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Can't condone that. there's a little cigar smoking as well, questions about whether or not they're setting the proper example. i'll just tell you from my own experience, talking to some canadians last night after the game was over, including some folks i talked to at the skating, they weren't too concerned about the drinking and partying. they were just celebrating the win. but the ioc officially, contessa, is looking into it. >> all right. i mean, what's a little drinking here and there? chris, thanks. olympic action coming up on -- i know. i did say it. i take full responsibility. u.s.a. s...

18 is the legal drinking age. the ioc is investigating what happened but i can say just from my limited experience walking around town last night, nobody was too concerned about that. they were celebrating the gold medal. >> i think you are right with that observation. thank you very much, chris. we'll talk to you later in our 2:00 hour and there's more olympic action coming up later today on msnbc. usa speed skater chad henrik leads americans in the women's pursuit. the quarterfinals also get under way. coverage begins at 3:30 eastern time right here on msnbc. and a deadly winter storm. we ha...

Olympic action right here on msnbc starting at noon eastern. in the ladies super-g, lindsey vonn to will to add to ore her medal count. peekaboo street knows what it takes. street says today, the super-g is lindsey vonn's race to lose. >> she's been dominant in downhill and super-g, and so it is her race to lose today. the course is hard. it's bumpy, rattley. the thing that's going to be neat at the super-g for them, it's a fresh look at this piece. they're racing on the same run, but have a whole new set. there's 30 changes in direct from the start to the finish. there will be more turns. y...

At cyprus mountain where the ski events are taking place, they're having to truck in snow and hay to get the venue ready in time. for the athletes that means two less days of practice time on the mountains for the athletes competing there. however, olympic officials tell us it will be ready in time for competition. now the city, as i said, just crazy with excitement here and it is going to be a successful olympics from what we can tell by ticket sales. they've sold a record number already, 1.6 million tickets sold. again, it's going to be a great time here in vancouver. i'm hoping you'll be wa...

So when i am scared, coming out, just them cheering for me gives me that extra push to go for it. over in thejudo, though, chelsie giles was handed a medal lifeline in the repechage after losing in the earlier rounds. a bronze was still up for grabs for the world number ten, and boy did she grab it. it's all over, it's all over... britain's first medal of the games, at the spiritual home of her sport. the bronze medal. two medals, then, on day two for britain. what will day three bring? natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. and later in the programme, awe�*ll have more from tokyo we'll have more f...