Other Olympic Observations

[malkin]

In the parade of nations I was nodding off at about Ghana and decided to go to bed at about Indonesia.

[Koronin]

Can we please dump all these back story look at athlete things. They take away time that would be better suited to showing actual competition.

[skhill]

Think I fell asleep somewhere around Lithuania, in the parade of nations. That's my favorite part of opening ceremonies, just wish it was available live so it would have been at a reasonable hour, at least for someone who's usually in bed by 10pm.

One odd observation: has anyone else noticed that all the play-by-play announcers for NBCetc. are men? They have women working as sideline reporters and expert/color analysts and studio anchors, but not doing play-by-play. Maybe there have been some I haven't caught, but it's odd...

[pll]

My favorite part of the opening ceremonies is the lighting of the Olympic flame... I think Barcelona 1992 cannot be topped in how spectacular it was, but this year's was nice.

In the ceremonies before the parade, I wish they had shown some men in kilts, some highlands games. :-)

The NBC athlete profiles and stories... could be left for online fodder...

[tulip]

How about those glowing bicycle Monthras? Doves, whatever, Mothras to me. They were great, and I want a pair of those wings.

[Blueberry]

I like the back stories. Otherwise, there are very few athletes I would know anything about (sad, but true).

I think it's colder in England, and the beach volleyball has been late at night. I suspect that's why they're wearing long sleeves some.

[Koronin]

It's colder in England in general. I think the daytime temps are in the 60s.

[pll]

How about those glowing bicycle Monthras? Doves, whatever, Mothras to me. They were great, and I want a pair of those wings.

Those were cool. The cameras did not focus on them for long. I wanted to see more detail, how those wings were attached! <and what bikes they were riding>

[SadieKate]

The NBC athlete profiles and stories... could be left for online fodder...

I agree. If it can't be said during the event, don't say it. I want to watch competition not family movies.

[lovelygamer]

I agreed with the Russian Judge. She should have gotten in.

P.S. that cat video is precious.

[Penny4]

I saw those cheerleaders in the indoor volleyball game too , and was trying to figure out what that was about??

During the rowing, have you seen the people biking along on the side? At first I thought they were spectators, but then it looked like all of the bikes were the same, so I'm not sure if they are media? Judges?

The beach volleyball uniforms...good lord, those are some tiny suits. I thought I heard one of the announcers say that if the temp is below 60F, they don't have to wear the bikinis. Sooooo, a bikini is a mandatroy uniform?? Yikes.

I was really happy for the US lady that won the shooting gold medal.

Ryan Lochte. He's pretty easy on the eyes