Oh, no!

At the risk of being politically incorrect -- what the heck, this blog is all about risk-taking -- I would like to share some insight I gained upon watching the Apolo Ohno speed skating fiasco last night. Let me start by saying that Bob really dislikes Apolo Ohno, he claims, because the guy cheated his countryman out of Olympic gold four years ago. You and I know that he's probably not so fond of Apolo's name either, for obvious (i.e. wife's ex) reasons. Nevertheless, I was wondering all night why the Koreans seem to dominate in this particular Olympic sport, one that even Bob's grandfather (3rd from left above) excelled in. Then it occurred to me while I was watching the Flying Tomato get the gold in snowboarding, when the newscaster commented on why the Finns were such strong competitors in the half-pipe because "the mountains are so small in Finland, all they have are half-pipes!" -- that must be it! The Koreans are so great in short-track speedskating because, being from a very small country, all they have are lots of little ice rinks!