Olympics jail is almost over. Tomorrow the closing ceremonies will finish us up until February 12, 2010 in Vancouver. Although on Sunday they will say 2012 in London, those of us who watch Olympics look forward to the winter sports between summers and the summer sports between winters. We love it all; each one is a break from the other and each one a major event between off seasons.
The eighty million hours of television we’ve seen this time has been tolerable in what we’ve missed. Always too much, never enough. The real time coverage is exciting. Even the taped coverage is nicely done. We’ve learned about NBC’s upcoming series, especially Kath and Kim. We’ve seen Jeremy Warner’s too-close-together eyes when he finally removed his shades for the 400-meter medal ceremonies. We’ve seen Michael Phelps and his huge “that’s gold” after number eight. We’ve seen Nastia Liukin get silver for tying for first on the uneven bars. We’ve seen both USA men and women drop the baton at the handoff from three to anchor in the 100-meter relay. We’ve seen the Chinese take, amazingly, only seven of eight possible golds in diving (but not a single medal ceremony). We’ve seen the last of Olympic baseball and softball, for eight years at least – until they can be reinstated.
The men’s marathon will take us to the end, and who will carry the American flag? Who could it be? Who?
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