For the first time since it became an Olympic sport in 2002, the freestyle skiing events will take place at night during the Turin Olympics. When I read that, I thought, “Are they insane? How could you do that kind of skiing under glaring artificial lights?” But, apparently, the skiers think it’s fine. Some of them actually prefer it. It seems that it creates fewer shadows and, therefore, in many ways is easier for them to ski under than sunlight. The exception is when the lights are turned up too bright for television coverage. Hopefully, NBC will get that right and not call for overlighting at the Olympics.
