Highlights of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
March 1st, 2010 | Categories: Entertainment | 5 CommentsWell, the Olympics are over. My GPA is a little worse for wear, but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed and it was most definitely worth watching the Games instead of working on papers. (Or studying for my exams…)
I thought about making a list of the highs and lows of the Games, but I decided to make a list of just the awesome moments (in no particular order) instead. No one likes to dwell on the negatives, right?
- Alexandre Bilodeau winning Canada’s first gold medal at a home Olympics
Alexandre was totally deserving of the medal and he seems to be like a genuinely nice guy. The fact that he beat the Australian-but-really-Canadian-athlete-who-got-rich-from-distributing-malware Dale Begg-Smith was pretty good icing on the cake, too. - Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo’s gold medal in the pairs figure skating
Shen/Zhao had the classic comeback story and were the sentimental favorites to win the competition. They skated spectacularly and now they can ease into retirement with the gold medal! Not only am I ecstatic about their win, but it was also very nice to see the Russian pair (Kavaguti/Smirnov) being kept off the podium. - Evan Lysacek’s gold medal in the men’s figure skating
HE SKATED SO SPECTACULARLY! It would have just been wrong had he not won gold. Hopefully Plushenko and the rest of Russia will stop complaining about how Plushenko allegedly deserves the gold more than Lysacek. I mean, Plushenko calling his silver medal “platinum”? Really, Plushenko? Really? Besides, Plushenko’s routine was boring to watch. - The three medalists in the women’s figure skating
All three of the women who medaled in women’s figure skating were spectacular. Kim Yu-Na skates with such grace, poise, and elegance; Mao Asada was the first to land a triple axel in the competition’s history; and Joannie Rochette had such composure in the face of the tragedy of losing her mother days before the competition. I have no words to describe how utterly remarkable these three women are. - Shaun White’s gold medal for half-pipe
Call him the Flying Tomato, call him the Animal. Whatever name you use, Shaun White is flippin’ awesome and I am so happy that he won the gold. - Apolo Ohno becoming the most decorated US Winter Olympian in history
Apolo is amazing. Enough said. (And I don’t think it was fair of him to be disqualified in the 500m men’s short track speed skate.) - Hannah Kearney winning gold in the women’s mogul
She’s so adorable! I absolutely loved how she narrated her montage in her post-competition interview.
There were many more awesome Olympic moments (obviously, I didn’t watch the whole of the Olympic Games in its entirety); these just happen to be my top favorites!
On an unrelated note, thanks to all those who nominated and voted for my blog in the 2010 Bloggies in the Best Teen Weblog category! I didn’t win, but it really means a lot to me that people took the time to recognize my blog in the awards process.
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Hi, I'm Manda. I'm a college student studying communications and languages. I like to read, shop, bake, and travel. I have a tendency to listen to my favorite songs on repeat for hours on end. Sometimes I catch myself thinking in a language other than English. 
I totally agree with Bilodeau, Lysacek, and the women’s figure skating! Those were some of my favourite moments, too.
Can’t say I loved Hannah Kearney’s gold – I was going for Jenn Heil. :P
Overall a good Games!
I figured Kearney’s gold wouldn’t be one of your highlights ;) But yes, most definitely an excellent Games!
As an Australian, I agree 100% on the Dale Begg-Smith thing. I keep seeing ads on TV (well… I think they’re ads) congratulating him and our other medallists, and I want them to STOP CONGRATULATING HIM, because he is a jerk and makes malware and isn’t even Australian (this ties in with the being-a-jerk) so why should we feel proud of him?! Seriously.
I am happy for Torah Bright and Lydia Lassila and if we have any other medallists (I don’t know) I’m happy for them too. But not Begg-Smith.
I didn’t watch very much of the Winter Olympics. I watched maybe three or four of the events, in total :P I did also hear about the progress of the men’s ice hockey final on the radio, because the presenters were rallying behind the Canadian team and kept commenting on the progress of the match (even stopping a song midway through when Canada scored the winning goal). Supporting Canada in that match is the closest I got to excited about the Olympics. None of the events I watched had any serious Australian contenders.
I actually saw the event where Torah Bright won gold – I was very happy for her, as she seemed really sweet!
I’m glad Australians are on the same page as Dale Begg-Smith, too. If he had moved to Australia at the age of, say, five, and grew up there and everything, then I think him representing Australia would be understandable. As that’s not the case, I think Begg-Smith is trying to have his cake and eat it, too (or however the saying goes).
I’m still upset USA didn’t win the hockey game, but both Canada and USA played really well and that’s all you can ask for in a hockey game – to play excellently!
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