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight also makes his predictions…
Thanks to the USA’s strong performance thus far, we’re now essentially in a three-way tie with Canada and Germany in the overall projections, with each country predicted to win between 31 and 33 medals.
It’s shaping up to be one heck of a winter Olympics!
[...] those of you who have been living under a rock (or a pineapple under the sea), the 2010 Winter Olympics has started! This gorgeous picture of the Olympic Rings was taken on Opening Day. Pretty good, eh? [...]