I will be out of the country during all of the Olympics, so I will be unable to harass NBC on the metric issue. But to those who are so inclined: I would bet a dinner that when it comes to cross-country sking (assuming they cover the sport at all!), US reporters will give distances in ifp units. The wonderful and usually very exciting 4 x 10 km relay (you might see 10 minutes of it if you are lucky) will be reported as being composed of 6 mile segments. This drives me nuts!
I hope others here will sound off loud and clear. Make the point that xc sking is one sport that has always, always, always been 100% SI/metric (skis are metric, poles are metric, shoes are sold in metric sizes, and distances are metric), regardless of the country where the sking takes place. Good luck. HARRY WYETH
