Note: This is a copy of our weekly Wednesday a.m. Opinion newsletter, which points out the most popular editorials and op-eds of the past week. Click HERE to sign up and never miss a week! If you cover professional sports for 30-plus years, you are going to witness some dangerous stuff. Winter Olympic athletes are the most memorable because there are many varieties to choose from — snowboarders, skeleton sliders, short-track skaters — and they are all certifiably insane, absolutely in step with the pixies. They are all undeniably gifted athletes and brave souls, but sometimes these don’t seem …