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It’s been a long two weeks; so by now it’s possible that your Olympic fever has already spiked and as subsided to a mere warm forehead. If that’s the case, it’s worth remembering that tonight marks hometown soul-patched hero Apolo Ohno’s last two chances to grab a gold medal in Torino. Even though he’s spent the past eight years in Colorado in training , he still calls Seattle his home; so hop on the bandwagon tonight before your forget about short track skating again for the next eight years.

Even without the local connection, tonight’s events are bound to be excellent television. The 500m event is perfect for people with short attention spans. Later, it’s team 5000m relay time. I’m not sure if any other event compares in terms of chaotic beauty — with four people from each team exchanging in and out, the pushing, potential for falls, and a reminder of your physics lessions make it more thrilling than anything you saw on the figure skating rink (where falls are less likely to cost you a medal).

Don’t worry. Even though I’m watching the competition from the future, I won’t tell you what happened. For that, click on nbcolympics or your favorite news/sports outlet.