Do you know what song I'm talking about? It's called Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission movie soundtrack. It's a very beautiful piece of music that was originally composed by Ennio Morricone, but none of the skaters have used the original version. I think I heard a version featuring Yo Yo Ma during the pairs skate. In any case, I think I've heard it more this week than I have heard NBC's Olympics theme song.

Think I'm exaggerating? American Matt Savoie used it for his free skate. American pairs skaters Marcy Hinzmann and Aaron Parchem skated to it in their short program. And, Italian Carolina Kostner used it for her short program last night.

None of these skaters performed very well so I think it's fair to say, while beautiful, the song may be cursed.