As a Texan, I'm actually a quite a few shades of pissed about this ordeal. First and foremost, I'm a mechanical engineering major and have just loved witnessing the rise of Tesla from a lot of speculation about their failure to where they are now. They've pulled our of a flat spin that would have sent more capable…

Out of 53 racers, rather than 50 in Sochi. That is to say that 36% of racers DNF in Sochi, compared to 28% in Vancouver. Going back, the DNF rate was 3.6% in 2006, 26% in 2002, 4.9% in 1998, 16% in 1994, 14% in 1992, and 6.8% in 1988 (the debut year of the women's super-g).

Sochi has the highest DNF rate in the…

Can you imagine the frustration of sacrificing four years of your life in pursuit of your dream to be the best in the world, only to have all that sacrifice and progress rendered moot by an uncooperative, Russian winter?

Hexagons are the new Westminster font.

Counterpoint: this is performance art. A half empty cup tossed afield in angry desperation as symbol of Cleveland's failed postseason hopes and dreams. Beautiful really.