Olympics--anyone getting excited yet?

[Tracey in TX]

We have another girl from our town participating in Olympics (gymnastics)! We're already excited about watching. Anyone else looking forward to watching any particular sport? Know anyone in the Olympics? Or in the Olympic trials?

[Danestress]

Yeah, we are really excited. Mark Gangloff coached my son a few times in swimming, and my son has also met Jeremy Knowles who swims for the Bahamas. We can't wait!

[Momto4kids]

Yes! Yes! Yes! We are looking forward to it and I am going to try to get my kids excited as well. I am going to decorate our family room patriotically and get the kids on board too! Wooohoooo!



:patriot:

[Qs3]

I don't know anyone in or affiliated with the Olympics, but I am very excited! I just *love* when the Olympics are on. It's always so inspiring.

[myfunnybunch]

Our town just finished hosting the Olympics track and field trials. It was great fun. My mother-in-law and several friends volunteered to help with the trials. The whole town was full of track fans!

Not only that, but the men's 800 was swept by three local men, people who live and run in our community.

We can't wait to watch the Olympics in Beijing!

Cat

[newbie]

I am excited about watching it for the first time with my dd's.

Last time I was watching it with my surgeon who performed my emergency appendectomy. Its okay, he wasnt bad to look at. Although I was.

Jet

[JudoMom]

I am! I just downloaded this lapbook/unit study (http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=24428&it=1) yesterday.

I'm most excited about Judo. I've met and worked a tournament with Ryan Reser (http://usjudo.org/seniors_bioRReser.asp), and his coach has refereed & given tips to my boys at mock tournaments.

[Dayle in Guatemala]

We have each day during the Olympics is a focus on a certain country. We read about the country, pray for that country, do a map project from the country, and then we watch the Olympics at night eating a snack from that country or food. I'm excited it's in China--good excuse to order Chinese!

[PariSarah]

Isaac is getting all his friends to do a neighborhood Olympics competition. They're having races and making up sports and having a grand old time.

I hope we'll be able to watch a little swimming. Swimming is the only sport Isaac does with any regularity, but it's the only sport we've never watched in person or on TV. I mean, we always go to HIS meets, of course. But we've never gone to a college meet, or watched any swimming on TV.

[AmyB]

Dd knows some coaches, lots of track and field athletes, and a few gymnasts going. One coach in particular (the coach dd trains with) tends to get medals in three different fields, so we'll be watching for him and his athletes. It is very exciting, isn't it?

[MyThreeSons]

I especially like Track and Field, Swimming and Gymnastics, but I'll watch as much of the coverage as I can.

[Laura Corin]

We have another girl from our town participating in Olympics (gymnastics)! We're already excited about watching. Anyone else looking forward to watching any particular sport? Know anyone in the Olympics? Or in the Olympic trials?

The Chinese government, in an effort to spruce up its image, has decided that all the regulations that are never adhered to should be followed to the letter. Suddenly a foreigner gets a 600 USD fine for not registering at the local police station within 24 hours of arrival. The ports are grinding to a halt as they attempt for the first time to obey their procedures book.

And I'm biting my nails about whether we will actually get our visas to leave tomorrow, and whether our moving shipment will clear customs.

Just call me grumpy.

Laura

[disneymom]

We are really excited about the Olympics. My girls can't wait for gymnastics. I am trying to talk my dh into getting a new LCD HDTV and I used the Olympics as an excuse. We'll see what happens. :lol:

[CleoQc]

One local girl is in gymnastics. And although we don't know her personally, my dd's coach does know her and used to train with her.

Four of the men in the waterpolo team are local to us! And one of them is the brother of my son's synchro swimming coach.

The newspapers keep talking about divers. About half the diving team is from the area. Three divers train where my kids take swimming and diving lessons. We see them train while the kids swim. Every week! But I don't really know them.

Now, in the Winter Olympics of '88, I had four cousins compete! Supposedly it was the highest number of related athletes in the same Olympics. That's what the journalists used to say. I had two cousins in speed skating representing Canada, and two in dance skating representing France. Those in dance got a bronze medal!

[PrairieAir]

:lol:I just got back from grocery shopping in town. Then I come to the boards and see this subject line! I was listening to the radio on the way home and just heard Earl Pitts talking about the same thing--well, sorta. :lol: His whole commentary was about how athletes are now using Viagra to enhance athletic performance:001_huh: Viagra is not an illegal drug, so he figures there will be athletes at the Olympics who are using Viagra and that could make for some interesting events. The relay, wrestling, the pole vault, etc. I just love Earl Pitts! And then I see the subject line: "Olympics--anyone getting excited yet?":smilielol5:

[mommylaw]

We toured the Olympic Training Center (Colorado Springs) today. There is excitement in the air!

[Tracey in TX]

The Chinese government, in an effort to spruce up its image, has decided that all the regulations that are never adhered to should be followed to the letter. Suddenly a foreigner gets a 600 USD fine for not registering at the local police station within 24 hours of arrival. The ports are grinding to a halt as they attempt for the first time to obey their procedures book.

And I'm biting my nails about whether we will actually get our visas to leave tomorrow, and whether our moving shipment will clear customs.

Just call me grumpy.

Laura
Oh my goodness. Good luck with your departure and can't wait to hear about your next venue! (Scotland, right?)

[Tracey in TX]

:lol:I just got back from grocery shopping in town. Then I come to the boards and see this subject line! I was listening to the radio on the way home and just heard Earl Pitts talking about the same thing--well, sorta. :lol: His whole commentary was about how athletes are now using Viagra to enhance athletic performance:001_huh: Viagra is not an illegal drug, so he figures there will be athletes at the Olympics who are using Viagra and that could make for some interesting events. The relay, wrestling, the pole vault, etc. I just love Earl Pitts! And then I see the subject line: "Olympics--anyone getting excited yet?":smilielol5:

Oh my...(cringing at the double entendre)!!! Guess Viagra wouldn't be a good med to use prior to biking, wrestling, or couples skating! LOL

[Tracey in TX]

One local girl is in gymnastics. And although we don't know her personally, my dd's coach does know her and used to train with her.

Four of the men in the waterpolo team are local to us! And one of them is the brother of my son's synchro swimming coach.

The newspapers keep talking about divers. About half the diving team is from the area. Three divers train where my kids take swimming and diving lessons. We see them train while the kids swim. Every week! But I don't really know them.

Now, in the Winter Olympics of '88, I had four cousins compete! Supposedly it was the highest number of related athletes in the same Olympics. That's what the journalists used to say. I had two cousins in speed skating representing Canada, and two in dance skating representing France. Those in dance got a bronze medal!
Wow, you must come from a superior gene pool :)
Who is the gymnast? I'm rooting for Chelsie Memel, Nastia Luikin, or the cute, little smiling blonde Shawn Johnson.

You'll have to let me know if there's a surge in swimming interest following the Olympics. A home town girl, Carly Patterson, won Gold medal in 2004 Olympics for gymnastics. Every gym was packed for months after that. It was pretty funny to see how quickly the excitement faded, though.

[nukeswife]

I'm very excited about the Olympics. I'm an Olympic junkie LOL. I don't care what sport it is I'll watch it if it's the Olympics. My mom and grandma were visiting me during the last Winter Olympics and couldn't believe I got up at 8am to watch curling :tongue_smilie: I never get up before 9am, but it was the olympics and curling is one of my favorites.

[Tracey in TX]

I'm very excited about the Olympics. I'm an Olympic junkie LOL. I don't care what sport it is I'll watch it if it's the Olympics. My mom and grandma were visiting me during the last Winter Olympics and couldn't believe I got up at 8am to watch curling :tongue_smilie: I never get up before 9am, but it was the olympics and curling is one of my favorites.
What is curling? Is it like rowing?

[HappyatHome]

I love watching the Olympics, gymnastics is a favorite, also diving, track and field, swimming....

Can't wait.

[SusanG]

I think I must be the only homeschooling mom that has zero interest in the Olympics...

[HeatherH]

'cuz I'm not pg!!!

It's pretty funny - EVERY Summer Olympics, since I've been married, I've been expecting a baby -

92 - 96 - 00 - 04 (All born in Sept. or late August)

But not this year!!!!!!!!


:D

My pathetic claim to fame - and a fun fact to have on hand for the game, "Two Lies and a Truth"!

[CleoQc]

Wow, you must come from a superior gene pool :)

However, it passed me by, and my whole branch of the family too!


Who is the gymnast? I'm rooting for Chelsie Memel, Nastia Luikin, or the cute, little smiling blonde Shawn Johnson.

Nansy Damianova, representing Canada.