We stepped into the orange cauldron tonight. I thought I wasn't in Milan, but The Hague. The Netherlands are serious about their speedskating. They even brought out their best skater who was "randomly paired up" against Jordan Stolz. He stepped up and broke the Olympic record. I DID feel bad for the Dutch guy who had to go twice because of the Chinese athlete obstructed him. Dude was flying, but doing THAT race, wasn't going to be possible at full tilt in one night. Lots of guys seemed to run out of gas.

The Dutch fans were amazing. Everyone we've met from all over the world is wonderful. The vibes immaculate. I'll keep sharing my experiences because people seem at least somewhat interested.

Tomorrow we do a moderately long journey to Livigno to see Chloe Kim in the women's half pipe final. I wonder if Myles Garrett will be there!?!

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Out-twizzled by the French for gold.

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French judge scored the French team 9 points higher than Chock/Bates

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Psycho Bunny said:

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taylorswift13_ said:

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YokelRidesAgain said:

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Out-twizzled by the French for gold.

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French judge scored the French team 9 points higher than Chock/Bates

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Ice dancing has been a cesspool of anti-US judging collusion for decades. Absolutely nothing surprising about seeing yet another US pair get screwed.

Good to know the biasness towards the Canadians, French and Russians are still strong.

Myles Garret was there today, I'm sure you can catch him every time Chloe Kim is competing! Give him a Gig'em and congrats on Defensive Player of the Year

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Cross country skiing does not look like a very fun sport. I prefer sports where I don't have to collapse in the snow and writhe around in agony moaning, "AHH AHH AHH!" at the end.

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Extra points should be rewarded for for pulled muscle cramps and or torn ligaments, when crossing the finish line.

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In the interview after she said she felt like she was going to pass out or die, and actually wanted to pass out instead of dealing with the amount of pain she was feeling. Fun!

Myles is at the pipe with a camera the size of a small velociraptor.

It was atmospheric in Livigno tonight, the snow was coming down hard. Chloe Kim put up a huge score on run 1, and no one got close until the third and final run where Choi Gaon from S.Korea beat it with an incredible run. Then she had to go HUIGE on the final run of the day but of course couldn't land it. Most of life isn't a zero sum game, so Silver is good. She's medaled in 3 straight Olympics so she's an all-timer.

There were some Koreans in the crowd and they celebrated like it was a K-pop concert. A joy to watch.

Myles was there hanging out with Snoop Dogg and Shaun White. They were far from us.

Tomorrow we go back up the mountain to see the women's snowboard cross.

You're living out a big dream of mine. How has this whole process been in managing logistics and securing tix? I'd be interested in a side breakdown of how you made this all work out.