Let the games begin!
Yawn... wake me up when this whole farce is over...
Olympics? Blech!
is it over yet??
With NASCAR this afternoon and tonight, I’m gonna have to tape the events.....especially the short track.....roller derby on ice, I love it!
Let’s face it. The Olympics are a bad idea. With all the money made by the athletes (at least the winners) cities should be paid to host the games. The way it is now the citizens are taxed to have their real lives disrupted.
I made the mistake of looking at the images from the luge crash. Horrible!
RIP
One of the nicest opening ceremonies I’ve ever seen and remarkedly devoid of political correctness.
Men’s downhill postponed because of slushy course (AP) - 1 hour ago
AP - Officials postponed the men’s downhill event at the Vancouver Olympics Saturday hours before it was set to begin, saying slushy conditions made it impossible to race.
tragedy aside, luge is one of the most fun events to watch and I can’t believe they are showing it at midnight...
By TIM REYNOLDS and TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writers
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) - Olympic officials decided late Friday night against any major changes in the track or any delays in competition and even doubled up on the schedule in the wake of the horrifying accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old luger from the republic of Georgia.
mens downhill postponed today- that stinks...
Why is this posted on a political site?
My golly everyone.. if you dont like sports/Olympics etc why to you show up to crap on this nice thread?
Find something YOU DO LIKE & POST ON THAT THREAD. It irks me to no end how folks have to be “holier than thou” and post their disdain & how one thing or another is either below them, too liberal for them or too __________(fill in your own blank)
I note this on the Tour de France threads, movie threads, TV threads, food threads, in addition to the political threads. etc.
Now I hope the naysayers will have this out of their systems & go to a BASH Obama thread where it SHOULD be directed. Dont come back to these threads.
okay.. / end rant
Thank you MFH for putting this together. Nice pix & information. I have put together more than my share of “speciality threads” to have the same thing happen.
I slept more than I would like during the opening just due to lack of sleep the few days prior, but the parts I saw were fun & impressive. The sets & lighting were amazing. The talent shared was good (and I dont care about their sexual orientation when they are giving a moving song.. okay?)
I hope there will be no more injuries & the young men & women who have devoted their lives to excellence in their chosen sport will have a great experience over the next few weeks
Anyone just catch that little bitty???
Pageantry of the highest order.
mixed thoroughly with
Tragedy .. Victory ..
and enough souvenir vendors
to clog a sidewalk.
Just stay out of the street, that belongs to the police horses and the protesters. ;-)
LOL
They are having to truck in snow to some of the events.
Several southern states have plenty they would be willing to sell to Vancouver.