i hate to take anything from any olympian. and i know nothing of the shooter/skier in question, perhaps every potential to be champion who had a bad day? but, as curiousity, maybe the olympics don't truly draw the creme de la creme.
i remember growing up the olympics were a call to skip any other plan and watch/root for your country. and we had big stars to watch, and then they won!!! the hype is down, and to tell you the truth, i don't think that many americans are really paying attention. so if kids are growing up not paying attention where's the drive to devote years of training to one discipline come from?
just a thought.