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USA had another great showing at the Olympics
Posted by Levi in Current Events on March 3, 2010
I thought the United States Olympic teams represented us pretty darn well at the Vancouver Olympics this year. I was surprised to see some of the outstanding performances in sports that are normally dominated by snow covered mountainous countries in Europe.
I was especially proud of the great job that the USA hockey team did. It would have been nice to beat Canada for the gold medal. But, I think that the American team ended up right where they should have.
I also learned a lot about some of these other sports as well. I think those ski jumpers are friggin nuts. So are the freestyle skiers who do flips without breaking their necks. You have got to have a screw loose to do some of those tricks. Who thinks this stuff up?
Canada was a great host for the Olympics also. I wish the weather had been a little more cooperative. It is disappointing that some of the outcomes were affected by the weather. I wonder how many Olympic records of the past were influenced to a great extent by the weather. That is a shame. It injects a variable of luck. Luck should not be involved in whether you are recorded in history as being the greatest athlete in your time frame.
All in all though the whole thing was a lot of fun to watch and very entertaining.
