Tuesday, February 23, 2010

The Olympics

Will amidt to watching and enjoying the Olympics. Always do. Don't catch every minute of it, but find myself tryig to: amused thought on Saturday wondering what I was gonna do on Sunday and thinking "Oh, of course. The Olympics are on."

So, I'll watch any sport. No acess to curling 'cause I dont have cable, but have been enjoying some of the newer sports - that crazy 'downhill' ski race bewtween four dudes? The snowboard deal where I'm not sure what the rules are. I dont have limitless interest in it - but NBC also packages thing nicely to keep me watching.

Of particular enjoyment to me is the shorttrack racing. I find it thrilling because the race can be won in the last moments. likewise, ever present is the chance of being tripped - and losing the race @ the last moment. Then there is the stratgy as to when to pass those ahead of you - how and when? And if you are leading, you have to defns your place. Although this is a newish sport, I find myself completely wrapped into these races when they are on the telly.

Then there is ice skating. Yes, I enjoy. To be fair, a bit-o-it is to ogle babes in tite shorts. Of course. But it's fun to watch the skill present in all the skaters. I like is ice dansing, actually, a lot. Taneth Balbin - loved her i Turino 2006 - has been a favourite for four years.

And hockey. The interest in the Olympic hockey tournement in chicago is great because of the involvement of so many Blackhawks. Sucked to have to listen to the US-Canada game mainly on the radio-only saw last 10m. Like most Hawk fans I worry about injuries. But, also, I enjoy the game.

And it's also easy to watch w. Mom. She likes the Olympics. No need to worry about Fassbinder or Kurasowa films for her to be bored by. And the rest of the family njoys it - Nephew.2 had an amusing "USA Curling Now" post on his fb.

And, needless to say, the Olympics are ending soon. Still a lot of stuff to come, but the end is already in site. So, again, i'm gonna try and watch what i can. I do enjoy it.