Oh my. They gave each of us our own shopping cart to push around, and we left with enough cloths to fill two suitcases and a duffle bag. We just picked out the sizes we wanted. We were like kids in a candy store.

Oh, my. They gave each of us our own shopping cart to push around, and we left with enough clothes to fill two suitcases and a duffel bag. We just picked out the sizes we wanted. We were like kids in a candy store.

I tried to say something to her, and I think it came out halfway coherent. We just can't believe everything that happens over here. This is our first Olympics, so every time somebody even gives us a new T-shirt, we're jumping up and down.

Off the ice, it's the Twilight Zone, but on the ice it's something that's familiar. I'm really feeling comfortable out there. There's tension, but it's also so much fun.

We can decide to let our trials crush us, or we can convert them to new forces of good

What our grandmothers told us about playing hard to get is true. The whole point of the game is to impress and capture. It's not about honesty. Many men and women, when they're playing the courtship game, deceive so they can win. Novelty, excitement and danger drive up dopamine in the brain. And both sexes brag.