Olympic flame in my town today

[Dusty_Ranger]

so the olympic torch came through salmo bc today it was awsome i got some videos ill try and upload later it was sooo effin awsome i dunno how i feel about the olympics but i was still cool

 

[baxtej44]

definitely a cool, most likely once in a lifetime chance, thing that you got there...

the olympic swim trials were held in my town here, my mom saw michael phelps

 

[zukirider21]

you should have thrown a bucket of water at it...

hahaha imagine if it went out on national tv lmao i wonder what they would do about it...

 

[OilPatch197]

I can't bring myself to care about the Olympics Games anymore. It has very little to do with sports these days. The whorish catering to the corporate sponsors has grown to such an absurd level that it ruins the entire event for me.

In 2008, NBC refused to broadcast the opening ceremonies live, waiting instead to air them at prime time. NBC also refused to broadcast the most popular events live, again choosing to show them only during prime time, long after everyone already knew the outcome. They flatly refused to stream the popular events on the web, choosing instead to stream only the more obscure and less popular events.

Show up to an event carrying bottled water from Aquafina (made by Pepsi) while Coke is sponsoring the games? They’ll throw you right out of the stadium. That happened in Athens, in 2004.

 

[EnglishDan]

I can't bring myself to care about the Olympics Games anymore. It has very little to do with sports these days. The whorish catering to the corporate sponsors has grown to such an absurd level that it ruins the entire event for me.

In 2008, NBC refused to broadcast the opening ceremonies live, waiting instead to air them at prime time. NBC also refused to broadcast the most popular events live, again choosing to show them only during prime time, long after everyone already knew the outcome. They flatly refused to stream the popular events on the web, choosing instead to stream only the more obscure and less popular events.

Show up to an event carrying bottled water from Aquafina (made by Pepsi) while Coke is sponsoring the games? They’ll throw you right out of the stadium. That happened in Athens, in 2004.

Then the problem is the television stations and not the Olympics. Taking your own water in is probably a security issue in today's age - liquid explosives and all that.

 

[mn_smokeater]

my home town was home to both US curling teams in the last winter games iv met most of them

 

[OilPatch197]

Then the problem is the television stations and not the Olympics. Taking your own water in is probably a security issue in today's age - liquid explosives and all that.

No, the problem rest with the International Olympic Committee, money grubbing bastards. There is big bucks to be made, anyway they can.

 

[99RangerBoss]

jeeze in Ontario some woman who was carrying the torch got knocked down by angry protesters and almost put the flame out of the torch lol and before that she said that she really hopes she doesn't fall down and knock out the torch. Kinda like king of the hill lol

 

[master hec0]

i saw the torch on the 18th when it came through alberta. it did sadden me to see a giant coke truck with some guy with a mic sponsoring coke. but still a once in a life time thing

 

[Hopman]

my home town was home to both US curling teams in the last winter games iv met most of them

I may be one of the few people who actually watched curling during the '08 olympics. I found it fascinating.

I do agree with the fact the the networks & sponsors have too much control on the events.