Loved the projections during the opening and closing programs!! The closing was awesome. You’ve got to love a country with a sense of humor!! Based on Russia’s whining in the news I’m thinking that the next winter Olympics will not be as light hearted, and what a shame.
I have a new favorite sport, snowboard cross. It is absolutely the most exciting thing to watch!! Of course, I would hate to be out on the track watching or participating in it. You know how I feel about snow and ice, it should be enjoyed through glass. Either a window or the TV screen.
Speaking of the TV, I found myself doing a lot of screaming at the TV during the coverage. I kept screaming, “Shut up Bob!!!!” Bob Costas, is there any more annoying person in the world? Probably, but your uncle Fred isn’t on TV, usually. His need to fill every moment with his own voice, there has to be some kind of clinical therapy for that. If not, I think a good roll of Duct Tape would be a good investment by the network. I mean really, if they just said something in English and are now saying it in French, does Bob need to tell us what is being said? SHUT UP!!
Curling, you have to love a sport where men know how to use brooms. I want to marry a curler!! I think we need to invent a competitive sport involving toilet scrubbing!!
Skiing: I mean really how many times can you watch a bunch of people slide down a mountain on skinny sticks? There is the slalom, the giant slalom, the super G, the normal hill, the big hill, the combined, the individuals and the team competitions, and on and on.
Is it just me, or has all the artistry been sucked out of figure skating? I haven’t watched it in a long time, probably since the last Olympics, but the routines seemed so bland. Only a few exhibited any kind of the musicality. I will say this, Frank Carrol’s skaters are easy to pick out, because their programs hold true to the art as well as the athletic intent of the sport.
OK, I admit I really only know two things about hockey: 1) you advance the puck by hitting it with a stick while in skates on ice, 2) when the puck goes into the net of the opposing team, you score one point. With this as my knowledge base, It’s understandable that there are some things about the game that totally confuse me, when compared my knowledge of other sports. Like, how can you be out-of-bounds? There is a wall around the rink! And if you do get out-of-bounds who would care, because you’re now out of play? And what in the hell is high sticking? Is that like a high five but using your sticks? Why would that be a penalty? And why is it called Hockey?
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