21st Olympic Winter Games
Last night was the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Olypmic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. While I thoroughly enjoy watching both the summer and winter olympics, the winter games are my favorite. I enjoy watching every event. Hockey, downhill skiing, moguls, ski jump, speed skating, short-track skating, luge, bob-sled, cross-country, free-styling skiing, snowboarding, and yes, I even enjoy curling. The olympics are such an awesome time of competition. The gathering of the most talented athletes from all around the world, the spectacle  of sport, and the community these events produce are all part of what makes the olympics so great. And to think that the olympics are set in a tradition that was begun by the ancient Greek people over 2,000 years ago? Wow. And that same tradition is kept alive to this day, in the year 2010. It’s just awesome.
The opening ceremonies last night were very cool. Commentators were of course comparing these ceremonies, before they even begun, to the opening ceremonies in Beijing two years ago. While it’s inevitable that this comparison would be made, I don’t think it’s fair to compare the two. These games have a character and personality all their own that were brought forth last night. It was very interesting to see the history and culture of the Vancouver area of Canada. The landscape and country of this area are also very beautiful.
My favorite parts of the ceremony involved the use of the center stage floor. This entire floor area was a giant projection screen. The producers of the ceremony used this screen to projects incredible scenes of canadian wildlife and nature. It was awesome.
I believe my only complaint about the games over the next two weeks will be that I won’t be able to see enough. If it wasn’t for that gosh darn thing called work.