The 2006 winter Olympics.

[Giselle]

I'm watching the opening ceremonies right now. Fantastic!!! Go figure. A 9 yr old girl sings the Italian anthem. What a remembrance that will be for her. Richard, did you see that famous Italian singer carrying the folded flag??? Please...wipe the drool off your face.

Look out! Winter Olympics are headed my way in 2010. They will take place about 2 hrs. drive from me and there is construction going on all over the place

That girl's rendition of the Italian anthem was gorgeous. I love other countries' anthems. I can't say I like ours much :X

[Crikit]

I watched the opening cermonies twice. Once on CBC and once on NBC (CBC guys talked way to much and well Peter Manbridge was kind of annoying, not that anyone other then fellow Canadians will know who he is.) but they were cool, can't wait until the closing ceremonies when Vancouver gets to take over for the last half of the ceremonies should be interesting to see what they do in comparison to the Italians.

On another note...first hockey game starts today.

[RICHARD]

Twas not dooling....she was beautiful tho..

The gal that sang the Italian Anthem lip sync'd it....No GRAMMY FOR HER!


LOVED THE FERRARI...


What was with the Parade of Nations?

I recognized MOST of the songs-they play all the time on the only radio station I get in my office....nothing but 80's rock and roll.


I thought the kid that won the Snow Board Gold did well during the medal ceremony....I was waiting for some Gen X exuberance....

"LIKE DUDE, IT WAS LIKE I WON, DUDE!"

[beeniesmom]

That was Carla Bruni a supermodel.... not a singer.

The gal that sang the Italian Anthem lip sync'd it....No GRAMMY FOR HER!

I noticed too. Too bad.

LOVED THE FERRARI...

Me too!

What was with the Parade of Nations?
I recognized MOST of the songs-they play all the time on the only radio station I get in my office....nothing but 80's rock and roll.

I have to say.... I was ashamed of the music selection my fellow Italians made for the parade. I know what the intention was though.... they wanted to choose "safe" music that most people knew. They could have done without YMCA IMO.

I thought the kid that won the Snow Board Gold did well during the medal ceremony....I was waiting for some Gen X exuberance....

hehe

I can't wait to see the Hughes and Miesner girls perform.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I recognized MOST of the songs-they play all the time on the only radio station I get in my office....nothing but 80's rock and roll.

Yeah, what was with that? Our friend has a son at one of the local high schools. He said the guy that put all that music together graduated from one of our local high schools. Why in the world would a guy from Chicago Suburb, Midwest, USA being putting together the music for the Parade of Nations at the Olympics that are held in Turino, Italy? I've heard more people comment on this....so I think it's pretty obvious that he screwed up.

Terry thought the Ferrari was a neat touch too.

Bodi who?

And drat for Apollo.

Way to go Flying Tomato! Now if I could only remember how to say that in Italian......

Oh, and I really don't like cocky athletes. The US guy (from Texas) who won the speed skating - don't remember his name - 3 1/2 years ago he decided he wanted to skate in the Olympics. Now that he won he's saying this has been a life long dream. How does 3 1/2 years translate into life long? He's another cocky one I don't like, probably why I don't remember his name.

The Flying Tomato on the other hand, was humbled by the whole experience and I loved his interview after he won.

[beeniesmom]

Way to go Flying Tomato! Now if I could only remember how to say that in Italian......

Il pomodoro volante!

[Killearn Kitties]

Doesn't sound quite so ridiculous in Italian somehow! More elegant.

[RICHARD]

Bodi who?

And drat for Apollo.

Way to go Flying Tomato! Now if I could only remember how to say that in Italian......

Oh, and I really don't like cocky athletes. The US guy (from Texas) who won the speed skating - don't remember his name - 3 1/2 years ago he decided he wanted to skate in the Olympics. Now that he won he's saying this has been a life long dream. How does 3 1/2 years translate into life long? He's another cocky one I don't like, probably why I don't remember his name.

Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves made HUGE mistakes by using the skis they did.

Ohno did do the right thing by going on.......A crash involving the other racers may have gotten him into the next round.....

I thought about that guys comment too....He was an in-line skater before-and they do compete for world championships in that sport...so maybe he was confused....I do think we all watch and say, "I can do that....."

Oh and what was with Yoko Ono??

Still riding on John's coattails??

[elizabethann]

I watched most of the opening ceramonies on a Canadian station. The US stations had a tape delay. I loved the big moon and the big sun at the beginning and the dancing trees - they were funny. I also loved the people who moved around and created a skiier. That was cool. I wasn't sure about Yoko Ono either. I watched the lighting of the olympic flame. I don't know who actually lite it though. They said it in French and I don't know French.

That's all I watched. I thought it was pretty good.

So far, Bode's been a disappointment. But he has a few more runs so I hope he can do better. The women's ice skating is doing awesome. Several NH girls are on the team and have scored.

I always want to run a marathon when I watch the olympics. They're all so inspiring (as I sit on my couch and eat pretzils).

[Killearn Kitties]

There is a thread on one of the boards just now about the worst pain you have ever suffered. Well, if I see that Chinese figure skater's knee-twisting, split-performing, barrier-crunching fall just once more! Do they have to keep showing it?

I don't know about her, but I can't walk properly at the moment!