I love the Summer Olympics. In fact, I think I might be an Olympic gymnast, and I think I might have broken my hand last night while practicing a routine bed-mattress vault. I love the back stories of teary-eyed athletes who rebound after possible career ending injuries. I even love Morgan Freeman’s Olympic-themed commercials for VISA.
Which brings me to this question: Did anyone else spend the entire weekend watching the Olympic trials? I don’t entirely watch; a lot of times, I close my eyes and just listen to Bob Costas flip out. The chances that Laura Wilkinson will slam her head into the diving platform or Shawn Johnson will whip herself right off the uneven bars are slim. But if it happened, and I saw it…I might never be able to watch television again. And that would really take the joy out of bedroom Olympic reenactments.
I wasn’t the only one with Olympic fever this weekend, right? And to think, it was only trials! Imagine what I’ll be like come August. Here’s a VISA commercial to get you inspired:
I watched a little of the gymnastics trials last night and Chellsie Memmel absolutely killed it on the floor. She was amazing.
Gretchen! Thank god I’m not the only one. I’ll watch whatever they’ve got on. I get suckered into those inspirational stories and Morgan Freeman just adds to the drama. Come August, I’ll root for anyone with a good story be they Romanian pole vaulters, Argentian fencers or South African trampoline athletes. Go USA!
Jesus, that Kerri Strug moment STILL makes me misty. So powerful.
Gretchen… I totally watched the trials all weekend too. Love the inspirational sports stories! I can’t wait gymnastics during the Olympics. USA women are amazing. Track & field and swimming trials next weekend… I know what I’ll be doing
Yup. I invested time in both the diving and the gymnastic trials. Next week the swimming trials are being held here in Omaha and I plan on going to as many sessions as I can!
I WISH I had Olympic fever. But I just don’t have the patience for it anymore. I absolutely hate all the interruptions for ads, jumping around from sport to sport, focusing only on a couple of people in each sport. It just seemed more engaging when I was younger. I would LOVE to be excited about the Olympics again! Having attended Olympic events in person (ATL 1996), it’s a bummer to watch it on tv.
Sent the hubby to the basement to watch NASCAR while I watched the trials. I am an Olympic addict. I cannot wait for August!
Yup, got the fever now after watching the gymnastics trials. I’m a bit disappointed Carly Patterson won’t be back, but it was amazing seeing her performance last time. I’m sure this year will have its moments too.
All about the gymnastics. I will never root for anyone like I did for Shannon Miller though. Those were the days.
I don’t really get excited about the Olympics until they are officially on. I do like the gymnastics events & swimming, but I’m really more into the winter games.
I watched a bit of the gymnastics trials (including Chellsie Memmel’s complete nailage of her floor routine) but the new scoring system has me a bit deflated. Somehow a perfect 17 isn’t quite the same as a perfect 10.
I didn’t watch the trials but I did see a great Olympics commercial over the weekend that got me jazzed for 8-8-08. It is the only time of year that I read the sports section. I like the back stories, too.
Gretchen–Thanks for allowing me to face my Olympic fear!
http://gprr.blogspot.com/2008/06/olympic-fearfest.html
All the political BS has really marred it for me. I prefer the Winter Olympics as well (although I might watch the Mens diving – I’m shallow – sue me)
I definitely caught some gymnastics and diving this weekend. I so LOVE the Olympics!