My students are not really all that interested in these Olympics. I think part of it is because they have no frame of reference for these snow sports. I'm wondering which Olympics you enjoy more and if you have a fave event.

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Since I'm blessed in my life to know several former Olympic athletes, a few even have medals .... and all of them are in the summer games venues .... I guess I'll say I prefer the summer ones, though the skating events can be so very beautiful to watch. My favorites though would have to be the volleyball ones ... indoor and beach ... I love em both.

Easy...Winter Olympics---Hockey!!

winter games ,down hill racing ,ski jump

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Speed Skating, Bonnie Blair and I learned on the same track. I got to meet her after she won her first Gold metal. Also like short track racing.

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I guess I am getting old (like I really need to guess, boy can I say some stupid things sometimes) but recently I have come to enjoy the finer points of curling. Must be all that Canadian air that is blowing down I-5 to Seattle, eh?

I JUST MET A GOLD MEDALLIST TODAY!!!! Donovan Bailey was at my office! AT MY OFFICE!!!! 100 m sexy man!!! I saw him run across the road!!!

(The Americans who work in the office didn't know who he was -- he's a big hero here for the '96 gold in the 100m & the relay with Bruny Surin)

It's a wonderful international cultural event celebrating dedication to the body.

My fave event will be hockey. We won gold for female & male hockey in 2002 & it was a happiness that can't be explained. I don't think we'll do the double this time but I'll be cheering like a madwoman (cuz I'm not crazy as it is).

LOL They're going alphabetically & Dan just yelled, "Venezuela? What the hell? There are two of them!!"

Same as the Jamaican bobsledders, I guess.

Lilith,

I prefer the Summer Games. My favorite event is diving.

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The Opening Ceremonies were as strange as always. Yoko Ono? You'd think she'd have better public speaking skills by now.

Pavarotti was awesome!

Yeah Steph...I just don't get the appeal of that woman either!!?? Peter Gabriel's rendition of "Imagine" coulda been done better too. Oh well!

I LOVED the torch lighting though! At least this year there were no doves set free to fly into the flames...lol!

I totally enjoy both winter and summer events. Figure skating and all forms of skiing are fun to watch. The luge is pretty cool too. I'm glued to the TV for the summer gynastic events.

Whenever I am home I turn on the tube and see what event is going on!

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