It's that time again.

On the day of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies kick off, I got my first whiff of the Olympic's melodramatic monologue manure pile via a timeline of emotional vignettes from America's stars: Lyndsey Vonn learning to ski, Shaun White dreaming of the 5 Ring circus, and Apollo Ono uniting the world.

Yes it's all true I suppose. But when I see NBC paying Youtube for premium placement in such gratuitous promotion, it all just seems a bit disingenuous. Point is the Olympics should be emotional because they are inherently so, not because some editor at media company X tells me so.

But whatever, I'm jaded. Watch for yourself and decide.

Oh and of course... here's the schedule of relevant events:

February 15, 2010
10:30 Snowboard Men's Snowboard Cross Qualification
2:00 Snowboard Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals
2:26 Snowboard Men's Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals
2:42 Snowboard Men's Snowboard Cross Semifinals
Medal Event
2:53 Snowboard Men s Snowboard Cross Finals

February 16, 2010
10:00 Snowboard Ladies Snowboard Cross Qualification
12:15 Snowboard Ladies Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals
12:29 Snowboard Ladies Snowboard Cross Semifinals
Medal Event
12:40 Snowboard Ladies Snowboard Cross Finals

February 17, 2010
1:05 Snowboard Men'ss Halfpipe Qualification
5:15 Snowboard Men's Halfpipe Semifinals
Medal Event
7:15 Snowboard Men s Halfpipe Finals

February 18, 2010
12:30 Snowboard Ladies Halfpipe Qualification
4:00 Snowboard Ladies Halfpipe Semifinals
Medal Event
6:00 Snowboard Ladies Halfpipe Finals

February 26, 2010
10:00 Snowboard Ladies PGS Qualification
12:15 Snowboard Ladies PGS 1/8 Finals
12:51 Snowboard Ladies PGS Quarterfinals
1:09 Snowboard Ladies PGS Semifinals
Medal Event

1:31 Snowboard Ladies PGS Finals

February 27, 2010
10:00 Snowboard Men's PGS Qualification
12:15 Snowboard Men's PGS 1/8 Finals
12:51 Snowboard Men's PGS Quarterfinals
1:09 Snowboard Men's PGS Semifinals
Medal Event
1:31 Snowboard Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Finals