Impressive Women:

Saturday's Olympic events were excellent to watch.

Cindy Klassen, Canada, won bronze in the Women's 5000m. She tied the record for most medals in any one Olympics; five! She was the most decorated athlete to leave Torino. She didn't even speed skate until her crushing defeat of not making the '98 Olympic hockey team. Her gracias interviews reveal that she didn't care about these records, she was barely aware of them. She 'just wanted to have a good time.' Impressive.

Claudia Pechstein, Germany, got silver. Fifth Olympics. 8 medals in 9 Olympic races, 5 of which were gold!...now 9 Olympic medals. 34 years old. 5,000m world record holder. Going into the 5,000m, she was hoping to become the 1st athlete to ever win 4 golds, 4 Olympics in a row, in the same event. She has aesthma! Impressive.

Clara Hughes, Canada, won the race. Her last lap was unbelievable. It seemed as though she got her 1 second lead in the last straightaway! Clara is a 2-time bronze medalist, one in speed skating and one received in Atlanta for cycling. Yes, as in The Summer Olympic Games. Canada does not offer money bonus for medals, but Clara was so moved by Joey Cheeks's donation of his Olympic gold money prize, that she donated $10,000 of her own money to the same cause. Impressive.