I’m going to miss the Olympics – at least for a little while. Although part of me is happy to get back to my regularly scheduled programming and give my poor TiVo a rest after a crazy 17 days. What a great Winter Games – despite some of the warmest temps on record and having to truck/fly the snow in! The US scores more medals than any country has in the history of the Games. And Canada wins the most gold medals ever with 14… Congrats to the host nation!
Here are some of my favorite moments from the Winter Games.
- Seth Wescott – USA, Gold Medal in the Men’s Snowboard Cross. After watching his dismal performances in the qualifying rounds, I really didn’t think he had a chance. But true to form, Seth put the pedal to the metal and successfull
y defended Gold! - Shaun White – USA, Gold Medal in Men’s Halfpipe. Nothing like knowing you’ve won the Gold before you even make your second run. And what a victory lap it was – scoring even higher than the first! That kid never ceases to amaze me.
- Lindsey Vonn – USA, Gold Medal in Women’s Downhill. No one made me more emotional during these games then Lindsey. I’m not sure if it was her complete break down after her win or what but I sobbed too!
- Bode Miller – USA, Gold Medal in Men’s Super Combined. After years of watching Bode fail to win the Gold, it was so great to see the smile on his face standing atop the podium. Finally!
- USA Men’s Bobsled Team – Gold Medal in the 4-Man. It took 62 years, but they finally did it. Steve Holcomb and company ended the US drought in the 4-Man Bobsled.
- Evan Lysacek – USA, Gold Medal in Men’s Figure Skating. I’ve never been a big fan of figure skating so I didn’t watch much of it. When I heard Lysacek beat Plushenko, I was shocked and amazed and happy someone finally took down the controversial Russian.
- Joannie Rochette – Canada, Bronze Medal in Women’s Figure Skating. With the most emotional performance in the Olympics, Joannie skated to Bronze just days after her mother passed away. How she had the courage to do that, I’ll never know…
- USA Men’s Nordic Combined – Lead by Johnny Spillane, the Nordic Combined team lead the charge – winning more medals than in any other winter games in history!
- Aksel Lund Svindal – Norway, Gold Medal in Men’s Downhill. After a horrific crash a few years ago at a race in Beaver Creek, it was inspiring to see Aksel come back to win Gold in the Men’s Downhill.
- USA Men’s Hockey – Silver Medal. I don’t think I’ve ever been so engrossed in a hockey game in my life. And while it was disappointing USA didn’t win Gold, congratulations to Canada. What a win for the host nation! And kudos to Ryan Miller who was voted MVP of the tournament despite the loss on Sunday.
See you in 2014 in Sochi Russia! (Ok, not literally… I don’t think I’ll be making the trek!)
~Stacy
