I love the Olympics. Summer or Winter, I don't care. I watch it all. So you can imagine my excitement that the Olympics started during a four day weekend.
It all began with the opening ceremonies, which were really lovely. Everyone was wondering how Vancouver would compete with the spectacle of Beijing. However, the Vancouver ceremonies were much more intimate and wondrous than China.
The first day of competition featured the women's moguls, where the US won gold and bronze. What amazes me about the moguls is the intense beating the athletes' knees must take. You know these people have to all need surgery when their careers are over.
Day two began the first day of figure skating, which is one of my favorite sports. Chinese pair Shen and Zhao were two time bronze medalists who came out of retirement to try for gold one more time. They set a world record with their score in the short program and went on to take gold with a spectacular free skate, while their teammates Pang and Tong took the silver.
The other big story of the weekend was Apolo Ohno winning silver in short track speed skating and tying Bonnie Blair as the most decorated Winter Olympian. He was almost out of the medals when two of his competitors crashed and he and teammate J.R. Celski skated in for silver and bronze.
After only four days of competition these Olympics have proven so far to be everything that you could want from competitions at this level.
They're exciting, awe-inspiring and heart-stopping. And just think, curling hasn't even started yet.
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