[ken5050]

I think the Russian, Slutskaya, was the best, bar far, but I've always been partgial to the athletic style of women's figure skating....loved Jo-Jo SDtarbuck and Denise Beilmann.....Hughes will =be awesome in a few years, IMHO..ultimately the best of the lot, by far..seems to me that if the judges can't "decide" (hm) between Kwan and the Russkie, they might give it to Hughes or Cohen, whichever skates the best..

[PoisedWoman]

Hi ken: I too like Irina Slutskaya very much and have since first I saw her bounce onto the ice years ago...something so appealing about her looks, her apple-cheeks, and yes, her great jumping ability. But Kwan is the epitome of feminine grace on the ice...she gets the jumps done tidily and wows the audience with her ability to seemingly become the music. A great artist. So what are the olympics about?

Without major glitches, it will be Kwan, Slutskaya, Cohen, with Hughes remaining at #4. But the thrill of the sport is the possibility for glitches...so we watch and wait. I'm clinging to the left edge of the continent, so will turn off all media until my tape delayed version comes on three hours after the shouting.

Actually, I'm thrilled with the "diversity" of our medalists. Jennifer Rodriguez, the Miami Cuban speedskater girl, Parras, the Miami Mexican record-setting speedskater, and Ms. Flowers, our black Alabama girl who touchingly sang every word of the Star Spangled Banner at the medals ceremony whilst her white left-coast partner didn't seem to know a word. And of course, Danny Kwan, Michelle's dad, came here from Hong Kong or Taiwan. These kids really love being Americans and living the American Dream.