SOCHI OPENING CEREMONY !

DA ! DA ! AWESOME ! EPIC ! MAGNIFICENT ! BEAUTIFUL ! WONDERFUL ! WOW ! DA ! DA !

Vlad really hit one out of the park. So beautiful.

WODKA FOR ALL ! ZA SCHAST '-YE !

LET THE GAMES BEGIN !

I think I need to watch "Miracle" this weekend before I watch any Olympic events. I smiled when Tretiak carried the torch, because Herb Brooks' squad of no-name college players made him ride the pine in the 1980 games.

That being said, it's worth a read to see many of the issues plaguing these Olympics. Forget the spectacle on TV- the stray dog situation, the dueling toilets, the unfinished construction, the yellow water, etc. No thank you.

Scratch a Russian, find a Red.  Scratch a Scotsman, find a Pirate.  BTW, Stalin's personal chef/henchman's surname was...wait for it, Putin.  Imagine that.

Just Sayin'

So far I have been watching it all online.  The coverage on NBC and their other stations is way to athlete story focused and less about what is happening on the hill/ice/whatever.  The streaming coverage is rather good though.

64ER wrote

Scratch a Russian, find a Red.  Scratch a Scotsman, find a Pirate.  BTW, Stalin's personal chef/henchman's surname was...wait for it, Putin.

Da. He is Nogoodnik.

" Hey Rocky, wanna see me pull a rabbit outta my hat ? "

" Tis Moose and Squirrel Natasha. Tis alvays Moose and Squirrel "

Whomever was responsible for the 5th ring not opening us probably already in the gulag by now

What as with the upalopa dancers from Charlie and the choloate factory