The Olympics kicked off with a festive bang. The opening ceremonies were watched by an estimated 3 billion people worldwide. The show had a few glitches, like the lighting of the torches near the end, but overall it was quite an awesome spectacle. Unfortunately, it wasn't all fun and games.
Nodar Kumariashvili, a 21 year old luger, was killed during a "routine" practice. His death was the first since 1975 in the sport. To alleviate luger athlete fears, the men participated on the shorter women's track.
Currently, the top 3 countries in the world in terms of the medal count are the U.S. with 6, Germany has 4, and France has 3. The host nation sits at a disappointing 4th place currently, well below the nations expectations...
On that note, the Canadian women's hockey team was harassed after destroying their opposition 18-0 at their opening game, The win is the most lopsided in Olympic history. I believe that if you suck you shouldn't participate. The fact that there is such a dichotomy in women's hockey between teams may explain why interest is so low. You probably wouldn't have seen something like this in the men's league.
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