Of course there isn't an ice-skating market in the inner city--or, for that matter, much interest in winter sports. Winter sports are expensive! A ski lift here is $150.00 per day, plus you either must wear your expensive appropriate snow outfits, and have your own gear, or rent it and that costs, too. Americans have too many other distractions, e.g., eating potato chips while playing virtual Olympics or many other more popular less physically-challenging video games. How do you know that Shani was jealous over Hendrick's win? I don't know. Well, what can I say? Teams USA has not done that well except in snowboarding. I'm sure the Nordic Europeans are aware that Americans are a volatile bunch. They ditch training, showoff and talk to the media about getting wasted. And when all else fails, they go shopping, as Weir (spelling--the potential silver medalist) did just before his figure-skating competition. Geez.