In a first in Alpine Skiing, a competition ended in a tie (although the timekeepers know who really won). (Warning: If you’ve spent the last several hours enclosed in a box made of steel and concrete, this could be a spoiler.)

+ InFocus has an excellent collection of photographs from the first week of competition.

+ Take a POV ride down the luge run.

+ More people should follow the lead of Bob Costas and stay home from work when they’re sick.

+ Shouts and Murmurs: Going for the Bronze – “I’d never have gotten here without the support of my family, which saw third place in me before I could see it in myself.”