Seth Wescott won the gold! his sister is a friend of mine and stayed at our house in Thailand; we're part of the same community in SF. I haven't met Seth, but Sarah talks fondly of him and was sooo excited when she was leaving for Turin. It's so weird to be one degree removed from a gold medalist. I mean, it's totally conceivable (if I were in SF) that I could end up at a dinner party with him. Trippy.
you can read about it here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/olympics/2006/02/16/snowboard/index.html In other "people I know are so cool and talented" news, if Connexus builds the artI've seen the proposal for, it will honestly be the most amazing thing I've ever seen on the playa.