was the high hope coming into these games. she had a disastrous performance at the u.s. nationals, fell twice and only squeaked on to the team because of their selection. she is going to get to skate the short program this weekend. that's tomorrow. she will get to try to redeem herself after that. then, gracie gold comes in. she is the one that won the u.s. nationals. she will come in and skate the long programs. we also have mep's ski jumping coming up. if you like seeing someone hurdle themselves off a 400-foot high ramp, that's the event for you. open ceremony tonight. a lot of pagentry. a lot of money spent by the russians trying to prove themselves. don't forget to look for the small emotional moments. this is so special for so many athletes. the hand shakes of people between countries you might not expect. take a look out for american