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Sparking Some Interest

The International Herald Tribune has set up a blog for its writers in Turin. It's got some pretty good nuggets of information about life in Turin during the Games, made all the more interesting because there's been very little actual coverage about Turin itself, just like in Detroit during the Super Bowl. And no, articles about chocolate and pizza don't count.

Writer Christopher Clarey notes that there are plenty of empty seats in the stands. Apparently, locals aren't overjoyed at the prospect of paying about $100 for tickets to the downhill, for instance, where skiers zip by in a flash at 90mph. At least in auto racing favorites go past the stands more than one time.

Tickets to the closing ceremonies are still available though, at about $250 each. Will the Sparks of Passion be snuffed out there?

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