Uncommon Snips - More Olympic Woe

In this edition, Canada fires back at the U.K., the U.S. won some more medals to retake the lead in gold medals and medal count, and Colbert Nation has arrived, but I just can't get excited about any of those things because the U.S. curling team hasn't won a single match. That's right, 0 for 5. What the hell, team? Minnesota, what are we keeping you in the Union for? Vernon Davis needs to take responsibility for this. He needs to bash some skulls or come up with a riveting speech to pump everyone up. He's got to regain control of the locker room, he's got a bunch of hotheads in there. His play-calling is probably bad, too. I think the team has lost faith in him. They should have totally picked me to be the honorary skip instead. Also, the luge team is hiring, or should be. Congrats to Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White, and Shani Davis for bringing home gold yesterday.

• The Canadian Press: Show goes on at Olympic celebration site where fans were injured in barricade
  VANCOUVER, B.C. — The gates opened as usual at a Vancouver city Olympic celebration site Wednesday, the day after 19 people were injured when fans at a rock concert pushed through a barrier.
• Gold for whining goes to... British reporters | Calgary Herald
  Right on schedule, that would be the fourth of 17 event days, U.K. scribes have written off the Vancouver Olympics as a "worst-ever" Games in the making, an "abomination" for causing the death of a luger and an organizational "fiasco" for slow buses and venue meltdowns.
• Colbert Nation arrives at the Olympics | NBC Olympics
  Another country has arrived at the Winter Olympics.  The Colbert Nation.
• United States Curling Association - U.S. men drop third game
  (VANCOUVER, British Columbia) - The U.S. curling team is still seeking the elusive win after two days of competition at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games as John Shuster's American team suffered yet another last-rock heartbreak in an extra end Wednesday afternoon at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.
• U.S. men let one get away | NBC Olympics
  John Shuster screamed at his rock to "curl!" then pounded his broom into the ice when the stone didn't cooperate, giving Switzerland a thrilling victory. Another extra end did in the U.S. men's curlers.
• U.S. lugers miss gold again | NBC Olympics
  For Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin, Olympic gold remains out of reach, and maybe for good. The American pair finished a disappointing 13th on Wednesday night, way behind Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, who doubled their personal gold medal count by winning for the second straight games.
• U.S. snowboarder sells panties for charity | Reuters
  VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Want to help Haiti's earthquake victims? Buy some women's underwear from Olympic snowboarding champion Hannah Teter. Teter, the 2006 halfpipe gold medalist, said she was donating
• 10 Olympians Who've Gotten Naked In Photo Shoots | The Frisky 
  These 10 Olympians shed a lot of clothing for these assorted photo shoots.