On Day 3 of our Olympic adventure, Matt Renoux and I decided to check out Whistler Mountain which is about two hours north of Vancouver. We set out at 8 a.m. Monday morning and didn't return until 8 p.m. I wish I could say we strapped on skis...

There are 15 sports taking place during the Winter Games and all of them have characteristics that make them exciting for fans. But of them all, which is your favorite sport and what sport, if any, do you want to see added to the Olympic program?

This past week and weekend has been jam-packed for the Spillanes and me. Jim left for Vancouver, so Sam and I filled in for him in the Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival. Jim and Nancy Spillane along with Jeanie and Dennis Lodwick were honored to be the Grand Marshals of the Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival: a festival that supports the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. If you haven't been, I suggest you check it out the next time you visit Steamboat. In five days it is fun packed with races, parades, the lighted man, and fireworks.

Denver is the only city to ever be awarded the Olympic Games and then turn it down. But cities like Salt Lake, which held the Winter Games in 2002, say it can be a golden opportunity.

Many this February will be watching as speed skater Apolo Ohno, leads the U.S. team, and some might notice most of the athletes don't stand much taller than 5-foot 6 or 5-foot 7. But, there's one U.S. skater who stands out in the skating crowd.