The 2010 Olympic Games are officially underway, and so far it’s been filled with the kinds of inspiration and drama that you can only get from the Olympics. As of right now, the US leads the medal count with six, but the French have more gold medals with two. The international event brings together competitors from countries all over the world, and is a celebration of athleticism and dedication to sports and country.
The most pronounced x-factor in this year’s Olympic Games has been the weather. Vancouver is known for having excellent conditions, but this year has been marked by uncanny warm temperatures. Snow has been shipped in from other resorts, and even with snow guns cranking, many of the ski and snowboard events have had to be moved to later in the week. While there has been some natural snowfall, most are hoping for temperatures to drop just a bit so more snow can be made.
Last Wednesday, I mentioned that Canada had not won any Gold medals the two previous times they had hosted the games. It didn’t take long to end that jinx! Canada’s Alexandre Bilodeau won the men’s moguls freestyle skiing event on Sunday. Oddly enough the silver medal went to Dale Begg-Smith, who was born in Canada, but is racing for Australia. The US got its first taste of gold in the women’s moguls freestyle event thanks to Hannah Kearney, who won the event.
With many events still to come, what are you most looking forward to watching?
