Not true that US is out of running for Gold. They need to make it to top 5 for the short program. The top 5 teams then do the freeskate and the scores are wiped clean and start from scratch. The US sits 2nd right now after halfway through the short program.

Here in British Columbia, the latest numbers show that 2.85 MILLION acres have already been burned this year. I am in central BC and the skies have been smokey for the past 2 months.....we are totally blowing our CO2 targets...