Just as with the last summer Olympics, I learned some things from Vancouver:
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There are not enough sports featuring women and guns.
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Curling rules.
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So does Canada.
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Authority, even when it may have your best interests at heart, should not be followed blindly.
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Sometimes, faith in the nation comes from unlikely places.
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There is a fine line between inspiring feats of skilled daring and just gay.
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Colorado is where you want to do dangerous experiments.
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Not even really great hockey can keep me awake.
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Humor is a dish best served cold.
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Athletes are much more interesting when they are athletes, not brands.
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Fifty-fifty at ninety is more interesting than margins of 0.1 seconds.
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Too few athletes sport that mustache feeling. Even fewer go for the fake mustache. And that is a shame.
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Following your dreams is, sometimes, not worth the cost.
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It doesn’t need to be pretty to be victory.
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Avoiding crashes (mostly) is an Olympic event.
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I have more respect for athletes who risk losing easy medals to try something extraordinary.
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Photos from NBC and the official Vancouver site, who gathered them from various sources (mostly Getty, AP and Reuters).