ksmmoto
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My wife won a trip for two from 2/19-24/06 for the Olympics. Luckily, she picked me to go with her!
I am a motorsports type of person, but have always liked the winter Olympics as some of the sports do have a speed factor. We got to see the USA vs Russia Hockey (Russia won), Men's Snowboard Slalom (Swiss Brothers 1st & 2nd), Ladies Freestyle Ski Ariels and the Ladies Long Program Figure Skating.
Italy was great, I really loved the Alps as it is flat here in Central Michigan. The weather was like a Michigan spring also, about 30 low to 50 degrees.
As far as all the Bode Miller and other controversies, we didn't hear a thing about it until we got back to the USA. EuroSport and other channels covered the Olympics, but didn't have any of the comments and inside stories from US announcers like we have. TV really is the best way to watch, but nothing beats the experience of being there.
Several things that happened, when we got to the hockey game there was about a dozen Russians setting from seats 1 -12 on our row. We was in 21 & 22. I tried to excuse myself past them, but the second Russian stands up and says quite loud "This Is Russsaa!
My wife probably would have wanted to rumble, but I noticed that the two rows behind them were empty, so we went down them and climbed over the seats to ours. No use starting WW III when we can do a end run around!
The other thing that stands out was at the Ladies Aerials the Italian announcer was really getting wound up. He talked in Italian and then in English. When a skier was ready, he would pause and say "And now, backa to the topa!!".
Two Americans were setting in the row ahead of me and when he would say that one of the guys kept getting bent out of shape. He started yelling that it was making him sick or that it was ruining his life. Also that he wouldn't be able to forget it when he got home.
Talk about an ugly American! He was rather ugly and had a scruffy looking hat with a American flag on the top. An Italian was setting in front of me and kept telling his wife that guy should go home. If they had started a fight I was going to beat on the stupid American for being such a dumb ****.
Anyway, it was a great experience and I want to go back to Europe again. I am glad that I DID NOT get Curling tickets even though it is much harder than it looks.
ksmmoto
I am a motorsports type of person, but have always liked the winter Olympics as some of the sports do have a speed factor. We got to see the USA vs Russia Hockey (Russia won), Men's Snowboard Slalom (Swiss Brothers 1st & 2nd), Ladies Freestyle Ski Ariels and the Ladies Long Program Figure Skating.
Italy was great, I really loved the Alps as it is flat here in Central Michigan. The weather was like a Michigan spring also, about 30 low to 50 degrees.
As far as all the Bode Miller and other controversies, we didn't hear a thing about it until we got back to the USA. EuroSport and other channels covered the Olympics, but didn't have any of the comments and inside stories from US announcers like we have. TV really is the best way to watch, but nothing beats the experience of being there.
Several things that happened, when we got to the hockey game there was about a dozen Russians setting from seats 1 -12 on our row. We was in 21 & 22. I tried to excuse myself past them, but the second Russian stands up and says quite loud "This Is Russsaa!
My wife probably would have wanted to rumble, but I noticed that the two rows behind them were empty, so we went down them and climbed over the seats to ours. No use starting WW III when we can do a end run around!
The other thing that stands out was at the Ladies Aerials the Italian announcer was really getting wound up. He talked in Italian and then in English. When a skier was ready, he would pause and say "And now, backa to the topa!!".
Two Americans were setting in the row ahead of me and when he would say that one of the guys kept getting bent out of shape. He started yelling that it was making him sick or that it was ruining his life. Also that he wouldn't be able to forget it when he got home.
Talk about an ugly American! He was rather ugly and had a scruffy looking hat with a American flag on the top. An Italian was setting in front of me and kept telling his wife that guy should go home. If they had started a fight I was going to beat on the stupid American for being such a dumb ****.
Anyway, it was a great experience and I want to go back to Europe again. I am glad that I DID NOT get Curling tickets even though it is much harder than it looks.
ksmmoto
