2006 Winter Olympics
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
Now, be honest, how many of you knew today was the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Turin (or Torino, as the Italians say)?
I'm not very familiar with the names in the Olympics, as evidenced by my 30% score in this ESPN Olympic Quiz, but once the games start, it'll be easy to find some American pride and cheer on the competitors. I just find it hard to get excited about events like figure skating, curling and skiing. (Hey, Bunch...weren't you on the luge team in the '98 Olympics?)
Maybe if I lived in a part of the country that had an actual winter, it would be easier to get excited about the Winter Olympics. But since I've seen snow a grand total of about 5 times in my life, it's hard to relate to skiing and snowboarding. I'll take the Summer Olympics anyday.
I'll still try to keep everyone updated, or at the least, post a medal count from time to time.
If you want to know more about the Olympics or Torino in particular, stay tuned to Brian Church's articles for espn.com.
Now, be honest, how many of you knew today was the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Turin (or Torino, as the Italians say)?
I'm not very familiar with the names in the Olympics, as evidenced by my 30% score in this ESPN Olympic Quiz, but once the games start, it'll be easy to find some American pride and cheer on the competitors. I just find it hard to get excited about events like figure skating, curling and skiing. (Hey, Bunch...weren't you on the luge team in the '98 Olympics?)
Maybe if I lived in a part of the country that had an actual winter, it would be easier to get excited about the Winter Olympics. But since I've seen snow a grand total of about 5 times in my life, it's hard to relate to skiing and snowboarding. I'll take the Summer Olympics anyday.
I'll still try to keep everyone updated, or at the least, post a medal count from time to time.
If you want to know more about the Olympics or Torino in particular, stay tuned to Brian Church's articles for espn.com.
We have our first gold! Chad Hedrick won the 5,000 meters Saturday, a speedskating gold.
Posted by
Anonymous |
Sun Feb 12, 12:40:00 AM 2006
And he's a Texan, nonetheless
Posted by
Wesley |
Mon Feb 13, 07:42:00 PM 2006