* When the commentator in the opening ceremony mentioned that her Olympic dreams began when she played dress-up with her neighbour's medals, and her neighbour was carrying one of the torches, I got a little teary. Aww.
The opening ceremony is just amazing. It's on the iPlayer. Well worth a watch. The whales are impressive...
It's an Olympic torch, about the only thing I consider really, properly sacred. Who cares what you look like?
It's an Olympic torch, about the only thing I consider really, properly sacred. Who cares what you look like? What channel was the biathlon? I missed it!
Its hard to imagine we can live up this sort of standard in 2012.
Shame all the skiing is off today. The ski jumping just isn't doing it for me....
Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 13 February, 2010, 08:34:42 pmShame all the skiing is off today. The ski jumping just isn't doing it for me....Nor for me, but you're not allowed to say that over here in Poland. It's all Adaś Debeściak.The prospect of a Canada-Russia hockey final sounds rather Cold War.
curling ( we're going to medal in that)