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Are the Vancouver Olympics doomed? Some guy on Forbes.com predicts NBC is going to lose about $200 million on the Vancouver games. ABC just did a segment on the impending disaster and the last couple times I’ve been in British Columbia I’ve seen people protesting the Olympic games. With stories in the Vancouver press about an increase in violence, planned protests and a local population pissed off at the amount of money spent to host the games, this could be the disaster media outlets are predicting.

I love the Winter Olympics and since I don’t pay taxes in B.C. and don’t have any ancestors whose land was stolen by whitey up there, I’m ‘stoked’ for the games. I can’t wait to have my laptop in front of the television to watch as many events as possible. In particular I’m interested in the 2006 Snowboard Cross Olympic Silver Medalist, Lindsey Jacobellis. You remember her. She’s the one who was about to win a gold medal but decided to add some style to her last jump and ended up on her ass just long enough to have someone else scoot by and win the gold. Apparently she had another traumatic spill near the finish line during the 2007 Winter X Games causing her to lose the gold medal there too. She’s still one of the favorites in the 2010 Snowboard Cross competition but it will be interesting to see how her nerves hold up under pressure.

Here are a couple vids to refresh your memory and get you excited for the 2010 Olympics.

17 replies on “Lindsey Jacobellis & The 2010 Olympics”

  1. as long as i don’t have to see endless homages to freestyle aerials and mogul skiing i will enjoy it.

    thank christ for channel 115 and CBUT. and anja paerson’s ass. sister is thick.

  2. Whatever.

    Canada’s going to bring home five golds, eight silvers, and six bronzes.

    Meanwhile we in the states will be watching Jon and Kate and Jon’s Lover and Kate’s Girlfriend plus Eight

  6. The Winter Olympics are by far the best Olympics.

    I’m excited for downhill skiing. I know nothing about it as an organized sport, but I like watching.

  7. Another bonus: my sister is very close to qualifying for some of the skiing events…

    (name withheld for privacy)

    We thought about going up there to see her, but I don’t think I want to deal with the crowds and general madness…

  8. It’s a huge feat, and Vancouver is truly a world-class city. I don’t know if it’s fiscally wise, but the world has changed a lot since the games were awarded. I know second-guessing every decision is a Seattle pastime, but other cities actually agree on plans and go forward with them. Meanwile Seattle relies on buses, the Viaduct and the 520 bridge.

  10. @7 – if you go up, remember the light rail line goes to Whistler, so anywhere – anywhere at all – along the light rail line is just a few minutes from the Olympics sites.

  11. @10 – wtf? um, there have been black British Columbians since the province was created, and my next door neighbor in Trail did just as well as I did. Not everything translates – keep your US attitudes on racism in your US box, cause in Canada most racism is about your culture and your language, not the color of your skin.

  12. Ah, yes my hero Lindsey J. who taught me to never let the nearly confirmed reality of the ENTIRE U.S. SNOWBOARDING TEAM SWEEPING THE GOLD MEDALS get in the way of a little showboating. We all could use this lesson.

  13. February 16: Curling starts! The only sport I look forward to with any anticipation. Cold justice delivered one 44 pound chunk of granite at a time. Curling rules!!1!!!

  15. @11 – no, the light rail line goes nowhere near Whistler. There was a heavy rail line there, but passenger rail service along it was cancelled a decade or so ago in a huge, scandal-filled thing.

    The only service between Whistler and Vancouver during the Olympics is the VANOC-operated bus line. Hope you already bought tickets.

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