Here I am again continuing the Winter Olympic Flaw Blog. It's been quite almost a month had passed and I just had time to review my recorded episodes of the Winter Olympics on my DVR and there's a lot that had happened from Vancouver after the 2010 Winter Olympics had culminated. And this means that there's a lot of flaws for me again to comment on here.
Well, the men's figure skating had just concluded last Thursday and well a lot of drama and war of words had happened. It was the most unforgettable and very controversial men's figure skating in history. We all know that the rules kept changing. And the issues here is "whether to quad or not to quad."
Apparently the skater from Russia had a quad and delivered a quite shaky performance while the skater from United States didn't do any quad at all but delivered a very flawless performance. But the technicality of the performance always weigh in the rules and now different results had happened. Whereas the other skater from Japan tried a quad but fell yet he delivered a nearly flawless performance. Had he landed the quad he probably would have won the competition.
Yevgeny Plushenko, the figure skater from Russia was the early favorite yet his spat with Evan Lysacek of the United States had really turned me off. His on an off comments and belittling of his fellow contestants really had made his image devilish and not worthy of attention. He was the object of a lot of media controversies and he loves the attention really. And too bad he landed the silver medal and the later got the gold because of his very flawless performance albeit the quad hesitation.
Johnny Weir was the flamboyant figure skater from the United States. He also was the object of the media scrutiny laltely because of his provocative costumes and one of those even made PETA to protest. In the long program competition he also delivered an A-okay performance which put him on fourth place.
Evan Lysacek was the gold medalist of the men's figure skating. I think it was really his moment to shine this time. Despite being cautious on not doing a quad he delivered a very flawless performance which the audience couldn't probably forget. I myself still remember that great long program performance he made and I felt he really deserve to win the gold. Although he got a verbal altercation with Yevgeny Plushenko I still salute him for his humility, graciousness, and professionalism by ignoring the other guy and letting him do his own thing.
Daisuke Takahasi, was my favorite to shine but with his quad mistake it made him missed the gold medal although he took home the bronze. I like this guy a lot because of his finesse and grace and I was very satisfied with his nearly flawless long program performance. His short program performance was a very excellent rendition and I was glad he medalled here. Thank God!
Yuna Kim's performance in the women's figure skating was a very intricate, flawless, and excellent performance. This girl has a lot of potential and I really loved everything she did. I was happy that she won the gold. The silver goes to Miki Ando of Japan and she also did good although Yuna had outshined her. Joannie Rochete's performance was also worth to mention and despite of her grieving she still pulled it and won the bronze.
The US women figure skating was also worth remembering. And hopefully these girls has a lot of potential in the future. Worth mentioning was Mirai Nagasu and Jennifer Flatt. Their performances were both nearly flawless and hopefully this was a worth trying first international competition for them. Good job girls!
The women's Super G had also culminated during that day and well Lindsey Vonn should have expected to add more medals from her pursuits but she fell during the race and hurt her pinkie. I think she got another bronze medal from the giant slalom run. Here she was outshadowed Julia Mancuso which even ignited their spat to a really nasty one. It was really embarrassing watching this two competing for popularity but not for a medal.
Bode Miller, the bad boy of Alpine skiing really had proved himself that he really changed. From a partying guy in Torino he came back to Vancouver very refined and amassing medals. So far he hauled three medals one for each color and he dominated almost the competition in the Alpine race. It was a shock from Bode Miller to have regained himself and proved himself to live up with his countrymen's expectation. Good job Mr. Miller!
Set Wescott is the one surprise here who really proved himself to be the powerhouse of the snowboarding race. He wasn't the crowd's favorite but had managed to overtake his opponent at the last stretch and won his second gold. Well, this man is really a pro at winning a gold medal. His experiences and fierce training really had been paid off.
Shani Davis of the United States speedskating team is another one who had won a back to back gold at his forte which is the 1000m run. He is the most refined skater and had made history as the first black skater of the Torino Games who had won a gold medal. Now, again he had proved his untiring effort by winning another gold on the same race despite of his verbal spat with his teammate and worse nemesis Chad Hendrik.
Sven Kramer of Norway's fallout in the 10,000m speedkating run was the really juicy one. I mean the cute Dutch had lost his chance to win the gold medal when he apparently changed on a wrong lane as instructed by his coach on his final lap. What a lapse of memory have done to cause for a gold medal to be missed. Kramer was the highly favorite and had almost made history had he won the race but because of the error he missed his chance to be written in the sport's history book.
This guy is a superman. He's huge at the age of 19 just like Michael Phelp's built. Imagine that! And he skates the fastest and had shattered Olympic records. It was really a waste to have made such grave mistake and lost the gold medal which was eventually awarded to the Korean skater who finished second. Kramer was seen very angry at his coach which even resorted for him to act in a violent way. But what can he do? He has to admit defeat anyway. That's what they call..... "the agony of defeat." Well, at least you're a millionaire at that young age of 19. Better luck next time in Sochi, Russia in 2014.
Englands Skeleton race Amy Williams was been protested because of the helmet aerodynamics. They said that her helmet was not illegal and was not been approved by the IOUC. Well, how come they allowed her to played if the ehlmet was illegal. This is just plainly sour-graping. Now that Amy won the gold medal they cannot take that away from her.
Canada's Don Montgomery celebrating too early and was perceived as impolite. He was seen prematurely and jubilantly jumping and bouncing up and down upon realizing that he wil win despite the other players were running down the track. Well, at least the guy has class and not cocky at all. He even apologize for his premature actions. That's what you call a pro. Canadians are known to be polite though.
The luger's and bobsledder's complaints about the ice track was another big flaw during this Olympics. The track had claimed one life already and now had caused a lot of accidents and wrong misfits with the bobsledders because of miscalculations and overspeeding. They claimed that this track was the fastest and most modern track but look at how much lives were hurt. It was really ridiculous to have watched this bobsledders turned over near the finish line thereby shutting them off of their chance to win a medal. How pitiful!
Ski jumper Amman of Switzerland dubbed as the Harry Potter of ice was another typical celebrity here in the Olympics. The guy has many ups and downs before but he came back here to reclaim his thrown. He was just the ultimate flying man in the air and has even shattered everyone's record.
Alexandre Bilideaux was Canada's first gold medal winner. He ushered the host country's hope to amass or haul medals during this Olympics. Never been known that a host country will win the most gold medal. And it only happened during this Olympics. Canada won 14 golds and Bilideaux ignited the spirit of winning for this country. His story was also very touching which he dedicate to his handicapped brother.
Snowboarder's unruly behavior starting from Scotty Lago's racy pictures which appeared online at TMZ.com was anothertalk of the town. I saw the pictures and it's not even that gross. Well, I think the US Olympic Committee just overblow the issue thereby making the poor youngster to pack-up and leave the vicinity and go home to his hometown in New Hampshire protecting his odds to get ousted on the third place and had his bronze medal confiscated.
Women's snowboarder's and Torah Bright's surprise win along with Shaun White's aka Flying Tomato success on the half-pipe also was the talk of the town. I mean these two even catapulted the art of snowboarding in a half-pipe to a maximum. It draw a lot of audience and television viewership. Hopefully, this game will be off the hook for being eliminated in the Olympics despite the hush hush cause by Lago's too much partying.
Shaun White's coach caught saying ex-pletives with the snowboarder before the ski final jump was also been noted by the harsh media. I mean this kind of conversation should be off the hook but it seems that the media keeps this issue boiling. Well, to me this is just the way they encouraged each other and the media really overblow on this one, too. How pathetic!
Ice Dancing original dance and required dance compulsories was another spat here during the Olympics. I mean what heck for these dancers dancing the same step with the same tune. It was totally boring. I mean if their have their freestyle for sure these dancers can really dance. Why do dance compulsories and perform three dances before winning a medal. This is ridiculous!
But my congratulations to Canada and the United States for winning first and second respectively. I love the Canadian pair Virtue and Moir. Oh my God, Mr. Moir you made me wet on my parts. You are one goodlooking Adonis. And a very graceful dancer, too. The Americans were also good. White and his partner has also a potential. Hopefully next time they will win the game. To Tanith and Ben, guys I also loved you both but it seems that you both fall short on your performances but at least you showed your best effort and I congratulate you for that.
Apolo Anton Ohno's 7th medal surprise, drama, and magic was very intoxicating. I just can't get my eyes off the television screen every time they showed Mr. Apolo. His run in the 1000m short track was a nailbiting one. But at least he took a bronze for that awesome performance. The 500m short track was even the nerve-wracking one.
The poor guy was disqualified although he's the one to reach second in the finish line and he was charge of touching one of the Canadians sending them rolling to the sides. This decision remains contested anyway because as you can see on the screen the poor guy haven't done such a thing. And this Canadian referee disqualified him and stripped him of his silver medal chance.
Well that's how unpredictable this sport is and I just have to accept the fact that Apolo had lost this one out of the favoritism of the referee for the Canadians. His eigth medal which is also a bronze was a bittersweet winning helping his co-teammates to medal and go home at least with a bronze. That was really unexpected but it happened thereby making Mr. Apolo Anton Ohno the most decorated Winter Olympian. Kudos to you Mister!
Korean's approach for winning the short track's medals was I think the most unsportsmanlike kind of play. THey win medals in short track because they block some of the players and they don't play fairly. I was really irritated and annoyed every time they play because it was very rough, tricky, and deceptive. It was a foul play for them and they really don't deserve my admiration.
Cross country and Nordic combined events had made history here. Thanks to the US team who really showed their effort. To Demong, Spillane, Camareti and others, you guys were the true star of this Olympics. You had filled the 100 years gap of the US not medalling in this arena. Your story of determination had really touched me inside and it was a very memorable performance I ever watched. Thank you guys! Winning three silvers and one gold was a bittersweet win. Yeah!
The hockey play between the Canadians and the United States was the most dramatic part of the last day. Canadians lined-up the streets, watched and cheered for their team playing against the unvbeatable Americans who never lost a game. But the Canadian hockey team despite of a fallout the previous week had emerged greatly winning every games they had in order to be in the finals.
The game had been leaning initially towards the Canadian team sending a wide frenzy among the street audience but the Americans never gave up and caught up with the Canadians thereby ending the game in a tie and an overtime. Yet the Canadians won the game on the last minute when their golden boy Scott Crosby made a left goal and had gotten counted.
A wave of jubilation immediately stunned the whole downtown of Vancouver after that precious gold medal. It was really a tough game for the Canadians because the Americans just refused to gave up. But in the end the best among the rest had emerged. Good job to both teams for putting a very excellent game. My hats off also to Ryan Miller, the American goalie, for a well done job and winning the MVP award.
The Closing Ceremony was quite an okay presentation. Although it was not a very pompous presentation compared to the Beijing Olympics still the Canadians had their own way of connecting to the world. The parade of the flags all together then followed by the athletes was the new twist compared to the traditional parade of nations. And the part where Joannie Rochete carrying the Canadian flag was the most touching one. The party was uber ubiquitous and the athletes and the audiences really had fun after that.
So far these were the ones that I can remember guys and I hope you've enjoyed reading it. Sorry for the delay though. But for recording purposes, I made this blog for me to remember some of the main topics, issues, and gossips of this recently concluded Olympics. Thank you for reading and patronizing this blog. Ciao!
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