Olympic style: hits and misses
Winning is great and all, but looking good while doing it? Priceless. Amy Verner awards some medals of her own
Olympic Hit: First tango-inspired then classic and elegant, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's outfits did not detract from their gold medal performances. A virtuous choice. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty ImagesAFP / Getty Images
Olympic Miss: Featuring a cheesy airbrushed image of Uncle Sam, the helmet of American hockey goalie Ryan Miller gets the prize for gaudiest accessory. CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty ImagesAFP / Getty Images
Olympic Miss: Realistically, how else would anyone have paid attention to the Norweigian curling team? While they got everyone talking, their pants came across as gimmicky. The curling rink, after all, is no place for clowning around. TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty ImagesAFP / Getty Images
Olympic hit: In a sport that’s often called out for its sequin-happy excess, South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na’s little black skating outfit is a breath of fresh air. Namely, it wouldn’t look out of place on a date - diamond-studded geometric print and all. (Bonus points for the au courant dark nails.) TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty ImagesAFP / Getty Images
Nothing says American like a pair of blue jeans. Team USA's Burton pants, dead ringers for real denim, looked fresher than the snow on Cypress Moutain. Talk about trendy tricks. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesAFP / Getty Images