Dreams on ice

Olympics | For Vancouver taxpayers and NBC executives, the 2010 Winter Olympics could become a nightmare | Daniel Olasky

Associated Press/Photo by Alessandro Trovati

Ah, the glory of the Winter Olympics: A chance for ordinary people to sip cocoa while watching sports far too expensive and daredevilish for them ever to play. A chance for the Swedes to finally show those smug Norwegians whose is the greatest country on earth. A chance for America's men to reconnect with their forgotten love of figure skating . . . if their women have anything to say about it.

No longer merely the Summer Games' anemic, parka-clad little sibling, the Winter Olympics have grown up. Athletes from over 80 countries will gather in Vancouver, British Columbia, to battle for coveted gold medals and McDonald's commercials. But as always when athletics, international politics, and big money meet, there are stories within the stories, some that NBC would rather you didn't know.

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