When I was a kid and the Olympics happened, they were on the TV 24/7. None of this delayed broadcasting for maximum audience and the good edited story, it was live. It makes me crazy to see Olympic downhill skiing at 9:30 pm. How can it be daylight in Vancouver and night when it’s happening on TV???? Vancouver’s time zone is one hour behind us in Colorado…
What I love about the Olympics is seeing folks follow there passions. These people are laser focused on their goals – they are the elite of the elite. I appreciate the dedication to their dreams while at the same time, I would never want to follow in their footsteps.
These folks do not live a balanced life. They are obsessed. Frankly, they could not be the elite athletes they are living a balanced life. They are absolutely and completely focused on perfection – winning the gold. Perfection and balance are in a way, mutually exclusive. Balance is often discovered when you abandon some imagined perfection…
One of my favorite Olympic sports is curling. My husband teases me that I like best the overweight, chain-smokers with small brooms on ice…First he exaggerates the negative stereo-types – absolutely. But, he is right; the curling competitors are not usually examples of supreme physical health. I like that these folks look like regular people and seem to have fun. Maybe I could do that…Now where is there a curling league? Switzerland? Olympics 2016 could my year.
My other favorite winter sport is the biathlon. Amusingly it is almost the antithesis of curling with its elite fitness – a combination of target shooting and cross-country skiing. Insultingly, even though the biathlon aired yesterday during the day – it was delayed to fit NBC’s tv schedule.
Hey NBC – stick to the relentless skating at night and play the events live!!!
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