Two weeks of athletic competition has come to a close and now it's back to the usual television programing. Russia won the overall medal count with a strong showing throughout the olympics and especially on the final day of competition today. The USA finished with the second most medals and overall had a strong showing in most events. Here are some of my observations and favorite moments from the past two weeks:
- Norway dominated cross country skiing
- The Netherlands dominated speed skating
- The Americans did the best in events making their olympic debuts
- The US did surprisingly well in the sledding events (Luge, Skeleton, and Bobsled)
- I was happy to see Bode Miller win a Bronze medal and disappointed that the NBC interviewer kept probing him questions about his dead brother when you could tell he was breaking down till he eventually broke down and cried and walked away
- There was a changing of the guard with young americans performing well in their first olympics
- Alex Bilodeau of Canada may be the most amazing Olympian/person ever! The story of him and his brother is amazing and heart warming!
- Mikaela Shiffrin is way to calm, cool and collected for being an 18 year old skiing phenom
- Curling is still the only sport I can compete in and possibly make it to the Olympics games
- It took a little while, but NBC finally let the competitions tell the story of these games rather than focusing on the political overtones
The biggest thing is that whether they won a medal or not, they competed at the pinnacle event of their sport. They competed for their country and against the best in the world.
Bring on the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and then the 2018 winter games in PyeongChang South Korea!
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