In the 2002 Winter Olympics, there was a female figure skater or ice dancer with a Celtic/Irish name. Her name had a traditional spelling and the announcers were constantly stumbling over the pronunciation. [more inside]
posted by TauLepton on Nov 18, 2006 - 18 answers

Last night while watching Olympic ski jumping, I noticed what appeared to be tiny pine trees spaced evenly down the center of the hill, right between the jumpers' ski tracks. What are they for, and why use pine trees?
posted by mr_crash_davis on Feb 19, 2006 - 9 answers

Olympic Nordic Combined skiing is male-only. Isn't this against the Olympic Charter? Do women want to compete? Is the sport being promoted to women? What would happen if a woman applied to compete?
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome on Feb 11, 2006 - 9 answers