It’s good to be Jonny Moseley

It’s official.

I want to be Jonny Moseley when I grow up.

I should finish that sentence…when I grow up, win an Olympic gold medal, make a spectacular comeback with a trick named after a baked good, host SNL, get an MTV gig, and become the new voice of Warren Miller’s ski films.

Yeah, I’ll get right on that.

I follow Jonny on Twitter.  He tweeted last week about an appearance he was doing at Squaw Valley this past weekend. I tweeted back.  And, somehow the stars in the Twitterati universe lined up and we hooked up for a shoot with his family at Squaw Valley yesterday. 

Look for Jonny as a commentator during NBC’s Vancouver coverage and don’t be surprised if you see him working the lift lines at Squaw.  He’s the host with the most and now he’s got the title to prove it.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you…

We all need a theme song…

How do you not like Biathlon?

Ski.

Shoot.

Rinse.

Repeat.

US Biathlete Lowell Bailey is the minstrel behind this Olympic ditty.  Consider his team his muse.  The coach and rest of the team sing backup.

They’re like a really fit Partridge family that packs heat.    It’s very cool.  Good luck getting it out of your head!

It takes a village…

It takes a village to raise an Olympian.

And, I’m now officially a villager.

We spent the day in Truckee with 3 time Olympian Daron Rahlves.  He’s coming out of retirement to go for a 4th Olympics in a new event called ski cross.  Think Nascar on skiis.  Think max-ing out your health care deductible.

Daron built a start gate in his backyard.

And that’s where I came in.

Ohno-licious

Apolo Ohno

How do you not like Apolo Ohno?

He’s a 5 time Olympic medalist.

People think he invented the soul patch.

And, if he asks you to dance, he actually knows what he’s doing. (2007 DWTS Champ)

Well, he’s back.

And, more importantly he’s already qualified for the games in every distance he wants to race.

Ohno also has already won something other big Olympic names are still chasing: sponsorship.

Corporate America still loves Apolo. 

So do the not so corporate American women who dig it when he walks around shirtless…which he did a lot on Dancing With The Stars.

He’s twittering these days for one of his sponsors and offering you a chance to win some great free Olympic stuff if you become one of his tweeps.

Click here to watch my interview with Apolo. 

And, don’t forget to follow him here on Twitter.

Get that man a bobsled!

The Rudy Movie Poster

Did you ever see the movie, Rudy?

It shows up on the Top 25 Sports Films list year after year and it’s the real life story of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger.

Rudy (aka Daniel Ruettiger) is a short guy who overcomes size and roughly a zillion other odds to become a Notre Dame football legend.

30 years later, Rudy has made a career of being…well…Rudy.

Click here to see his website.

For $35 you can join his fan club which entitles you to a signed dvd and a non-autographed hat.   (The site makes it clear he’s NOT signing your hat.)

He’s in Sacramento doing some…we’ll assume…motivating.  And, he stopped by the station for an interview.

Because I have a new Flip HD camcorder and no shame, I hit him up for his “favorite winter Olympic sport.”

Now, I’m wishing I’d hit him up to sign a hat.

Superman…Super Olympics Fan?

Actor Dean Cain

Dean Cain stopped by work today. 

Now, there’s something you don’t get to say often.

We interviewed him about the importance of getting flu shots.

Dean is  now the “face of the flu.”  We should all look that good with influenza. 

He could have been the “face of the plague” and we would have booked him.  He’s Superman for crying out loud.

Turns out Superman is a super Olympics fan. 

Take a whiff…

Take an awesome world class athlete.

Add a chemical engineering degree.

And you get Michelle Roark.

She has her own perfume line.  We met up to do a story about being an entrepreneurial athlete and put her marketing skills to the test.