Obligatory Olympic Post
Aug. 14th, 2012 07:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bedsitter23As I got off the plane upon my return to Des Moines, i was greeted by a crowd who had gathered to see soemoen who had went off and made world history and the state proud.
Oddly, it wasn't me.
It was Liang Chow, better known as the personal coach for Olympic gymnasts Gabby Douglas and Shawn Johnson. He runs a gymnastics club in West Des Moines. He from all appearances, appears to be a very friendly, optimistic person. Unfortunately, from my encounter, you won't get any great insight. He was very polite and civil while waiting for luggage to come off the carousel. That is all I can offer up.
I watched quite a bit of the Olympics, and since most people have already covered it, I don't know that I have any further insight there, either. For the most part, I thought NBC's coverage was fine, though I certainly understand the criticisms. If only NBC had a family of channels where perhaps they could have shown some live events, instead of taping everything.
I am told the NBC.com streaming events wasn't great, though it should be noted, in four years, the technology won't be needed (for those in the US, as the games will be in this hemisphere) and in eight years, technology shouldn't be a problem.
I missed the Opening Events and heard the criticism of them being edited (I understand that), and the only part of the closing events, I saw was Eric Idle singing "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" (which seems appropriately British).
the other local story besides Gabby and Chow. I actually predicted this. Lolo finished a disappointing fourth. I think Lolo had been built up so much as a gold medal sure thing, that it was almost inevitable that she wouldn't succeed. I really do feel this was a case of the media building someone up and then tearing them down when they don't do everything we expect. Yes, she was on Leno and everywhere else, but I don't really blame her.
Oddly, it wasn't me.
It was Liang Chow, better known as the personal coach for Olympic gymnasts Gabby Douglas and Shawn Johnson. He runs a gymnastics club in West Des Moines. He from all appearances, appears to be a very friendly, optimistic person. Unfortunately, from my encounter, you won't get any great insight. He was very polite and civil while waiting for luggage to come off the carousel. That is all I can offer up.
I watched quite a bit of the Olympics, and since most people have already covered it, I don't know that I have any further insight there, either. For the most part, I thought NBC's coverage was fine, though I certainly understand the criticisms. If only NBC had a family of channels where perhaps they could have shown some live events, instead of taping everything.
I am told the NBC.com streaming events wasn't great, though it should be noted, in four years, the technology won't be needed (for those in the US, as the games will be in this hemisphere) and in eight years, technology shouldn't be a problem.
I missed the Opening Events and heard the criticism of them being edited (I understand that), and the only part of the closing events, I saw was Eric Idle singing "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" (which seems appropriately British).
the other local story besides Gabby and Chow. I actually predicted this. Lolo finished a disappointing fourth. I think Lolo had been built up so much as a gold medal sure thing, that it was almost inevitable that she wouldn't succeed. I really do feel this was a case of the media building someone up and then tearing them down when they don't do everything we expect. Yes, she was on Leno and everywhere else, but I don't really blame her.
