2002 Olympics

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Dick Button's Olympic skating commentary reminds us it can be done well. Plus: Wardrobe reform.
    February 15, 2006

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Forget pompous Opening Ceremonies. First scandal, starring Gretzky, is real Olympic kickoff. Plus: Michaels traded for bunny.
    February 10, 2006

  • So, they're all gay, right?

    Former U.S. figure skating champion Rudy Galindo talks about the Salt Lake Olympics, the sport's effeminate image and the reactions to his coming out. And no, they're not.
    By King Kaufman February 22, 2002

  • Golden girl

    16-year-old Sarah Hughes, who looks like America's composite babysitter, shocks the figure-skating world -- and bails out the beleaguered Olympic judges.
    By Gary Kamiya February 22, 2002

  • Righting past sporting wrongs

    The IOC decision to give Canada the figure skating gold shows us that we can all rewrite history.
    By Allen Barra February 20, 2002

  • Don't believe the hype

    It's always fun to watch a media darling lose, but Tuesday's bobsled upset offered up a tale for the ages.
    By King Kaufman February 20, 2002

  • Games on ice: Day 8

    The figure skating people were amusing for a while with their little controversy. Why won't they go away?
    By King Kaufman February 19, 2002

  • Make Olympic skating judges accountable

    Awarding the Canadians the gold was a half-measure, but as long as figure skating is controlled by a bitchy sewing circle it won't be a real sport.
    By Kerry Lauerman February 16, 2002

  • Fixing figure skating would kill it

    Without the diva judges, the bad costumes and the chance for scandal, it's just a chili cookoff on ice.
    By King Kaufman February 16, 2002

  • The puck starts here

    As Jamie and David take over the world, the hockey spotlight turns from the dominant U.S. women to the "Dream Team" men's tournament.
    By King Kaufman February 15, 2002

  • I'm so outraged I could twirl!

    Something really ugly went down on the Olympic rink, and it wasn't just a Canadian skating costume.
    By Allen Barra February 14, 2002

  • Flight of the wonder boy

    If ski jump hero Simon Ammann never grows up, we won't mind.
    By Gary Kamiya February 14, 2002

  • Skategate

    A figure skating scandal rocks the Games and tragically overshadows some fantastic women's curling.
    By King Kaufman February 13, 2002

  • Dee-fense!

    It's missing in the Winter Olympics. But the Games have their moments, including a star-crossed pair of endearingly frumpy Canadians.
    By King Kaufman February 12, 2002

  • Red, white and wrong

    NBC's jingoistic provincialism is missing what the Olympics are all about -- but the Games will prevail.
    By Gary Kamiya February 11, 2002

  • What real hockey looks like

    The Olympic hockey tournament is a golden opportunity for the NHL to make some long-overdue changes.
    By Steve Kettmann February 9, 2002

  • Skeleton on ice

    Two members of the U.S. Olympic team discuss what it takes to win in one of the Winter Games' most dangerous events, where competitors shoot headfirst down an ice track at autobahn speeds.
    By Dimitra Kessenides February 8, 2002
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