Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games!

[BoberFett]

I'm gonna guess that there are generations of humans younger than us, that are currently the ages we were in the 80s when we, too, cared about the Olympics.

:hmm:

Do younger people care about the Olympics anymore? Back when there were three TV stations, I'm sure it was all the rage. But there are lots of things competing for attention these days.

And why does does this blow Andy Richter's mind?

 

[zinfamous]

Do younger people care about the Olympics anymore? Back when there were three TV stations, I'm sure it was all the rage. But there are lots of things competing for attention these days.

And why does does this blow Andy Richter's mind?

All NBC needs to do is a put a "like" button at the bottom of the screen and the kiddies will watch it.


.....you do know that isn't Andy Richter, right? :hmm:

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

1 more day to kabooom! How exciting!

 

[silverpig]

So Sochi isn't ready for the olympics...

Then there are all the journalists who are live-tweeting their arrivals at their "hotels". Some are pretty hilarious. One was something like: "Water doesn't work in the hotel. We have been advised not to wash our faces with it when it does come on because it contains something dangerous." Followed by an update with a picture of yellow water.

 

[sdifox]

So Sochi isn't ready for the olympics...

Then there are all the journalists who are live-tweeting their arrivals at their "hotels". Some are pretty hilarious. One was something like: "Water doesn't work in the hotel. We have been advised not to wash our faces with it when it does come on because it contains something dangerous." Followed by an update with a picture of yellow water.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=36034522&postcount=32


:awe:

 

[Hugo Drax]

Woah! Big explosion!!!!

 

[BoberFett]

.....you do know that isn't Andy Richter, right? :hmm:

Heh, I do, but I haven't got a clue who it actually is.

 

[Ns1]

Wow

This time, taking the problem seriously, Russian officials devised a combined rail line and highway link to connect Adler and Krasnaya Polyana. It is a complex undertaking, requiring 45 bridges and 12 tunnels, along challenging mountain and river terrain. This would become the largest construction contract in Russian history—initially estimated at $2.85 billion and now pegged at $9.4 billion—a lot of money for a 30-mile road that in all likelihood will rarely be used once the Olympics are over.

 

[silverpig]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=36034522&postcount=32


:awe:

That's the one!

At least I wasn't imagining it

 

[KMFJD]

Interesting look at broadcasting in other countries....

 

[zinfamous]

wow--Canada really likes the Olympics.

:hmm:

 

[sdifox]

wow--Canada really likes the Olympics.

:hmm:

CBC always had excellent coverage of Olympics.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

wow--Canada really likes the Olympics.

:hmm:

It's Canada in February. There's nothing else to do except watch the moose freeze to death.

 

[gothamhunter]

He pulled out this morning. Saying course was too dangerous.

Still doing halfpipe, just no downhill.

 

[sdifox]

Still doing halfpipe, just no downhill.

I just reported what I heard on the radio, not following the details that closely :biggrin:

 

[actuarial]

wow--Canada really likes the Olympics.

:hmm:

It's gotta be exaggerated due to multiple channels showing the same thing. There aren't even that many hours during the games.

 

[sdifox]

It's gotta be exaggerated due to multiple channels showing the same thing. There aren't even that many hours during the games.

huh? same time, multiple events make sense to you? I am sure there are repeats, but there are 88 events.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Do younger people care about the Olympics anymore? Back when there were three TV stations, I'm sure it was all the rage. But there are lots of things competing for attention these days.

Did anyone ever really care about the Olympics in general? Not in the USA. The public follows one or two hyped up stories every Olympics and the medal counts. Almost everything else is invisible and events where we're not expected to win might as well not be held at all.

 

[manly]

need to get my OTA antenna ready, fucken NBCOlympics.com

 

[Zim Hosein]

12 Hrs & 45 Min!

 

[Jodell88]

Before and after pic of Sochi. A lot of development happened.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...w20140206news-sochigeorg&utm_campaign=Content

 

[HN]

Nbc's starting coverage right now actually.

And hellooooo Sarah Hendrickson

 

[mizzou]

hmmm...i guess this is what happens when you run out of smart nazis to bleed ideas from.

 

[LevelSea]

Has anyone been able to navigate stream.nbcolympics.com? Like a central location to access all the replays. The first thing it shows is the US v Canada hockey final from 2010.

 

[lupi]

Spent a few extra moments at morning prayer hoping we'll be seeing more dancing hospital beds during the opening ceremony.