Wednesday, February 22, 2006
The Olympics
We watch them every night. We're big fans. Dedicated fans. And let me tell you, it's a good thing we're dedicated because otherwise we might be turned off this time around. It seems like the Olympics have been a big flop so far. Don't get me wrong, there have been some inspiring moments...Hedrick winning gold, our ice dancers making onto the podium for the first time in thirty years, and Sasha Cohen living up to the hype and skating a beautiful short program last night. But then there have been a lot of disappointments. Bode Miller is a flop, Michelle Kwan a big fizzle, Jacobellis embarrassed herself and her countrymen, and the big Hedrick/Davis soap opera sends me scrambling for the mute button. I know many athletes have to be self-centered to achieve what they do, but are they so tone-deaf that they don't realize how they sound sometimes? Do they not realize that they are representatives of the United States of America? Some of these people...we don't know them from Adam. But they seem to think it's all about them. It's not, it's about representing your country and doing us all proud. Otherwise, why would we watch?

I actually enjoy some of the obscure sports that I only see once every four years. Curling is oddly entrancing. The new extreme sports are quite entertaining: the snowboardcross, freestyle aerials, and the half-pipe.

The one thing you can spare me is Hockey. And the NBC networks seem to have it on some channel all the time. Pfffft.

Anyway, four days left and then we'll have to figure out what to watch on TV again.
Written at 8:22 PM by Highlandgal.
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