Torino 2006 - What a great Olympics.  The USA came into the Olympics off 34 medal performance,  and with more medal events it would have been easily possible for the US to hit 30.  We had Hannah Kearney from the US Ski team on the show, to gear up for Torino 2006, but as it turned out the US missed out went it came to the marquee events.  25 medals is still a solid showing, but you can hack about 8 snowboard medals off, then you're only left with gold in speed skating & two skiing events.  Here are my thoughts on the 10 stories from Torino 2006.  

 9.  Joey Cheek wins Gold & Silver – Joey Cheek wins the gold in 500m & the Silver in 1000m then he donates his winnings to charity.

 8.  Cohen Falls to Silver – Sasha Cohen had gold with in her grasp…after the short program…but falls twice and ends up the silver medal.

 7.  Ohno Wins Gold – Short track star Apolo Anto Ohno wins gold in the 500m the final night of the Olympics, he also won bronze in the team relay.

6.  Julia Mancuso 21 years old, won the gold medal in the giant salom.  Ted Ligety won the gold medal in the men's combined, he is only 21 too.  Both medal were the only ones the US ski team brought home. 

5.  Bode Miller & Lindsay Jacobellis view Olympics....as "whatever"   Both pulled the famous me first routine...and Miller goes 0-5.  Millar in 2010 should represent his RV and Jacobellis the state of California because the US should at least have athletes who care about country.

4. Shani Davis of the United States, wins the 1000m meters in speedskating, then followed that with silver in 1500m.  Although his teammate Chad Hedrick complain about Davis not competing the team pursuit.  Davis leaves as one of the stars for the US.

3. Enrico Fabris wins two golds in speedskating for the host country.  Fabris, upset Davis & Hedrick to win the speedskating marquee race the 1500m.  He also won gold in the team event, Italy first in speedskating.

2.  Cindy Klassen of Canada wins 5 medals, easily the most of any athlete at Torino.  Klassen also sets a Canadian record with 5. One gold, two silver & two bronze medals.

1.  The Italian cross country 4x10km relay team wins gold in the greatest race ever skied on Italian snow.  Italy now as either won gold or silver in the last five Olympic 4x10k relays. The build up to this race started in Norway in 1996, even NBC did a show about the Italian Norwegian rivalry.  However Norway Failed to finish in the medals as,  Pietro Piller Cottrer, Cristian Zorzi, Fulvio Valbusa, and Giorgio di Centa of Italy won the gold.  A white night in Italy means party night, and that night it snowed in downtown Turin, a rarity as the Italians got their medals.

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