2/24.2014 - Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

I just got done with the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. The past 17 days are just a jumble ... NBC Olympics did an OK broadcast. Bob Costas had a rough start with an eye infection, Matt Lauer stepped up, Rebecca Lowe did the late night. NBC had their usual slew of personal pieces ... some interesting and some not so much. My fingers were ready on the DVR FF button. OK ... prepare for a really long sentence that isn't even remotely grammatically correct.

My impressions of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics off of our DVR .. watching Men's and Women's Slopestyle, watching the Netherlands conquer almost all the skating events, watching Men's and Women's Moguls, watching Bode Miller in the Men's Downhill (8th) won won Bronze in Men's Super G and his tearful interview afterward when asked about his deceased brother (link here), watching Julia Mancuso win Bronze in the Women's Super Combined (link here) and place 8th in the Women's Downhill, watching Victor An from Russia in the chaos of Short Track (link here), watching Men's and Women's Ski Slopestyle, watching Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia battle his back to help win gold in the Men's Team Skating and then bow out before the Men's Free Skate (link here), watching Men's and Women's Ski Jumping, watching Kaitlyn Farrington win gold in the Women's Halfpipe (link here), watching Shaun White get shut out in the Men's Halfpipe (link here), watching Noelle Pikus-Pace climb into the stands to celebrate with her family after winning Silver in the Women's Skelton (link here), watching US-1 win silver and bronze in the Women's 2-Men Bobsled (link here), watching US-1 win bronze and Alexander Zubkov (link here) of Russia-1 win Gold in the Men's 2-Men and 4-Men Bobsled (link here), watching Men's and Women's Snowboard Cross, watching Vic Wild of Russia (born in Washington state) win Gold in the Men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom and Parallel Slalom (link here) and his wife, Alena Zavarzina, win Bronze in the Women's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom (link here), watching Meryl Davis and Charlie White win Gold in Ice Dance (link here), watching the drama of the Women's Figure Skating (a bit of politics and judging inaccuracies), watching the US beat Russia, 3-2 in a shootout in Men's Hockey (link here) and then lose to Canada 1-0 (link here), watching the US lose to Canada 3-2 in OT in Women's Hockey (link here), watching Mikaela Shiffrin win Gold in the Women's Slalom in dramatic fashion (link here), Ted Ligety win Gold in Men's Giant Slalom (link here) and DNF (along with half the field) in Men's Slalom (link here), watching Gracie Gold win Bronze in Women's Team Figure Skating (link here), watching Men's and Women's Aerials, watching Curling (OK just a bit via not understanding the rules) and Nordic and Biathlon and watching all the athletes giving their all ... wow!!!

Now maybe I can get more sleep and life can return to normal. Maybe I could continue to get up early, get to LA Fitness and work out in the mornings I don't run ... or not. I'll see.