HONGBO-WOW

So it's finally happened.

Olympic history.

Undoubtedly the biggest story leading into the Games, the nation and the world bore witness to a most memorable accomplishment.

And we only had to wait until Day 3 of competition. I don't think we could have made it much longer.

Thank God.

I refer, of course, to figure skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, who laid down a near-flawless routine highlighted by side-by-side triple salchows, and in the process broke a world record by scoring 76.66 points in their short program.

Just one word: wow.

Oh yeah... other highlights of Day 3 included a bronze medal by Kristina Groves in the women's long-track 3000m speed skate, clipped by a mere 0.2 seconds for silver.

And... ummm.. anything else of note?

Right.

Our long national nightmare is over.

Merci beaucoup, Alex, for allowing us all to move on. You've singlehandedly refoucused media attention onto the positives, something we were in desperate need of.

From here on in, broadcasters will be able to follow storylines taking on a supportive tone as opposed to producing the selfish, pressure-filled, myopic tripe that we've been subjected to until now.

And I, for one, am extremely grateful.

Encore. Merci. Felicitations.

- the Skip