Buddy Cole to the rescue.
Cole aka Scott Thompson is reporting for the "Colbert Report" this week on the Sochi Olympics. Or as Cole pronounces the Russia city, "so-shay."
This is Colbert's way of digging at Russia anti-gay laws. And who better to send than Cole/Thompson, both of whom are gay.
In Monday's episode, Cole interviews U.S. Ambassador Dan Baer who is also gay. In trying to act "straight," Cole riffs on vaginas.
Cole also asks about fashion choices, "How many zippers on an outfit could one have without appearing too gay." And equal rights: "All people should have the right to have terrible relationships."
As someone who found Cole a bit long-winded occasionally in his monologues on "Kids in the Hall," I found Thompson hit strong notes, especially in the interview. Thompson will talk with the U.S. speed skating team in tonight's "Colbert Report."
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In the actual Olympics, Canada did temporarily grab the lead with 7 medals with the 3 gold medals being the tiebreaker. Norway is now in front with 11 medals and Canada is second with 9 medals. Both countries have 4 gold medals.
Short track Canadian speed skater Charles Hamelin won gold in the men's 1,500 metres. Hamelin had previously won 2 gold and a silver in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics. He is now 3 medals away from having the more medals of any Canadian Olympian.
Alex Bilodeau won the gold medal in men's moguls and teammate Mikaël Kingsbury grabbed the silver. Marc-Antoine Gagnon just missed bronze. Bilodeau became the first man to ever successfully defend the men's Olympic moguls crown.
Dara Howell won Canada's 4th gold medal and Kim Lamarre took bronze in the women's ski slopestyle event on Tuesday.
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Deadspin has a great map of CBC coverage in the United States for Olympic coverage purposes. The map also illustrates potential NHL coverage, great news and documentary programming, and a whole lot more. Too bad we can't get CBC on cable throughout the United States.
The site invites people to respond if they get the CBC in the States and aren't on the map.
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We know the 6 countries that will advance in the 2014 Olympics women's hockey pool. We also know that the United States and Canada, regardless of what they do on Wednesday, have clinched semifinal berths.
The Finland-Switzerland loser on Wednesday will face the Sweden/Russia winner on Thursday, the top seed from Group B. The winner will draw the Sweden/Russia loser.
In practical terms, the U.S. and Canada want to avoid playing Finland in a semifinal. By winning on Wednesday, the winner will draw the lower seed.
The two North American countries will get to rest and practice until February 17. CBC will carry the semifinals in Canada while NBCSN (7:30 am) and MSNBC (noon) will split the telecasts. Monday is a holiday in certain provinces and Presidents Day in the States, so at-home viewing may be on the rise.
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There has been a bit of coverage in Canada about the dominance of La Belle Province in the medals category.
To me, Canada is Canada and as much as I love Quebec, I love Quebec as part of Canada. But within Canada, for some, where the Olympic medalists are from does matter. And not just in Quebec.
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