Cohen falls twice - settles for silver

Cohen Collapses in Turin

Obveeus...

I'd be annoyed at the lack of spoiler warning, but since AOL postwed the
same info on their front page I guess I had already been spoiled.

Steven L....

That is part of the reason why the TV ratings for the Olympics are so
low. The Internet is delivering the results faster and in a format that
can be just as interesting. Even NBC's own Olympics website is acting

Obveeus...

I've often wondered why some of the networks don't try to destroy the other
networks with just this kind of spoiling of the reality shows. After all,
if you are ABC, why not just announce who the next boot is for the latest
episode of Survivor or American Idol. Most of the time, the info is known a
few hours before airtime.

as a spoiler for their own broadcasts.

Sasha Cohen sees her gold-medal hopes fall to pieces. Holding a lead,
Cohen falls twice, ending her hopes for a gold and settling for silver.

Obveeus...

Nice to see that Skating has the same old scoring system...2 falls and
second place...sure...kinda like the validity of the gymnastics events at
the last Olympics.

Chelsea Christenson...

Actually, she fell once -- on her first jump -- and then stepped out of the
landing on her second. After that, she skated a very strong program.

iwantthisname...

Actually she was outstanding except for the falls, very compelling
where some skaters couldnt wait for them to end. BTW_ I knew who won
but still had to watch because I love the skating.

Japan's Shizuka Arakawa wins gold and Russia's Irina Slutskaya takes
bronze.

Ronnie...

2002: Ballyhooed duel between Kwan and Slutskaya...underdog wins.

2006: Ballyhooed duel between Cohen and Slutskaya...underdog wins.

Hee hee. Fun, watching overblown media hype collapse on itself.