Posted on 02/10/2006 3:24:18 PM PST by Howlin
Complete Olympic Schedule (Presumably updated with Results)
Do I have to watch ???
YES! lol
Thanks for the ping Howlin. I didn't even know it was on.
Do I sense a wee bit of sarcasm here? I do wanna watch the curling this year -- near as I can tell Denmark's only team in the Olympics is their women's curling team.
Ok, somebody help me. Why do they call them the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics if they're in Turin? I know that sounds silly, but is Torino the Italian word for Turin or something? I feel like a total idiot for asking this already, so please don't flame me.
GO 
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SI: You sent some flowers to Katarina Witt at the Calgary Olympics. Did she ever get back to you? She has aged well, hasn't she?
Tomba: Katarina and I have been good friends since Calgary. That's all. I'm sorry to disappoint anyone who thought we were in love. Now we work together as Founding Members of the Laureus Academy, which includes 40 of the best known athletes in the world. Through the Sport for Good Foundation, we help underprivileged children and people rebuild their lives and dignity through sports.
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SI: You have done some acting. Tell us about it.
Tomba: It was 1998. I did a movie called Alex l'Ariete. I had fun. Maybe I will do it again in the future, maybe with an action script, maybe in U.S.
SI: What character from history would you like to play and why?
Tomba: Alessandro Magno (Alexander the Great). He was a leader from the beginning of his short life.
SI: Which leading actor most reminds you of yourself and why? Could anyone play Alberto Tomba in a movie?
Tomba: Maybe Russell Crowe. He can act in action movies, but also in dramas and comedies. He's versatile. He's able to show all human sides, the ones that everybody has inside.
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SI: What kind of car do you drive?
Tomba: I have an SUV to go up to the mountains, and a little one to move faster in the city center, and a convertible American sports car. No free promotion, but it begins with the big L.
SI: How often do you ski these days?
Tomba: I ski all winter since I have ski events with my sponsors, Fila and Rossignol, around Europe. I also like to jog, mountain bike, swim in the sea, and sometimes I play basketball and tennis.
SI: What is your favorite place to visit in the U.S. and what do you like to do there?
Tomba: Skiing in Squaw Valley, shopping in Los Angeles, and having fun in Las Vegas. I also skied fast in Vermont, in Taos, New Mexico, a wonderful place, and Idaho. I met nice people in Minnesota, but it was too cold. I miss Miami. Maybe I'll go after the Olympics.
SI: You will be 40 years old this year. Is there anything you would like to do in your life that you haven't done?
Tomba: Create my own family-- children, a wife, with values, true love and plans for the future.
Forgot to mention that a local girl, Erin Hamlin of New Hartford, NY is on the woman's Luge team. I'll be cheering her on.
"...is Torino the Italian word for Turin or something?"
You got it!
When did the minimum age stipulation start? I thought Tara Lapinski was 14 when she was in the Olympics years ago. Wasn't Sarah Hughes only 15 at the Salt Lake games? What's up with that?
We have a local Houston area skater that the First Lady and most Texans are also rooting for - Chad Hedrick!
Remind us when that event comes up so we can all cheer for her!
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Lund was banned from the Turin Olympics on Friday for taking a common hair-restoration pill with an ingredient that can be used to mask steroids.
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LOL!
I had a hard time figuring it out!
Well .. I'll have to pry the remote away from Mr. Mo1
NASCAR practice from Daytona is on now for the Budweiser shoot out tomorrow night
Erin Hamlin - http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/5077875/detail.html
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Like Excel or riding a bicycle
Takes a bit of time to get the hang of it.
Then it's a natural
Tell Mr. Mo you need gas in your car before the snow storm.
Chrissy's going orgasmic .... so many scandals, so little time. Shrummy -- "Cheney authorized leaks, Katrina, pattern of deceit, hurting us ... all across the board."
Wow, here already. Kinda took me by surprise.
Go USA!
Thanks, I guess I've always thought it was called Turin. In any language.
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