Finally got to watch some Olympic highlights online. An embarrassing situation for the Canadians with their giant torch not emerging from the ground properly and Steve Nash standing there awkwardly. You gotta feel for them because of the huge pressure they were under to follow the Beijing opening ceremonies which was a combination of breathtaking, inspiring and horrifying.

Besides that doesn’t seem like I’ve missed any huge moments. Nothing like Lezak chasing down Bernard in the Summer Olympics swimming to help Michael Phelps win yet another Gold. Once we get the internet on Thursday I may just watch live streaming curling day and night. The inevitable USA vs Canada showdown in hockey should be on every television in every bar across the nation but chances are there will be old Pirates highlights on Fox Sports Net rather then any international coverage.

Most people I talk to are interested in the Olympics and show some level of pride if they’re told that America did well, but very few that I’ve spoken to have any passion towards it. They don’t seek it out in anyway or have an emotional attachment that I feel when watching highlights.

Sports truly are the men’s soap opera and the Olympics is sweeps week with all your favorite shows/characters/story-lines combined. U-S-A! U-S-A!

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