People who have fond memories of the 2006 Winter Olympics will be happy to know that figure skater Sasha Cohen is coming out of retirement to participate in the 2010 games. People who are fans of underage girls will be unhappy to know that she's now 24. She's still tiny enough, though, to hide in a hamper, which is also good news for the 2010 American figure skating squad. You can't do a triple-axle if you're hefty.

Sasha Cohen Is Returning To Conquer The Vancouver Olympics [In Game Now]

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Good morning. Yawn. Not a good picture day. Anyway, since we're celebrating 2006, might as well do this:

The thought then occurred to us that the CITGO Bassmaster Classic begins tonight. So we went to the Ali G Translator to get his take on bass fishing strategy for the tournament:

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Respect the Other Sacha Cohen [The Sports Pulse]
Legendary Anglers Head 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic Field [Fishing World]

OK, I just saw the replay of Sasha Cohen's short program from last night. Lovely. Amazing really. But has anyone mentioned the comments she made to herself immediately after finishing the routine!? As she broke from her final pose, beaming, and began to skate off the ice, she pumps a fist and seems to shout "Yes!" OK. But then she CLEARLY says to herself "Rockstar!... Yes, that's me!... Yes!" It's riveting.

As much as we realize that Cohen is one of our best hopes for another gold medal, and as talented as she is and all that, all we're picturing right now is Molly Shannon's Saturday Night Live character Mary Katherine Gallagher. Wouldn't it be awesome if, before she takes the ice, Cohen places her hands under her armpits and smells them? And then stumbles into a pile of folding chairs?

Update: We've just learned that Cohen skipped her practice session on Wednesday because she woke up late. Yeah, you know those rock stars ...

Update, from reader Dave: "I can totally corroborate the post about her rockstar ways. NBC showed the full replay of her Tuesday night performance late last night. She absolutely is calling herself a rockstar. I only took notice because a girl in college used to call everyone rockstars and it was dreadfully annoying. Even more so, that headline on the back page of the Post (and the News) yesterday called her "Sassy Sasha" and that picture showed her in her glorious selfish ways.

Update: A reader sends us a link to what apparently is Sasha Cohen's MySpace web site.

(Update: Yes, she's 21. My math stinks. She looks 12, though. Spank away until the socks are gone, gentlemen.)

Sasha Cohen [NBC Olympics]