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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatching the snowboard gold medalist on the podium getting his medal . . . .
When he was boarding, he was cool and relaxed and chewing gum. Cool. A proper amount of swagger.
On the podium, he was sober and respectful and clearly proud. Emotional, even. I can only imagine what a huge emotional wave must wash over a winner, on the podium, listening to their national anthem and watching their national flag get raised.
njlib
(891 posts)that does it for me, too! I cry like I'm watching my own kid up there on the podium.
JEB
(4,748 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,757 posts)Have a swell day.
JEB
(4,748 posts)You didn't deserve it and the snowboarder certainly did not deserve it, but I have been a bit overwhelmed by the corporatism of the Olympics. Henry Kissenger is on the IOC. Huge sums of public money spent during a time of austerity so Corporations can receive special treatment and advertise their BS. Once again sorry to "rain" on any parades.
http://kielarowski.net/2014/02/08/a-critical-history-of-the-olympics/
polly7
(20,582 posts)spanone
(135,781 posts)ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)other in a giant hug when the scores were finalized. That's what does me in. When different countries come together in delight.