tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538303186554500986.post513701492791827089..comments2023-05-22T01:58:44.656-07:00Comments on Three Things: 3 Winter ShamesGlennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019672085936530855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538303186554500986.post-87443681529789951272010-03-04T21:06:48.962-08:002010-03-04T21:06:48.962-08:00Tom Hanks is on Letterman and just suggested that ...Tom Hanks is on Letterman and just suggested that the biathalon should include cross-country skiing your ass off followed by trying to make the perfect French toast.Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538303186554500986.post-66381120540974377912010-02-20T00:54:48.811-08:002010-02-20T00:54:48.811-08:00I actually have watched quite a bit. My only hard ...I actually have watched quite a bit. My only hard spot is the seemingly growing trend of athletes representing countries with which they have extremely loose ties. I understand the desire to have the opportunity to participate in the Olympics but doesn't it miss the whole point if you have to change your citizenship in order to do so? Also, if the idea is for the countries to send their best athletes, why should they be allowed to recruit non-citizens? <br />I am no expert on this topic. So, if I am missing some obvious explanation, I apologize. Here is a portion of a recent USA Today article on one of these athletes:<br /><br />New Jersey to Georgia:<br /><br />Three siblings from Warren Township, N.J., will compete in ice dancing, though not for the USA. Allison Reed, 15, will represent the Republic of Georgia, located at the juncture of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Cathy Reed, 22, and brother Chris, 20, are skating for Japan. Their mother, Noriko, is from Japan, so they have dual citizenship.<br /><br />Allison met her Georgian partner, Otar Japaridze, 22, while he was training in New Jersey. They became partners last summer. "We had like a mini-tryout when I was younger. But I was much too small for him at the time," says Reed.<br /><br />Reed was just old enough to qualify for the Olympics. A skater must have been 15 by July to be eligible. She turned 15 on June 8. She was granted Georgian citizenship last month, enabling her to compete. "I'm really thankful to the Georgian (skating) federation for getting my passport and citizenship through so fast," she says.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538303186554500986.post-64274585247732444072010-02-19T10:26:47.152-08:002010-02-19T10:26:47.152-08:00The Olympics are on?The Olympics are on?Jennoreply@blogger.com