Olympics Update

First, has anyone else lost sleep because of the Olympics? I find myself tired every morning. Perhaps, it is because I'm up into the wee hours of the morning watching every last event. Also, I'm kind of sad that it isn't a live feed. Especially since I am on the West Coast and 2 hours from Vancouver. Jim just goes to the Internet and then taunts me with the results ALL night long via text.

Second, I love the commercials. Has anyone else found themselves balling? I really love the GO VISA commercials and the Proctor and Gamble ones about the Moms and kids. Gets me every time.

Third, lets talk about Evan Lysacek. I loved that he teared up last night after he was done. He was probably exhausted and proud and knew it paid off for him. I really felt for him, just overwhelmed with emotion. They said he is the hardest and most prepared of everyone and it showed. I was a proud American last night.

The Olympics

So for those who don't know me very well I love the Olympics. I eat them up. And the event I most love is figure skating. Even in the non-olympic years if there is a free Saturday where I'm hanging out at the house and I flip through the channels I will inevitably stop if there is figure skating and then be enthralled in the event for the next five years forgetting everything.

So anyway, back to this years Olympics. I found myself watching the opening ceremony with my sister Tayler and my Aunt and Uncle. I was the last one standing by the end of the ceremony. Everyone had gone to bed. I was annoyed by all the technical difficulties, mostly the sound kept going in and out. Thanks NBC. I was impressed by the whales swimming through the event and by the moon!

Back to figure skating. Things that annoy me so far just two days in with regards to figure skating.
1. They don't tell you the music they are skating to, thus making you spend all your energy figuring out the composition rather than watching the skaters
2. Dick Button-I AM SO GLAD he isn't commentating this year, however they had him on a special and he still didn't make sense
3. They don't tell you what is required of the short program.
4. They don't put the flags when they are listing everyone in the place positions so you don't know which country is in the standings or which country was knocked off, etc. Super annoying!
5. They had flag glitches when they finally did at the very end, even more annoying!
6. THE SCORING! Super annoying. You don't get to see what judges voted which way. I know there was controversy at the 2002 Olympics game in Utah but there has got to be a better way. It makes it not as fun to watch. Very inconsistent Scott Hamilton commented last night. I agree with him!

Here are some past Dick Button quotes from Torino that I had kept for good laughs!

"What I wish she would do is tie her shoelaces and tuck them into her skates."

"Excessively arms flailing around."

"Put their skate over there heads, it’s just ugly and they been doing that for twenty years."

"Dreeeeeadfullllll!"
"You can't sing this to Torville and Deen. If you are going to sing the National Anthem then you better be as good as Whitney Houston and not Rosanne bar!"

"That was disastrous."

"Not a with-it performance in any way shape or form."

"She’s wild!"

"Her mature body is certainly not holding up for her"

"There was more choreography in that landing then there was in the rest of the program"

"Done to get more points but really was very unattractive"

"The edges were just jittery"

":She certainly is attractive on the ice, lovely costume, figure, just wish she could have more zing with her moves."

And there you have it. So glad he isn't commentating this year!