Olympics—> you know I’m a fan.    But

these games and my interaction with them have been understated and in periphery, and the U.S. coverage curious and of course commercial.  I’m convinced Tirico (NBC Host) and his studio are stateside not even in PyeongChang and I’m unconvinced most of us know how to say PyeongChang.

Olympic news/notes from the shadow of our own mountain range:

• Coverage and even reference to host nation is noticeably absent.
• Where are the fireside chats (Tirico are you in Burbank or NYC???)
• Not many fans at events and seems intentional in some cases.
• I’ve learned things from both Bode and Weir.
• I say you can’t have too many relays.  Let’s add relays to downhill skiing and luge somehow.
• NBC missed some huge stories while highlighting to exhaustion some lackluster ones.
• We only show medal counts if we’re winning.

—>  Yet there are still these moments to be had.

Right on time a  “here comes Diggins” arrives to save my peripheral vision.

Jessica Diggins, left, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal past Stina Nilsson, of Sweden, in the during women’s team sprint freestyle cross-country skiing final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Huddle.