Where's my snow?

[heavenly_pearl]

Seriously, where is it? I've been waiting all day for it. Granted, the last I heard, it was supposed to really start in earnest right about now, but not even a snowflake in sight yet. *pouts* I WANT IT TO SNOOOOOOOOOW!

In other news, great ladies' short program!

And emotional, too. Canadian champ Joannie Rochette's mother died last Saturday, so it was really great to see her skate so well despite her grief. I was crying all through her short program and practically bawling once she finished skating and broke down. So, so brave of her to go out there and compete.

The current world champ Yu-Na Kim (from South Korea), of course, was fabulous as always, earning the highest short program score ever, and I'm amazed that Mao Asada (Japan) had the guts not only to attempt a triple axel/double toe combination in the short program, but land it, too! (For those not in the know, very, very few women have ever landed a triple axel -- five, besides her -- much less in combination. I think she may be the first for the combo.) No surprise that they're first and second, with Rochette in third. I think they have a lock on the gold and silver barring any major mistakes during the free.

But don't completely count out either of the American skaters for the bronze. Racheal Flatt and Mirai Nagasu both had great skates, landing fifth and sixth respectively. They're about six to seven points behind Rochette, really close to the fourth place finisher, Miki Ando of Japan. As much as I would like to see Rochette win a medal in memory of her mother, I have strong doubts she'll be able to hold it together during the free skate. In all the competitions I've seen her in this season, she hasn't skated a clean free to my recollection. It'll be remarkable if she can do it under such tragic circumstances. If she does falter, that just may give Racheal or Mirai a chance to medal. You never know. Neither were really expected to contend for medals, but surprises do happen at the Olympics. (Just look at Sarah Hughes winning gold in Satl Lake City, despite never having won even a national title on the senior level.)

Can't wait for Thursday!