The Olympics, I mean. I’m a self-admitted sports fan. I love watching a variety of different sports, from US football to Nascar. I’ll even watch bowling on occasion (oddly, I don’t like baseball and it’s the one thing I won’t watch). So even aside from country pride, the Olympics are right up my alley, watching the world’s talented athletes show their stuff and compete for public glory. I love it. Love it! I even turn the TV on mute during the day to watch sports like hockey and curling. And it’s not just the US athletes, I’m happy to cheer for athletes from other countries who compete well. I just love something about the excitement of the moment at the Olympics. Maybe someday I’ll get to see them in person, as some of my Canadian friends have been doing this week.
But if you’re not watching, you’ve missed some amazing moments for the US team. The men’s 1500m short track speed skating. Ohno was not going to medal, it was going to be a Korean sweep and then…two of the Korean skaters took each other out in the last turn and allowed Ohno and a US teammate to skate to silver and bronze.
Yesterday’s events were also exciting. Lindsey Vonn skied to gold on an injured leg. Shani Davis became the first man to get back to back gold medals in the 1000m. And Shaun White wowed the world with his snowboarding prowess. Seriously, if you watch nothing else from the Olympics, watch the clip here, of Shaun White’s first and second run (second run is at 3:40 on the video so you can fast forward). Even if you don’t know anything about snowboarding, you can see his talent and feel his joy as he wins. It’s a perfect representation of an Olympic moment.
For photos and videos of other “Golden Olympic Moments” you should visit the NBC Olympic site. Take a moment to celebrate for the athletes whose hard work paid off!
You’re REALLY making me feel bad that I can’t watch it! I’m not a big sports fan, yet I love, love, love the Olympics. But… I have no TV. As in we-only-got-two-channels-and-we-don’t-pay-for-cable-so-we-didn’t-even-get-the-digital-signal-box.
Two years ago I watched the Olympics quite happily on nbcolympics.com. But the organization of it this year STINKS. I can’t watch live or full events because I’m not a paying subscriber to cable or satelite. (You have to log in through your local provider to prove that you already pay for TV before you can watch it on the Internet, which makes NO sense to me, outside of it being a money-making racket). So all I can do is watch clips, and the only way to watch those is “so-and-so’s gold medal run” and “this-person’s silver-medal performance” which TOTALLY ruins the excitement of competition! ::sigh::
So I’m sitting here trying not to be too jealous of everyone who gets to watch Olympic competition, and unable to believe the fact that I’m actually MISSING ALMOST ALL OF IT!!! aaaaauuuuurrrrggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay. Rant over for the day.
Gotta love Julia Mancuso’s tiara. And someone known as “The Flying Tomato,” who does tricks called “Double McTwists.” Other than that … snooze.
Waiting for baseball and spring.
My take here: http://www.dreamvoyagers.blogspot.com
I’m watching! I love the games and am just glued to them.
I’m not a sports fan either but I have totally caught Olympic fever. Although I am cheering for my native land because we’re hosting, and for Finland because of our office pool, I also get swept up in the athletes’ individual achievements regardless of the nation they’re representing. That includes Shaun White’s incredible performance yesterday.
I agree, his sheer love of the sport clearly came across; even though he’s the acknowledged master of the sport, he reacted to his win as if it were his first! That’s infectious, and you can’t help but feel proud for any athlete who reacts that way, no matter whose flag is raised at BC Place.
Oh yes! We’re watching when we can! I can’t just leave it on all day or I’d be glued to the tube…
I *love* the Olympics. I especially love the winter games. But NBC’s decision to tape-delay the coverage for the west coast has pretty much sucked all the enjoyment out of the games for me this year. Thanks to Twitter and the national news websites, I know the results of all the events before it even airs here. Even when I try to avoid spoilers, they still slip through. I still watch the events I love, but it’s not nearly as much fun anymore.
Yes, I’m a little bitter.