Htown Harry
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It's time for another Olympics.
I started a Beijing thread two years ago. So....following the same format:
One week until the opening ceremonies and I'm starting to get excited...
Favorite Winter Olympics ever - none stand out for me. I tend to remember specific events: USA's hockey victory in Lake Placid, Klammer's downhill run in Innsbruck, Dan Jansen, the first year for the snowboarding events.
Favorite event - alpine skiing, especially the men's downhill (Sat. Feb 13)
Least favorite event - women's [-]gymnastics[/-] figure skating. The athleticism is impressive, but the hype and the endless TV coverage just wear me out. Then there is the fact that the judging scandal of a few years back didn't surprise me in the least. [-]Diving[/-] Freestyle skiing is similar - the judged events just don't keep my interest like the timed events or the team sports.
Can't get excited about - curling
Offbeat event I will seek out - cross country skiing relays.
Secretly want to be - a gold medal-winning downhiller. Second choice - trainer for the Norwegian women's [-]soccer[/-] alpine ski team.
I started a Beijing thread two years ago. So....following the same format:
One week until the opening ceremonies and I'm starting to get excited...
Favorite Winter Olympics ever - none stand out for me. I tend to remember specific events: USA's hockey victory in Lake Placid, Klammer's downhill run in Innsbruck, Dan Jansen, the first year for the snowboarding events.
Favorite event - alpine skiing, especially the men's downhill (Sat. Feb 13)
Least favorite event - women's [-]gymnastics[/-] figure skating. The athleticism is impressive, but the hype and the endless TV coverage just wear me out. Then there is the fact that the judging scandal of a few years back didn't surprise me in the least. [-]Diving[/-] Freestyle skiing is similar - the judged events just don't keep my interest like the timed events or the team sports.
Can't get excited about - curling
Offbeat event I will seek out - cross country skiing relays.
Secretly want to be - a gold medal-winning downhiller. Second choice - trainer for the Norwegian women's [-]soccer[/-] alpine ski team.