XXI Olympic Winter Olympics Games Thread

[Jennasis]

Wooooooo! Just a few more hours guys, and then it's OPENING CEREMONIES!! So place your bets. Who's lighting the cauldron? My vote is for the "Great One".

WAYNE GRETZKY.

 

[Bay Hill]

Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies from practice crash...

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Nodar-Kumaritashvili-suffers-life-threatening-in;_ylt=Ap5IjCwg1WbVPesjqvUpOxB9sbV_?urn=oly,219382

 

[Jennasis]

Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies from practice crash...

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Nodar-Kumaritashvili-suffers-life-threatening-in;_ylt=Ap5IjCwg1WbVPesjqvUpOxB9sbV_?urn=oly,219382

It broke my heart to read that.

 

[Bay Hill]

Prayers to his family and country.

The curve was called Thunderbird.

 

[Bay Hill]

Planning to watch USA/Canada hockey match on 2/21 on NBC at 7:00, nope it will be on MSNBC...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/NBC-explains-its-ice-dancing-over-U-S-Canada-ho;_ylt=AkZoXVQ7OWB.5h7NNpHIx1B7vLYF?urn=nhl,219149

 

[OK!]

Wow, nice piece NBC had about the relationship between the US and Canada just now. It makes me want to pack up and go back to visit right now. And the bit about everything that the Canadians did to help in the aftermath of Sept. 11 had me a little weepy, too.

 

[Illuminations_Rocks]

Did anyone see that lovely tribute to Canada? It made me cry!!

I, too, am so sad about the Georgian luger. The footage they showed was terrifying.

 

[OK!]

OMG, ski jumpers are either crazy or insanely brave.

 

[Illuminations_Rocks]

OMG, ski jumpers are either crazy or insanely brave.

I know!! My coworker told me that they are actually only 10-15 feet off the ground, since they fall with the slope of the mountain. It just doesn't look that way to us! STILL SCARY!!!

 

[OK!]

These montages and stuff have me teary already; I'm gonna be a basket case by the time the events I really like get going!

 

[Illuminations_Rocks]

I liked when they said they want non-Canadians to be excited to visit! They are certainly making me want to go!

I know that I am putting attending the Olympics on my bucket list!

Some of the montages are just so reminiscent of the Canada pavilion in Epcot....

 

[OK!]

Cool that Jack Johnson made the effort to get there for the Opening Ceremonies. I wish the Blues players could have been there, but they have games tonight and tomorrow.

 

[Illuminations_Rocks]

Cool that Jack Johnson made the effort to get there for the Opening Ceremonies.

Agreed! I would sooo want to go if I was him - it's got to be awesome to just experience it all!

 

[OK!]

Agreed! I would sooo want to go if I was him - it's got to be awesome to just experience it all!

...and he's a bit of eye candy for those of us watching at home. Got a bit of a Prince William thing going on. Hee hee.

 

[suejai]

Darn it, I'm going to miss an hour and a half of the ceremonies I have to take DS to kung fu.

 

[Illuminations_Rocks]

...and he's a bit of eye candy for those of us watching at home. Got a bit of a Prince William thing going on. Hee hee.

You're so right! He definitely pulled off that RL outfit! Did I mention I really, really like the RL outfits and their preppy hotness

 

[Ariel Wanna-be]

I love love LOVE those corny Morgan Freeman Visa commercials that go on during the Olympics!

 

[OK!]

Wow, I don't think I could have hated that version of the song "Perfect Day" any more if I tried (AT&T commercial). EGAD.

 

[OK!]

You're so right! He definitely pulled off that RL outfit! Did I mention I really, really like the RL outfits and their preppy hotness

Preppy hotness is always much appreciated.

 

[Illuminations_Rocks]

I love love LOVE those corny Morgan Freeman Visa commercials that go on during the Olympics!

me toooooo! I watched them all on youtube! I especially loved the one of Julia Mancuso and the one of Terry Fox.