The Nuclear Winter Olympics, Day 4: Blown Away

• 26 female Olympians got screwed without lube yesterday -- no, that's not a joke.  They decided to go ahead with the slopestyle competition yesterday, even though the weather was in no condition to do so.  Of the 52 runs, only maybe about 8 or so made completion -- and an 83.00 was all that was needed to win gold.  Most everybody, even the eventual winner, was pissed!!! (Deadspin) 
• In what has to be described as the ultimate in hubris, the Russian Foreign Minister has actually come out and said that the reason the Russian Olympic Committee is disqualified is that the United States can't beat them fairly.  (Chicago Tribune)
• The medal table is fairly even at the top in the total, but the USA is not in that top group.  Germany still tops the table on Olympic standard with 4 golds, but Norway has nine medals, while Germany, the Netherlands, and Canada have seven apiece.  The USA, with two golds, has four medals.
• Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia, has decreed there shall be an alternate Games for the banned athletes only.  Oh brother...  (Inside the Games)