The games are technically over now because the closing ceremonies are finishing up. I’ll blog those later but wanted to throw out a couple random things that you need to see that have happened in the last 48 hours or so that luckily don’t need much explanation.
A squirrel tried to make snowboarding even more exciting by incorporating daredevil feats into downhill runs. He luckily did survive but it begs the question of what would have happened if there was impact? Do they start the race over for outside interference? Would it start a squirrel war against the Olympics?
Javier Fernandez crushed his Olympic “fun skate” hamming it up and winning over the audience. Just watch it, he’s wearing short shorts and does pushups, it’s worth it.
Wacky and weird moments from the games. NBC put together a delightful little video of all the random moments they caught on film. I also found what I would probably look like on the jumbotron if I ever went to the Olympic games…
Royer's Olympic Blog 