Winter Olympics • ABC Television
The Winter Olympics opened up with a fantastic ceremony that featured the new version of “We are the World” by Michael Jackson. The new version is not all that grand, however that’s a whole other opinion piece. Anyway, snowboarding is always exciting; this year snowboarder Shaun White won one gold medal.
He continues pushing the boundaries of airborne tricks as he pulled out his Double McTwist 1260 -two board-over-head flips inside of three and a half turns. Two days after the death of her mother, figure skater Joannie Rochette glided exceptionally well across the ice Feb. 24. In his third Olympics, speed skater Apolo Ohno took home two bronze and one silver medal. The United States obtained a total of 37 medals, the most of any country who participated. In each category the U.S. received nine gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze. I don’t want to be biased but as an American citizen, I can’t help it. America always dominates: GO U.S.A.
