Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

The United States dominated the 2010 Winter Olympics, just as it dominates everything else in the world (to the chagrin of many). I watched quite a bit of the games, having watched none of the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008. The luge, skeleton, and bobsled events were interesting, but once you've seen one run, you've seen 'em all. The figure skating did nothing for me. The skaters are athletic and talented, but I consider it more art than sport. I like downhill skiing. What were the blue marks doing on the snow? Was it for television? I also like speedskating, though not short track. The X-Games stuff is ridiculous. Kids in baggy pants doing flips on skateboards, er, snowboards. I would have liked to see curling, but it was never shown in the evenings. The most authentic event in the Winter Olympics is the biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and shooting. These are useful skills. It would be nice if they had cross-country skiing and archery, or perhaps cross-country skiing, archery, and carcass hauling.