Olympic Fever

I know I've caught it, but has the rest of the world? With all of the smack being talked about how Vancouver's handling the enormous responsibility it's hard to know what to believe or think. With the shocking death of Nodar Kumaritashvili the olympics didn't get off to such a great start. The death shouldn't of happened and could of been avoided from the speed, the exposed post, the sharp turns and even the athlete's experience. Opening ceremonies were great even with the faults, but what really impacted me was the reception to Georgia. The whole stadium showed respect which really says a lot about what kind of people are out there, and the beauty of the human spirit. The world was united for that 20 seconds and it was a glimpse of finally how it should be. I don't want to speak too fast, but I will label Alex Bilodeau's gold medal win for Canada as the most memorable moment of the games. With Canada's first gold medal on home soil, it was a milestone but that wasn't even the start of it. The joy was apparent from the crowd even from where I was watching on my couch and the accomplishment of one man was the accomplishment of the whole country. But what was even more beautiful was the smile on his brother Frédéric's face. You could tell that he was the most proud brother in the world and how much love they had for each other solely by their after win hug. The entire nation shared in their moment and that was better than any medal at all.