D A Y_1 6
Arigato, Nagano
By Cintra Wilson
In her olympic farewell, Cintra Wilson wallows in weird TV, moons the ski slopes and finds the big heart of Japan
(02/24/98)
D A Y_1 5
Tara and Michelle are great and I am a worthless protozoa
By Cintra Wilson
(02/23/98)
D A Y_1 4
Lost in Nagano
By Cintra Wilson
Our correspondent's innocent search for the men's slalom turns into an amazing half-day odyssey
(02/20/98)
D A Y_1 3
Figure skating shocker
By Jonathan Broder
Lipinski upsets Kwan to take the gold. What happened? Skating expert Christine Brennan analyzes events on -- and off -- the ice in Nagano
(02/20/98)
Ice follies
By Cintra Wilson
I sold my soul to the scalpers to watch mechanized super-teens Michelle and Tara kiss ass?
(02/20/98)
D A Y_1 2
Flying away
By Gary Kamiya
Triumph on the slopes -- and parties all night long
(02/19/98)
Scalpers, skiers and cultural schizophrenia
By Cintra Wilson
Deluxe slopeside port-o-lets, "child hornet" snacks and other Olympic oddities
(02/19/98)
D A Y_1 0_T O_1 1
Cold war
By Gary Kamiya
The Czechs battle the Russians on ice
(02/18/98)
The Christlike and redemptive powers of hockey
By Cintra Wilson
Reflections on Olympic evolution, personality cults and Russian mafiosi
(02/18/98)
Are you a crystal vase?
By Joyce Millman
If you can answer these 20 questions, you've watched way too much of the Olympics
(02/18/98)
D A Y S_7_T O_9
Hockey stars, scalpers, expats and party animals
By Gary Kamiya
The Olympics are like the pilgrimages of old, with holy relics (the medals), saints (the athletes), evil bishops (corrupt figure-skating judges) and an unruly array of followers
(02/17/98)
Plastered in Nagano
By Koya Ide
olympics sponsors' ads are all over town -- and the locals don't like it.
(02/17/98)
D A Y_6
The fastest man on ice
By Gary Kamiya
The downhill is canceled again and scalpers are fleecing your
correspondent, but a thrilling men's 1,500-meter speed skating race brings the Olympic spirit alive
(02/13/98)
D A Y_5
Retro burger
By Gary Kamiya
Musings on women's hockey, Japanese English, the quest for tosto and other cross-cultural oddities
(02/12/98)
CBS drops the ball in Nagano
By Daniel Radosh
Bring on the cheerleaders! The anorexic gymnasts! CBS's Olympic coverage is a snooze
(02/12/98)
D A Y_4
Stoned on ice
By Gary Kamiya
Our man in Japan learns to love curling, the Monty Python of spectator sports
(02/11/98)
D A Y_3
Apres moi, de luge
By Gary Kamiya
Getting a half-second high from the sport that gives a whole new meaning to the expression "balls out"
(02/10/98)
D A Y S_1_&_2
Higher! Faster! Wetter!
By Gary Kamiya
Our half-Japanese man in Japan reports on the thrill of Victory and the agony of Nagano
(02/08/98)
Tonya's trials
By Jane Meredith Adams
How a skating champion became a wrestling manager, failed singer and video poker addict
(02/02/98)
Snowblind
By Tomas Jacobsson
The IOC thought it would be really cool to make snowboarding an Olympic sport. The really cool snowboarders liken the idea to working with the Mafia
(01/26/98)
Olympics bound
By Gina Arnold
A trip to Japan rekindles a life-shaping obsession
(01/19/98)
Dream girls
By Jonathan Broder
America's women figure skaters carry us to a place far, far away. That's why we watch them go through puberty on national television
(01/14/98)
Nagano: Not ready for prime time
By Eric Gower
Hundreds of thousands of athletes and fans are about to descend -- so where's the Olympics fever?
(01/14/98)
The Inuit Olympics
By Mary Roach
Head Pulls, Knuckle Hops and other madness
(01/07/98)
Expat's guide
By Don George
Cost-cutting and culture-exploring in Tokyo
(12/15/97)
Learning to love the abyss
By Maria Dolan
Snowboarding is a lot like life -- full of scary slopes, big spills and tiny triumphs
(12/10/97)
