Olympic comments & thoughts

Here are some of our comments and thoughts from the last few nights watching the Olympics.

Lugers – The difference between third place and fourth was so close to nothing it was crazy. I don’t even go 88 miles an hour in my car! The winner is 40. I told Brett I’m not letting him do that in 6 years. He laughed and said now he knows not to ask.

Moguls – I had Brett come in and watch a mogul because watching their knees bounce up and down makes me knees feel sore. I saw nude guys!! Well, half nude. They had their shirts off in the audience with GO USA written on their chests. Those chairs they have the mogul guys sit on while they are the top three look comfy. The mogul guy just macked a girl. I hope he knows her. Right at the end of his interview she runs up and it’s a BIG kiss.

Pairs Figure Skating (short program) – Brett’s not going to try doing a lift with me. 🙁 Watching the pairs and I said he should lift me over his head like that. “The international judging system does not change how you watch skating.”

Canada – The Today Show did a story about “eh.” Apparently it goes back to Shakespeare.

Women’s 10k Pursuit Biathalon – The leader missed one on her last shooting and now it’s in the air. If she’d gotten clean, she would’ve won it. “Do you find yourself getting tense about events you wouldn’t care about any other time of year?” from Amanda. I said, “ALL THE TIME!” And that’s how the biathalon was for me. No clue who these people are. Barely know what countries they are skiing for (northern ones). But I’m so excited! And then at the finish, “Yeah!! Someone won!! Go her!” Still couldn’t tell you who she was, but I was excited for her. And the woman who came in fourth, GO HER! She wasn’t going to get a medal, but she still pushed as hard as she could to get a personal best and collapsed at the end. It was inspiring!

Snowboard Cross (one of my new favorite sports) – Favorite comment from a news guy – “Snowboard cross involves a lot of things you’d see on a regular day on the mountain, except maybe on steroids.” Brett’s studying in the other room while I watch but he hears me cheer or say “oh no!” (or variations of it) and calls in that something bad just happened and what was it.

Speed Skating (long track) – Brett thinks speed skaters look like Frozone in The Incredibles. He’s been quoting this part whenever long track is on.

Men’s Figure Skating (short program) – Loved the Swiss guy’s foot work and spins! He did it to the music of dadadadaddd dadadadd dadadadd daaaa dadd. William Tell Overture according to Brett. How else would you type that? Like the Jimmy Hendrix of the Japanese guy. Scott Hamilton made a comment of, “Cool shirt,” for one of them. They wouldn’t have worn a shirt like that back in the Paleozoic age.

Curling – They aren’t showing it on broadcast television! I’m not going to get to watch it. That’s so not fair. I was really looking forward to it.