The Nuclear Winter Olympics, Day 2, Part 2: Pence Gets Slammed Again At the Opening Ceremony

• I don't think this Tweet will need further comment, as to it's message or it's target.  Kensworthy (who later threw "Eat your heart out, Pence." on his Instagram) is a freestyle skier on the US Team, and is also openly gay.  (CBS Sports)

We're here. We're queer. Get used to it. @Adaripp #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/OCeiqiY6BN

— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 9, 2018

• But Kensworthy is wrong on one regard.  To eat his heart out, Mike Pence would have to HAVE one.  And, if he did, there'd be no need for this situation.
• Well, there goes the USA shutout -- with four Norwegians and three Canadians in the final field of 12 with a damn-near-unwatchable number of falls in at least one of the qualifying groups yesterday, American Red Gerard can expect calls from about every corporate and television outlet who will take him:  Olympic Gold Medalist today in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle event.  Canadians Max Parrot and Mark McMorris finished second and third.
• Jean-Claude Killy, an honorary member of the IOC, did not believe the McLaren Report and supporting data represented significant enough evidence to throw the Russian team and Olympic Committee out of the Olympic movement.  (Inside the Games)
• The men's downhill has been postponed due to high winds at the top of the course.  This is not uncommon -- the women's downhill at the Olympics I attended was postponed at least once.
• The PyeongChang Olympic Organizing Committee has apologized to Iran for not giving them the special-edition Samsung telephones they were otherwise entitled to as an Olympic team.  It was stated yesterday the snub was due to sanctions against the country, but it's clear that was not the case now.  (Inside the Games)
• The Iranian athletes will receive and be allowed to keep their phones.