So the Olympics begin tonight/today/ has already started due to time differences. 8/8/8 Lucky Lucky. My mother has always been a big fan of the Games; and as such, I am genetically programmed to enjoy them as well. There have been a lot of Olympic moments I recall: babysitting and waking up all the kids I was sitting when Donovan Bailey won the 100m, being shocked at the East German swimming team thinking they could not be women the same way that Boy George could not be a man, and waking up to watch swimming in Sydney.
Side note on Sydney, I went to the Olympic stadium and it was pretty ridiculous. I was dared to run through the torch fountain for $20. Seriously, i would have done it for a penny and the word dare. I did lose my glasses in the fountain and had to run through again. So I guess they got their money's worth.
However, I think that my all time fav Olympic experience was watching the gymnastics with the ladies of 61 Stirling drive. Can anything beat laughing while they fell during a routine (Ok the Canadian women's figure skating totally beat it but it was still pretty darn funny), being astonished that someone was actually shorter then Larsen and forever would be, as well as admiring the dedication of the Romanian gymnasts. These girls are taken away from their families to live at Olympic camp, have no education, feared beatings if they fell but still know the cure to scurvy. They were so malnourished the bags under their eyes were trunks and had obviously not had vitamin C in years. The little girl who was their best athlete had an extra large "muscle' just below her behind. Truth: she was smuggling oranges back to her homeland. I believe that she tested positive for drugs. Regardless, she did provide us with much needed humor to Begin the third year of Uni.
Here's hoping that the Olympics are as enjoyable this time around. Oh and I wished that the male swimmers would go back to the speedos.... so much more pleasing to my eyes.
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Adam van Koeverden has offish made my freebie five. Have you seen the picture of him on the cover of the Globe and Mail this morning? Yum and double yum.
I remember watching Sydney in Sterling, and teasing he-who-shall-not-be-named about Australia: "I lurve Australia... My Australia... Heart heart heart Australia..." etc.
Fav Olympic moment defs has to be the battle of the Brians--Orser vs. Boytano. Gold Jerry. You can't make that sh*t up.
Oh you are so right with the battle of the brians. was trying to stick to le summer but so many goodies in the winter games. Adam VK is ridiculously ridiculously good looking. I think he knows it about himself too. But hey I like the cocky dudes.
I totally remember the MY AUSTRALIAA- was that not the tag line of the broadcast. and your Voldermort grrrrrrrrrrrr.. sorry side tracked. Perhaps a little olympic watching at or prior to dinner tomorrow?
My fave moment from Adam VK - he was interviewed for CBC and they asked what he drove. He's like 'my sponsor is Mazda, so I drive a Mazda. I guess the whole Zoom Zoom thing works. But I actually hate cars and prefer to bike. I mean, I just feel so terrible putting all the polution in the air'.
Way to screw your sponsor. But very Canadian. And a bit hot.
My fav Olympic moment was for sure when Donovan Bailey won the gold in Atlanta. Our neighbours were good friends with DB and ran outside banging pots and pans.
As for the love affair with Adam VK that you others are having, I have to say he is a good dude and a fellow McMaster Graduate.
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