It’s Friday and Oprah has to tell us that she did something she was dreading, she gets anxiety just thinking about cleaning out her closet- she did it and cleaned out her closet. How many of us are hanging on to size 8’s that you’re not able to fit in any more? She decluttered, the March issue of O Magazine is all about decluttering. Creative director of O Magazine , Adam Glassman, held her hand. You need someone uunrelenting to hold your hand and help you through. Adam says that Oprah was one of his most difficult clients as she was so anxious. Over 150 of Oprah’s handpicked items are going from her closet to eBay, they are one the stage, and Adam says he knows that Oprah wants to go back and sort through the stuff. Proceeds go to her girls in Africa at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy. The first class is about to graduate in 2011, and so she needs to use the money from her shoes to put the girls through college.

Here is what is up for bid, take a look- the crowd applaud. A Carolina Herrera dress that she wore with her interview with the cast of The Secret Life of Bees. Adam says even if it’s pricey, give it to a friend or sell it if you haven’t worn it for two years. The pants that Oprah wore to interview Lisa Marie Presley are fabulous, but a size 8. Oprah says she’s not getting there again but she keeps hoping. Adam says that it’s the rule; if it doesn’t fit you now then it has to go. If you want them as inspiration, hang them up as closet art. Oprah has a collection of pocketbooks from the stage when she had visions of herself as a lady who lunches saying dahhling really, but she never had a chance to go to lunch. The truth is she is a roomy tote girl. Adam calls it fantasy dressing. Oprah received shoes from Jessica Seinfeld  in a size 11, and she realised that she’s been wearing the wrong size all this time. She’s clearing out all the size 10’s and 10 1/2’s. Oprah finds a Chanel shoe that would still fit, but Adam says that she can’t wear ankle straps. Adam says that everything in your closet should promote joy, beauty and usefulness. If you don’t feel that then you should purge. Oprah doesn’t like to waste things, if she knows someone else will benefit, she’ll feel better. The official jacket of the Chicago Olympic delegation that they wore to Denmark- Oprah says that she would hang on to it if they had won their Olympic bid. Adam says if something brings up bad memories, then you should purge it. The black and white blouse that Oprah wore to surprise Jamie Foxx and Sidney Poitier. She loves it, but Adam says that she has duplicates and she hasn’t worn it for three years. Oprah says she feels the same anxiety for getting rid of t-shirts, it’s not just expensive things. The eBay auction starts on Monday and will run for ten days, all the money goes to her school in Africa. The starting bid on each item is $100 and to get the ball rolling eBay is giving a $100 gift card to everyone in the audience. They cheer. Happy bidding everyone.

The March issue of O Magazine is all about decluttering. Now that Oprah has purged, they can get more things. Adam’s is going to show his 5 must-haves for Spring using members of the audience. Once you purge you restock with a list. These trends for spring will last a long time, they are not trendy one-season items.

1. Spicy colors look good on everyone, they are warming on all. Saffron and paprika are the new neutral.
2. Every one should have  a glitzy top to dress up jeans or wear with a pencil skirt
3. The easy jacket- the new suit is seperates, looser and relaxed, like a boyfriend jacket
4. The printed jersey dress. Oprah says that she’s not buying it. She doesn’t like prints, the person from the audience like the dress she’s wearing, there’s a print for everyone and jersey is comfortable, easy to pack and feels like pajamas.
5. The utility jacket is a cross between a  military jacket and a safari jacket- Adam is loving this look. He and Oprah love all of J Crew’s stuff, especially the jacket. The masculine jacket over a feminine outfit adds some fun.

Oprah likes the idea of making a list and not buying clothing impulsively. It happens and becomes wall art. Oprah says its the fantasies we have of who we want to be. She wants to be a lady who lunches, but she eats everyday at her desk where no one cares if she has a pocketbook or not. Oprah thanks Adam and the ladies from the audience.

Jimmy Fallon is chiming in on Fridays Live from the Olympics in Vancouver. They say hello. He’s reading the new issue of O Magazine, he says he loves Vancouver and the Olympics. He has a leather bag full of dirty laundry to add to the auction. Oprah asks him what he thinks of the whole Jay versus Conan debate. He concentrated on his show and is happy to still have a job. He loves them both and is sure that it’ll sort out.  Conan is doing horrible and has a beard now, he’s still funny says Jimmy. Oprah asks him if he’s worried about his losing his job, he says no, has she heard anything? Oprah says that she heard Conan tweeted that he interviewed a squirrel in his backyard then went to commercial break. Jimmy says that he was supposed to be on that show but got bumped by the squirrel. Oprah asks what he finds funny- a good joke, someone falling over, someone falling over then trying to get back up and falling over again. Oprah asks if he was the funny kid in class or the one who was always in trouble? He says a little of both; in his 8th grade yearbook the prediction said that Jimmy Fallon will most likely replace David Letterman. Really, says Oprah. I swear says Jimmy, he principal was Nostradamus so that probably had something to do with it. He never thought he’d host a show but its so great, unbelievable fun. Great music, new bands, comedians, talking to Oprah, it’s fantastic. His 1 year anniversary  is coming up, 198 shows. Oprah says he should give her a call when he has 4374, which is where she is at now. Jimmy says that he has a great show coming up, Hall & Oates and Robert from the twilight movies who they are making fun of, Robert the Bother. Oprah hears that he does a great Neil Young impression- he picks up his guitar that was in his bag, and he’s going to do Pants on the Ground from American Idol. He sings, plays guitar and harmonica. He says that he can do Justin Timberlake going green. He sings of recycling. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, weeknights on NBC, congratulations on a year Jimmy.

The Winter Olympics are wrapping up on Sunday and their own Ali Wentworth is in Vancouver to meet some of the stars. She is so excited to meet Shani Davis who is going to teach her how to speedskate, he’s coming any minute now and she has a huge crush on him. He skates, she holds on to his jacket behind. She falls over and the crowd gasp. She asks to see his medals. She goes to do some skeleton with John Montgomery of Canada. He shows her how to run beside it and dive on. He pushes her by the feet, she thanks him. They drink a beer on the ice. With the US women’s curling team she asks what curling is- it’s shuffleboard on ice. They show her how to throw the rock and sweep. She says the floor is clean. She says it’s so hard to do, and that’s why she plays bridge. Johnny Weir is going to teach her how to figure skate. He loves her artistic fingers… she’d like to do a full axel, he says that may be a little early. She curtsys, he says no,… smooth. They agree to go shopping.

Ali joins the studio by Skype. Oprah says Ali is such an adventurous woman. Ali says she gets sore from doing the dishes so all the sports put her in bed for the week. She’s glad Oprah got rid of the Manolo’s because she’s bought her some Olympic slippers which are cute for everyday with jeans. Oprah asks how she got the speedsuit on- Ali finds Crisco is tacky, but fish oil.. or 8-9 people  around who can help you is good too. Once she got it on, she realised that Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce wear things like that all the time, just to go shopping. Oprah says that when Ali danced with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders that was the most daring thing she’s ever seen, and then putting on this uniform. Adam says that Ali’s one of those women who says yes to life. Ali agrees, that’s why she’s married to whom she’s married to- she would have said yes to anyone- seize the day and all that. She’s an arts and crafts girl not a sporty spice so it was fantastic. They have video of her ziplining across Vancouver with Jonny Weir. Yes to life, says Oprah. Ali says to all the ladies out there, don’t go on a zipline with a minidress, its’ not cute for the people below. Oprah asks if she’s still wearing her Olymic stuff? Ali says she feels it will never go out of style with the 2010 logo. She particularly liked the green ice dance outfit, it’s perfect with a utility jacket and flats for carpool pickup or going to the bank. Oprah says yes with the little jacket- Ali says it’s a feel good sort of outfit. Oprah asks about the olympic crush, Ali thinks the speed skater is the most gorgeous, sweetest,whitest teethed person she’s ever met. She hasn’t had the urge to tell anyone that her marriage band is a friendship ring in ten years. She was like a schoolgirl, there was no reason to hold onto his buttocks when skating, that was all her. He’s a Chicago boy. The crowd cheer. Ali says that he’s not married, he doesn’t have  a girlfriend and she wants to set Gayle up with him.

Mo’Nique was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Precious. Gabourey Sidibe was nominated for best actress. Only in America can you go from unknown college student to Academy nominated actress overnight. Precious is up for 6 Academy Awards including best director for the brilliant Lee Daniels, welcome Lee. Oprah says that when he was directing it, had he any idea that this would happen? He thought it would go straight to DVD. It’s been quite a journey. Oprah thinks that (award nominated) Jeffrey Fletcher did a great job as the screenwriter. What was it about Saphire’s novel Push that made him think this could be a movie, because when Oprah read it in 1996, she never would have thought that it would be a movie? He says that it’s truth, it’s honest, it reminded him of home. Oprah asks if he grew up that way? He said yes, without the frying pan. He knew all these girls and people, it was a very personal story. Oprah remembers the Academy Award lunch for The Color People and being told enjoy the lunch, take the biscuit, because you’re not going to win the academy award. She took the biscuit and bronzed it, she still has it, but she heard that Lee was on the carpet crying. He was crying because Gaby was with him and they’d written a scene where she was on the red carpet and he looked over his shoulder and there she was. Was it art repeating life or life repeating art? It was a moment. Oprah asks how they chose Gaby- over 400 girls came in, and he always looks for the truth, at 7-11’s and bus stops. Gaby came in and talked  after the audition. Unlike the ten girls that were down to the wire, Gaby could articulate this role. Oprah says that’s what is so wonderful, only in America could this happen that this college student can sit in the Academy Awards and her  name will be called in the same breath as one of the best actresses of all time, Meryl Streep. It make Oprah say she’s going to cry. Amazing. Oprah asks what 6 nominations feeels like? Lee says it’s guttural, he started crying, he was on his knees thanking god. With Monsters Ball they got two but that was as producer whch is a different headspace. He says that he is friends with all his fellow director nominees but the media makes it into a competition. Oprah says didn’t she tell him that the whole ride is so fine? Is a party, they are so supportive of each other, they’ve learned so much,  its a kumbya. Oprah asks how it will feel to have his name called with the others- Spielberg told her years ago, regardless of what happens there is that one moment when the names are called and you’re all please Jesus and then you’re all is my face on straight. At the luncheon, Lee said they all gathered around and he asked to hold hands. Cameron says here’s Daniels with his Baptist kumbya. He said not at all,he just wanted to say that this has been the best time of his life and he has learned so much from all of them and he thinks that they all deserve to win. Oprah says that’s good, the crowd applaud. Precious is still in theaters and is a movie that you have to see, says Oprah.

Stay off your phone in the car. The countdown to the Oscars is on, just over a week away on March 7th, don’t miss the Oprah Oscar primetime special . This show is like no other, Barbara is great and she is the queen of all things, but on this special, Halle Berry and Penelope Cruise sit down together and interview each other. Golden Boy Ben Affleck sits down with his good friend and actor nominee Jeremy Renner from Hurtlocker and they realise interviewing is not as easy as it looks. The billion dollar cast of Avatar comes together for an interview, and if you havent seen Fatal Attraction for a while- Oprah watched it last night- take another look at it- Michael Douglas and Glenn Close sit own for the first time ever to interview each other as to how it was to make the film, including the steamy sex scene. Wow, says Oprah, tune in at 10pm for the Oscar Special on Wednesday night. Take the no phone zone pledge, and thanks to Progressive Insurance for helping spread the word. Oprah says that they need more people behind them . Have a great weekend everybody.

WHAT WE LEARNED TODAY:

Everything in your closet should promote joy, beauty and usefullness.

Oprah imagines herself as a lady who lunches and has bought accessories accordingly.

Jimmy Fallon finds good jokes funny. Also people falling over.

It is rumored that Vancouver 2010 Olympic souvenir wear will never go out of style.

The director of Precious thought the film would go straight to DVD.

A VERY QUICK SUMMARY:

Spice colors look good on everyone,  saffron and paprika are the new neutral.

So, she really is an open book about her up and down weight-loss, wacky lifestyle and non-existent sex life, and that is why we love her. Just when we think we know it all, she has something new up her sleeve and that is why we love her. Come on out Kirstie Alley. The crowd go wild. Oprah and Kirstie hug.

OK, says Oprah, she can tell that Kirstie has lost weight because she has her strut on. When you loose 20lbs you start that strut thing. Kirstie says she’s working on it. The tabloids are obsessed about her weight, so Kirstie has made it into a new series. She says that she is good at making lemonade out of lemons. She says that everyone focuses on the before and afters, and she wants to focus on the everyday, what really happens. Oprah talks of the grazing moment in front of the refridgerator. Kirstie says that everyone focuses on the befores and afters when you diet in the public eye- remember the bikini- Oh God, says Kirstie. The new reality show is what happens in between. Cameras follow her wherever she goes; never one to hide in the shadows, she’s coming our swinging with cameras of her own to film the paparazzi. Her quest to reach the size that’s right for her is the focus of Kirstie Alley’s Big Life, her new A&E reality show. Along for the ride are Lily and Drew, Kirstie’s two teenagers. Her loyal assistant Kelly and assistant in training Kyle have their work cut out for them. Add to the cast Kirstie’s own wild kingdom of 25 animals. Her handyman Tim becomes her chubby buddy, as he’s otherwise a bad influence.

Oprah asks why do a reality show when Kirstie always says that the cameras bother her? Kirstie wanted to control them- there are usually 10 paparazzi outside her house at any moment, but when they are filming there are none- so you don’t film their license plates. Oprah asks if it’s been cathartic? Kirstie says that it has been joyous, actually, she talks of the poem Invictus with the last two lines  I am the master of my faith and the captain of my soul. Kirstie says that she had forgotten that she is the captain of her soul. Oprah asks how she can forget that? She’s Kirstie Alley, living in Hollywood, Nate did her kitchen… Kirstie says that it’s hard not to succumb to the pressures around you as a celebrity because it’s so open. She loves being open, but you get so vulnerable when it’s too open, its hard and you can start seeking approval. Oprah asks why is it different this time, because cameras following her around aren’t a big enough reason to loose weight. Kirstie says that she knows she can’t use the F word on Oprah, but she doesn’t give a f- (beep). You don’t, says Oprah. No, says Kirstie. Once she realised who she is- the girl with 2 beautiful children, a great career in acting, all these awards and friends and families and  her health. She just thought who are all these (beeeeeep) who are trying to bring her down and make her less? They’re not going to do it again. The crowd cheer. They show footage from Kirstie’s show of a photographer taking pictures of her in her garden- and the photo landed on the front page of a tabloid a couple of weeks later. Oprah says that is not the sort of photo that you want on the front page. Kirstie says you don’t know what to do, you’re already fat then they pad you with a bush in front of your stomach. Then youll be in the grocery line the next day and people will say you’ve done well and lost weight. She says that it is cathartic, because you have to face yourself. Oprah asks if Kirstie is relieved when other celebrities are going through things to take the pressure off her? Kirstie says she is in good company. Kirstie hates the paparazzi, she says that she’s not nice to them. If she’s at a restaurant or event that’s appropriate, but when they shoot her kids, who they’ve been stalking since they were babies, it makes her mad. And they are looking for shots of her being angry and the best way to do that is to shoot photos of her kids. Oprah says she can’t imagine how it is to have cameras following you, although she is going to do it for the last year of the Oprah show, how is it? Kirstie says she thinks Oprah will like it, the first few days she hated it but she was the producer and so she couldn’t cancel. Its a hybrid between a film and a talk show. They are so everywhere that Kirstie makes an announcement over the intercom that someone needs to get out of the bathroom when she needs to go. Oprah reminds her to take the mic off.

They show footage of her being weighed and disputing the amount, she asks for the amount in British stone as it sounds like less weight- she only needs to lose 6 stone. Oprah asks her if 90 lbs of weightloss is the goal; yes. Oprah asks why a weight and not a body thats right for you. Kirstie says she took some of Oprah’s advice that she normally doesn’t take, but she doesn’t know yet where that magic point is where she will feel vibrant and alive and beautiful. Kirstie says she’s 59, she’s been fat for 5 years of her life but you’d think she’s been fat for 50 years of her life. At 140, 145, 150lbs she was good. Oprah says that working out adds bulk, Kirstie asks Oprah what the number should be. Oprah says its a feeling, not a number. Kirstie says that when she struts around for most of the day, she’s done. She’s been doing this for 7 weeks and lost 20ish pounds. It’s her decision but her muse is Mr Jamie Foxx,  Kirstie likes to imagine herself with Mr Jamie Foxx- she disrobes and thinks yeah, or Jamie turn the light off. She loves Jamie Foxx, she Twitters about him, because he is so talented; brilliant actor, musician, funny… Oprah doesn’t know if Kirstie is aware of it, but Oprah and Jamie are special friends. Kirstie is not aware of that. Oprah says that he is a dear friend, and she got a Valentine from him and he sends the best presents. Kirstie says maybe when he sees this show he’ll send her a present. Oprah says for her birthday he sent this amazing, one of a kind statue of her mentor, and years ago he had an amazing portrait done of her by this great artist. Kirstie says she is so happy for Oprah. Oprah says that anybody who is going to be with Jamie needs to be able to share, as there will be other girls. Kirstie says she doesn’t envision matrrying him, but maybe being in Italy with him for three weeks. Oprah asks what she’d most like to do with him, Kirstie nodds wistfully and is silent. She says that her daughter is sitting in the front row but that her muse could be her icebreaker. Oprah says that she heard Kirstie told People magazine that she wants a bootie call from Jamie. Yes, says Kirstie along with 3 million other women. Oprah says that she and Jamie have a special relationship, but she desn’t want a booty call. A flatscreen TV slides into place on the set behing them, with Jamie Foxx live by satellite.

The crowd whoop, Kirstie turns around and screams, she covers her eyes and says oh my God. Jamie says that he will be a bootie call with Oprah’s permission. Kirstie goes to kiss him and touch the screen. Jamie says that he won’t go too wild as her kids are in the audience. He says she is all beautiful, stop worrying about what she weighs, just focus on “being you, wonderfully you”. Kirstie says that’s why she loves him. Kirstie tells him that she loves him because he is not just good looking, he’s talented, generous, thoughtful , funny… Jamie sings that he’d like to drive down her alley tonight… Oprah says that she told Kirstie that Jamie was going to come to the studio but he’s working on his album. He says that he ia making some beautiful love music, so we can all have love and make love. Kirstie says she knows somewhere where he could use that music. Oprah asks Kirstie what she means when she calls herself a Foxhound. She won’t say it in front of Jamie. Jamie was aware of this crush because years ago he went to Kirstie’s dressing room and expressed what a fan he was. He is always a fan and is rooting for her, he says they can do a bootie call segment as a weightloss motivator. Kirstie says he can be her icebreaker. Oprah thanks Jamie for having her on his radio show, the Foxhole. Jamie makes a plug for his show, says they pass out gift baskets for everyone on Monday that they talked about on Friday. Kirstie wants to go on the Foxhole, Jamie says anytime. Oprah thanks Jamie, says that she is friends with both Jamie and Kirstie, Jamie wishes Kirstie good luck on the show and says that even if she doesn’t loose any weight, she is still beautiful. Kirstie thanks him and blows kisses.

They show footage of Jim, Kirstie’s handyman having dinner with Kirstie. She hasn’t been on a date-date for ten years. She didn’t want anyone telling her how to raise her children, but now they are older she would consider a boyfriend. Her motivation for weightloss is hating the way that she feels. Oprah clarifies the ten years issue- its been 10 years since she was in love. She wasn’t open to someone else’s interpretation of how to raise her kids, and she’s had so much fun being a mother and raising her kids. She’s an older mother and she wanted to spend quality  time with them. She’s having a ball being at home with them while she does her show. Her daughter Lily in the audience says that she enjoys having the cameras there now. Kirstie says they film 4 days a week and they leave at 6pm, so they have a lot of time without the cameras.

She is loosing the weight this time, she created a weightloss line and she is using that, her new company Organic Liason is something she’s very proud of. The Rescue Kit focuses on suppotrting the body 24-7. they are a calorie based program. They are trying to get people to liase from regular food to clean food. She gets up at 7am, she’s a mono-eater so she has the same thing every day- an organic English muffin with an egg on it. Contrary to popular whatever she says, throwing away the magazine, she is very healthy with low blood pressure, cholestorol etc. She drinks Rescue Me, then eats something at 10am, a little Greek yogurt with Stevia and cinnamon- its like the richest yummiest thing in the world. Dinner is often barbeque chicken- 3 wings with skin, Oprah says that a skinless wing is a pitiful thing. Kirstie likes that you still have to work at them. She’s trying to eat less meat. She’ll eat a big salad which is a new thing for her. She’ll eat Green Soup 3 times a day, 60 calories a cup, the recipe is on their website, www.organicliason.com. The soup contains all kinds of organic greens, pureed, a chef from Australia helped her to formulate it. Oprah says that now Kirstie has created her own weightloss program, she doesn’t have to be a spokesperson for anyone else. Kirstie says that she speaks for herself.

On a previous show, Oprah hears that Kirstie has a long list of people who want them to decorate her house. She does, she can decorate a whole house in 4 hours but they can’t be there, she doesn’t want their opinion. Lots of emails came in asking Kirstie to do their house- she goes down to a family in Texas. Stephanie and David Summers show her around and promise to give her the keys to their house. It’s all beige except for one navy room, that they say is decorating gone bad. They decorated that room after being inspired by Kirstie on the Oprah Show. They swear that Kirstie can paint whatever color she likes in their room. Kirstie says that she is the fastest decorator in the world. Oprah can’t wait to see it, she hasn’t watched the footage yet. Kirstie doen’t like sayings on the wall, a room should make you relaxed, don’t do business or paperwork in your bedroom. Kirstie goes to Lowes and picks up everything she needs. She heads to Crate and Barrel, then back to the house with the construction crew. She gives the bathroom a facelift. By the next morning, it’s starting to come together. Kirstie is happy. The big reveal- the couple say Oh my word, Wow, wow, wow, that is too cool. They are very excited that the bathroom and bedroom are so beautiful and amazing, they realise the carpet is new and Stephanie starts crying. They really appreciate it. Kirstie says enjoy it, make another baby in here.

Stephanie and David join them by Skype, they haven’t yet made another baby. They like the bed, its beautiful and comfortable, they love it, love the color. Kirstie decorates fast as she has no time for bad ideas, all decorators have to be a little ditsy. Oprah wishes the Summers’ many happy days and nights and tells them to go ahead make a baby.

Kirstie Alley’s Big Life debuts on March 23rd on A & E. Over 135,000 have taken the no-phone zone pledge including almost every one of the Minford High School in Minford, Ohio. A teacher showed the class the episode and said that you could have heard a pin drop. The whole class took the pledge, followed by the rest of the school. Follow their lead and take the pledge at Oprah.com today, thank you everybody.

WHAT WE LEARNED TODAY:

Kirstie Alley has a new reality TV show that follows her daily weight loss journey.

Kirstie Alley swore on Oprah, twice, and was beeped out.

Jamie Foxx agrees to be Kirstie Alley’s booty call, with Oprah’s permission.

Kirstie Alley is also a speed-decorator.

Oprah says a skinless chicken wing is a pitiful thing.

A VERY QUICK SUMMARY:

Kirstie Alley has created her own weightloss program and is following it on her own reality TV show.

It’s Friday live in Chicago, Team USA are flying high at the Winter Olympics. NBC’s Matt Lauer  is here live by satellite , Oprah shows Matt her Canadian Olympic mittens which she says are a hot item. Matt says that he is so humiliated that no one can get the Canadian Olymmpic mittens, they have scoured the country far and wide.. and Oprah shows up wearing them. Oprah says she has connections. Matt says that he should have known that. Last week she said her audience members said that she should have some. Matt shows some other hot souvenir items. The opening ceremony garb worn by the US team are very hot- the jackets, scarf and hat. They get a shot of Oprah in the studio and Matt says they might need a bigger hat- Oprah says she has a big ole head. Matt shows the mohawk hat, and says it’s for you Oprah. He shows her the umbrella with a hockey stick handle. Oprah says that is cool but she won’t be wearing the mohawk hat. Oprah asks what Matt’s favorite Olympic moment has been so far. Matt says when Seth Wescott won the snowboard medal coming from so far back and when Canadian Alexandre Bilodeau won the first gold for Canada on Canadian soil, when he stood for the Canadian national anthem. The hottest item in Vancouver is standing next to Matt right now, the men’s figure skating champion Evan Lysacek. The crowd go wild. Oprah says there is dancing in Napaville right now. Oprah asks if he knew when he came off the ice that he had done it? He says he has accomplished what he set out to do, he wanted to have his best performance here in the moment that mattered. It hasn’t begun to sunk in, it feels great. He could have stood on the podium for hours. He keeps reliving it. To the young skaters out there, Evan would like to say that you have tough days and great days as an athlete, but if you are in it for the right reasons, if you really love basketball or football or skating, on the tough days your love of the sport will get you through and push you and motivate you every day. Oprah sings that he looked so beautiful carrying the American flag. Matt will be back at 7am on the Today Show tomorrow. Matt says hats off to Evan, that words like perfection and  flawless are being used to describe his performance last night.

Lindsey Vonn from Minnesota, is here by satellite after winning the women’s gold for downhill skiing. The crowd go wild. Oprah asks Lindsey if it has sunk in- she says no, not at all. She was so overwhelmed with emotion after the event, but it’s amazing. she put the medal on again last night and she can’t believe she has one it seems so surreal. Oprah asks where she’s keeping it? On her nightstand right next to her bed. It is true that she cried for two hours afterwards. Yes, she says it was crazy and she couldn’t stop, she couldn’t say a sentence, there was too much emotion, too much going on, she couldn’t control it. She was thinking that everything she had worked for her whole life had come true. That she finally did it after so much pressure and expectations was more than she ever hoped for. Oprah said we were all heartsick yesterday when she fell, but Lindsey feels good for the Super G. She was disappointed when she fell, she was skiing well and felt that she could have been in contention for a medal, but that’s life. She feels good for tomorrow and she’ll do her best. Oprah says that they have been talking about Lindsey posing for Sports Illustrated. She asks if it’s scarier to be in her swimsuit or speeding down a mountain? Lindsay says in a swimsuit certainly, as you are totally exposed, everything is hanging out there. Oprah says she’s looking good girl, looking good. Thank you Lindsey, and good luck tomorrow. Oprah has some good news from the Hudson Bay Company, not only does Oprah have the mittens, everyone in the studio audience has the mittens. The crowd give a standing ovation, as women distribute the mittens to everyone.

Shaun White is in the studio! He’s known as the Flying Tomato, the animal, the undisputed master of the half pipe. The 23 year old  is one of the superstars of the games, he started snowboarding at age 6 and turned pro at 13. He started to win and win, beating people twice his age. Shaun first won gold in Turino and now he is flying high with multi-million deals, video games, the whole lot. His gravity defying stunts and  his signature red hair, make him one of the most recognisable athletes in the Olympic games. He is a two time gold medalist, he flew all night from Vancouver, come in Shaun. The crowd goes insane. They hug. He gives Oprah the medal to hold and the crowd shouts USA. She says it’s very heavy; he doesn’t know how much it weighs. He says that what is interesting about the medals  is that they are all cut from one piece and if you put them together again there is a picture. They agree that’s cool. Sean says that Matt got Oprah ahat and he did one better and gave Oprah an official Team USA snowboarding jacket. She says thank you, the crowd applaud. Oprah says that Shaun’s signature move is the Double McTwist 1260, she asks him to talk them through it as they watch it. As he takes off he says that it’s all about commitment, the whole trick is blind, he can’t see where he going until the very end. They play it again and slow it down. He has to know he’ll land it before he takes off, right here he is trying to spot his landing. He’s upside down. The edges are marked with blue and he prays he’s on the inside of the blue, not the outside. Oprah asks him how it feels at that moment. He says it’s hard to describe- you plan and dream for this day and everything builds up, It’s like reading a book, once you’ve read a couple of chapters you don’t remember what you have just read. He’s just in it, he can’t describe it. He knows how the bubble at the end feels. Oprah says that it is such a dangerous trick and he really had the gold wrapped up, so why risk it. He’s been working on this trick for 2 years, it’s been his best friend and worst enemy. At the X-Games, he had a spectacular crash.. the crowd whoop. He took a good hit to his cheek and had to bounce back. A lot of people asked why he got back up, but he had to.  He doesn’t give up easily, he got back up, the crowd goes wild. He said it did hurt, it was not his favorite time. He says he has to get straight back up or else it will affect him mentally. He ran immediately back to the top and did the trick. O says that he is the definition of getting back up after a fall. She asks how much he trains- he trains 1-2 hours a day where he does intensive stuff. Oprah asks if he trains in secret. He says that with the Olympics coming up they wanted it to be special so they did the big thing out in the Colorado wilderness. Some of the crowd cheer. Oprah says hello. He was with Red Bull and they did Project X and built a half pipe in the wilderness, only accessible by helicopter or snow mobile. They added a foam pit, the icing on the cake, so he could try tricks and safely land. There were moments learning the trick in the foam and then you actually have to do it… and his hands were shaking.

He says he didn’t think anyone waas watching his air guitar solo during the medal ceremony. Oprah says that everyone feels a great connection to him, and he says he feels connected to us. Oprah asks when he knew that this was his dream. He took every step towards his dream and it happened. Oprah asks if everyone was always supportive. When he first started doing snowboarding, there was no money, no Olympics, no X Games but his parents recognised his talent and pursued it. His mom runs away when he competes because it is too hard to watch. When he is spinning around, he is preparing for the next turn, it’s a mental preparation to find the next wall. He says he’s relaxed and at the top, he has fun and cracks jokes, but at the start gate it’s like a different person, he gets the confidence and, like a horse in the start gate, he’s ready to go. Oprah says she will never get the feeling he has. He says they’ll get  her up there. Oprah says no. Oprah says that millions of girls have a crush on him. He says he had a girlfriend for 4 years who was really supportive of him, but he hasn’t really had time to date or anything. He’s on the road all the time, it’s hard to date him. He has two golds, which is nice, beyond what he can fathom. He’s thinking of 2014 a bit, why would he not want to experience this again? He has met Joe Biden, now he’d love to meet the President. Oprah is pretty certain that is going to happen. Thanks to Shaun and congratulations.

Big news on Wednesday, a judge released 8 of 10 missionaries held in prison in Haiti, where they’ve been there for two weeks. This is what happened. On January 29th, 10 American  missionaries were arrested trying to leave the country with 33 children that they claimed were orphans. They were headed for an orphanage in the Dominican Republic and were charged with abduction and thrown in jail. Haitian authorities launched an investigation and learned that some of the children had parents. But those parents testified that they had willingly handed over their children in the hope of giving them a better life. So on Wednesday, a Haitian judge freed 8 of the 10, and yesterday they came home. Allegations have been made about the group leader, Laura Silsby, with questions about her intentions and financial motives . Jim Allen and his wife Lisa join the studio by satellite from Amarillo Texas. Oprah asks why Jim went to Haiti. After the coverage of the devastation on TV there was a real need for people to help and he has construction skills and experience to help the Haitian people. The trip fell into his lap, and with 2 days notice he was on his way to Haiti. When he first left he didnt know what to expect, he knew he had some skills and just wanted to help.  He says that they travelled around different orphanages in Port-Au-Prince, they met the director of two of the orphanages they visited. They brought out the kids one by one, and said  they had no mother or father and could the group take them to take care of them. They thought that they were taking the children to a temporary orphanage in Dominican Republic. It was a 45 room hotel and they were going to take care of the kids there. He was going to be there for 3-4 weeks then other teams were coming in behind them. He found going to jail to be quite a shock and not what they intended. Oprah says as someone who also works in other countries to help children, she can’t imagine how it is to try and help but be thrown in jail. Jim says that it was hard in jail, but they treated them as well as they could with what they had. They slept on a concrete floor but they had one hot meal a day which was actually good, but there were millions of people out in the street. It was bad for them, but better than for the other people. Lisa, Jim’s wife, was not too worried that he would be coming home soon, but she was concerned with the situation. They couldn’t communicate until Jim could use the attorney’s phone. Oprah says that there are allegations that the group leader planned to make a profit from the kids, to charge big fees for getting them placed. He doesn’t know anything about that, he got no indication of that at all. He hadn’t met the others, except for two,  until he was at Miami airport. but it seemed that people were legitimately concerned about helping the children. Oprah asks if there is any truth that 8 of them signed a note saying that they had been misled by Laura and handed it to the press. He says no, not at all, there is no truth in that. He had no ill feelings towards the Haiti authorities; it was a shock and hard to process but they were treated well. The legal processs is very different to here, but he felt that as soon as the story was told and the facts come out, then they’d be home. It was great to sleep in his own bed. Thank you both.

People magazine calls Lady Antebellum country music’s hottest band and just last month they won a Grammy. They play a song. Oprah says we’ll be right back. Footage plays from Madison WI asking Hilary from  Lady Antebellum  if she wants to play on Oprah, she screaches and cries. The first time they heard their single on the radio, Hillary cried too. Oprah grew up in Nashville, and went to East Nashville High School , and back then, country was country, and what happened? Dave says that they are still writing about the same things, they try to write honest songs about things that they have been through. They are excited that people are gravitating towards them. They write together and sometimes bring in a co writer. Dave will strum the guitar, the other two will mumble something and lay it down. Oprah says that heartbreak makes a lot of good music. Amen to that says Hillary. Lady Antebellum are currently on tour with David McGraw. They are ready to take the pledge, no texting and driving. Sean White has signed his no-phone zone pledge. Thank you very much everyone, have a great weekend.

WHAT WE LEARNED TODAY:

Oprah says that she has a big head.

It’s scarier to model fro Sports Illustrated than it is to speed down a mountain.

The Double McTwist 1260 has been Shaun White’s best friend and worst enemy for the last 2 years.

Shaun White wants to meet Obama, Oprah is sure it will happen.

Being jailed in Haiti is bad but not as bad as being out on the streets.

A VERY QUICK SUMMARY:

The Olympics are awesome, winning gold feels great, there is some stylish souvenir clothing, most of which Oprah now owns.