I'm just waiting for some sort of proof for your claim.

I see. So if I just go out on the street and take an unscientific poll, that's proof? Wouldn't it sort of depend on where the poll was taken?

so it's their fault?

nice satire, I almost believed you meant it.

I never heard OF him.

That was a medal that Putin put together because Russia is so special. But I don't recall Lysachek having said anything on the order of Abbott's ridiculousness. I hope Abbott retires, he can win nationals but falls apart in international competitions, then gets defensive about it.

It was a splatfest.

The Olympics are not the only figure skating competition.

Except for, LITERALLY, saying "F*** you" to everybody who criticized him for never being able to stay on his feet in international competition. I mean it, he literally said that.

Did you take a survey?

racist? What the hell makes it racist? Ever heard of Debbie Thomas? Kwan? Yamaguchi?

Gracie Gold was 4th, and all three US women were top ten. The big question is, what has happened to US men's skating?

yeah, you're ignorant all right. And an asshole.

to prevent the US from winning? prevent what sort of thing?

what!? What does one have to do with the other?

no whip?

I've heard Canadians say that the Canadian coverage is worse than the US coverage. And did you see the uproar by British viewers over the BBC's over-the-top coverage of the British medal in snow boarding the other day?

His husband is Russian.

It's bad enough that curling is boring as hell, but the high pitched screeching coming from the women is like nails on a chalkboard.

shoulda bit him.