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  • Closing Olympic Ceremony Has Sense of Humor

    The 2014 Winter Olympics are coming to an end. While the opening ceremony was nearly a month ago, we still haven’t gotten over the snowflake malfunction that had (and still has) everyone talking.

    While the five snowflakes displayed at the opening ceremony were supposed to expand into the iconic Olympic rings, the final ring didn’t quite manage the feat.

    The first four snowflakes transformed into the rings while one snowflake didn’t morph leaving four large rings and one random snowflake suspended in the air at Fisht Stadium. This error was tweeted about and proclaimed one of the many #Sochiproblems of the Sochi Olympics.

    It seems that Russia has quite the sense of humor, poking fun at the snowflake mishap in their closing ceremony that airs tonight.

    **Spoiler Alert Ahead**

    At the final ceremony, a group of dancers decked in silver sparkling outfits stood on the floor, moving to form a choreographed display of shapes. Eventually, the dancers moved to form the iconic Olympic rings.

    While the first four groups merged beautifully into the four rings, the last group remained in a small circle, emulating the last snowflake at the opening ceremony that failed to successfully burst into the last ring.

    Finally, the last ring did open up, competing the five Olympic rings.

    You can watch the closing ceremony tonight at 8:30 pm on NBC.

    Image Via YouTube

  • Todd Lodwick Elected As American Flag Bearer For Sochi Games

    Avid Nordic sports skiier, Todd Lodwick, was chosen on Wednesday by fellow Olympian colleagues to carry the United States flag during the opening ceremonies on Friday.

    As America’s first Olympian to compete in six Winter Games (yes, he has participated in six games!), the 37-year-old has so many achievements under his belt, so it’s no surprise that the nation’s most successful Nordic player would be nominated to take on such an honorary role.

    According to Fox Sports, Lodwick was born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colo., where he initially developed a love for skiing. His first Olympic game was at the age of 17 in Lillehammer, Norway. He then went on to win 10 world champions-including two gold medals. Following a brief two-year departure from the Winter Olympics, Lodwick returned to his first love and earned a silver medal in the 2010 Vancouver Games.

    In addition to everything he has accomplished, the skiier says that this probably takes the cake, making it one of the most exciting moments he has yet to experience in his Olympic career.

    Lodwick told the Denver Post how thrilled he was about his election:

    “Being nominated to carry the flag at the opening ceremony is one of the greatest honors that has ever been bestowed upon me. I couldn’t be more humbled and excited to be selected among all of the great athletes who were vying for this representation. Going into my sixth Olympic Games, it feels like I have already won a medal, and to cap off my career by representing the United States of America and Team USA is truly a privilege.”

    Teammate, Bill Demong, was the closing ceremony flag bearer in 2010 for the U.S. Olympic teams.

    Lodwick, however, will be following in the footsteps of retired Olympian Bill Koch, who was chosen in 1992 as the first cross-country skiier to carry the American flag for opening ceremonies.

    Located below is an interview with Lodwick about the 2014 Sochi Games: 

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Olympics Opening Ceremony: U.S. Fans Should Follow Along On Twitter

    Unfortunately for Olympic fans in the United States, the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics is underway and they can’t watch it live. That’s because NBC is not showing the ceremony live – either on TV or streaming online.

    Luckily, Twitter can help.

    Twitter has set up a dedicated page for the Olympics, which you can access here. This page is similar to other event pages that Twitter set up for NASCAR events and the Euro 2012 Championships.

    The dedicated Olympics page will feature tweets in real time, and they will be curated with the help of an algorithm in order to bring you the most relevant, timely updates.

    For instance:

    You can also browse the #openingceremony hashtag, where I’ve found plenty of media-rich tweets.

    NBC, with the help of YouTube, will stream the rest of the 2012 games free online.