It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen filling in for Brian today. Now we're going to talk about some highlights and maybe some low lights from this year's Winter Olympic Games,

which are in full swing right now in Italy. It's true the Winter Olympics don't usually get

quite the same level of hype as their warm weather cousin in the Summer Olympics, but this

season in Milan is shaping up to be pretty interesting, athletically and well, culturally.

Maybe you've been watching the so-called quad-god figure skater in his unparalleled jumping skills, or perhaps the drama surrounding

the celebrated skier, Lindsay Vaughn, has kept you up at night. I know watching her skiing

certainly was disturbing for me.

In the name of giving the Winter Olympics their rightful time in the spotlight,

we're going to spend these last few minutes talking all things Milan

and take your calls about the moments from this past week that have stood out to you.

Justin Peters is a correspondent for Slate, who's been covering

the Olympics since the opening ceremony, and he joins us now to run through some of the highlights.

Justin, welcome to WNYC.

Hey, Bridget. Thanks for having me on.

And listeners, before we dive in, we want to hear from you. If you've been tuning in,

what have been the standout moments?

Who are your favorite athletes? Or, without getting too mean, who are your least favorite and why?

What events are you actually paying attention to? Are you picky? Or will you tune into just about

anything? Maybe you watched heated rivalry and decided there's no better time to get into hockey.

Or are you a die-hard figure skating fan?

Have you fallen for one or more of the niche sports like skeleton and want to make a case for it?

And maybe a slightly more controversial question,

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