2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
Thank you MasterSchema for allowing me to use the video!
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Garden Hose Dream
By: The Wisconsin Skier In: Humor, Olympics Print This Post
CONGRATULATIONS LINDSEY & JULIA!
By: The Wisconsin Skier In: Competition, Olympics, Skiing2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
WOW! What a performance by those two women!
Lindsey Vonn wins the gold in a heck of a performance. The post-victory interview was real cool to watch as well, she was all into it and it paid off for her. Julia obviously did a heck of a job too, what else can be said about a gold & silver.
It is no huge shock Lindsey won, despite the injury. I have not been watching the world cup skiing as much as I usually do but I thought I heard it noted Lindsey has only lost one downhill event this season.
BTW, the three women who wiped out there are all okay.
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Team USA News
By: The Wisconsin Skier In: Competition, Olympics2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
Picked up the below embed from: Team USA Social Media News Release.
Check the site out for embeds to include on your site, to get US Olympic team gear, and other ways to support the US Olympic team.
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Bad Luck Olympics — eh?
By: The Wisconsin Skier In: Olympics2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
Before it started out, the Olympics turned grim with Nador’s death. Then the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony flamed out with a prominent malfunction. Of course the weather is all about bad luck, canceling alpine ski events repeatedly.
The only good luck the Canadians have had so far is all about Biladeau’s gold. I hope this Olympics includes a rout of the Canadian Hockey team by the USA team. I would add this to the humor category but the with the first streak of bad luck that would make me a lout.
So, let us all scream and shout to drive out the spirit of loutish luck!
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My Take on Figure Skating
By: The Wisconsin Skier In: Olympics2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
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The Olympic Theme Song
By: The Wisconsin Skier In: OlympicsThe Olympic Theme Song
Some years ago I was searching for The Stars and Stripes Forever and my university library had a CD including that piece. I popped the CD in and the first song that blasted out was the almost familiar piece of music composed by Leo Arnaud: The first 45 seconds is familiar the rest not so familiar:
The version I have is performed by the Cleveland Winds Symphony conducted by Frederick Fennel and I have the whole CD and I strongly suggest this one. My review states:
This is a simple one to sum up.If this CD does not bring a smile to your face, then you are DEAD and nothing ever more will make you smile.
My recollection of the notes is that the Olympic theme we know was originally recorded by a network orchestra and their horn section (i.e. their french horn players) was not deemed sufficiently skillful to play the version exactly as composed. So the horn passage of the music starting at about 45 seconds was dropped. However, the Cleveland Winds Orchestra’s horn players were sufficiently skilled and they play it as composed.
The version we now hear — is composed by John Williams, who is well known for composing the scores to many movies such as Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jaws, and so on.
The version written by John Williams:
Some years ago I created a CD themed on winter. I included the Cleveland Winds version of the Olympic Theme, the US National Anthem, among others. The idea being we come to the ski hill listening to the Olympic theme and leave listening to our national anthem. Get it?
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