I love the Olympics. The pageantry, the tradition, the thrill of gold and the agony of the near-miss and the long four year wait for redemption. Plus, there's no end to the amount of crazy that happens. Here are my highlights so far:
This insane trick. I went to Deer Valley in Utah for a long weekend my senior year of high school, and saw the freestyle moguls course from the 2002 Salt Lake Games. It was STEEP, and the moguls were ginormous. I couldn't imagine taking the run, let alone hitting a huge jump and doing an aerial maneuver in the middle of it. And this guy does a front flip! Craziness.
Bob Costas' eyeballs. It's impossible not to be transfixed by the pink-eye infection seen around the globe. Thank God he abdicated his Olympic commentating throne, giving way to the infection-free Matt Lauer. It's awfully difficult to watch a German take a luge run at 80 miles/hour after staring at THOSE EYES for 15 minutes. Makes a person queasy. (But at least he could try the local spirits without anyone noticing.)
For all the pre-Games critiques of the shoddy hotels, corrupt organizers, and subpar facilities, there have been some gorgeous views of the Caucasus mountains.
Check out more crazy, gravity-defying photos here.
(Although the stories emerging from journalists and athletes in Sochi are pretty epic.)
But even with all the eye-grossness and having to see Putin on TV all the time, it's pretty cool seeing someone this happy.
What are your favorite events?
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