Like most, I'm super excited for the Olympics and can hardly wait for the games to start! We don't get cable and even our basic channels have pretty crappy reception so this year, I'm looking forward to following the Olympics exclusively online. This is the first time I've done this and this is most web-based broadcast material that has ever been offered so it's bound to be great.
Thankfully, I'm not the only one who has been wondering what the best way to follow the games online is. LifeHacker noted that Google is providing in-line search of the Olympic schedule. (E.g. you can type in "women's beach volleyball olympics" or "tennis olympics" and get the full schedule.) Also, they linked to this WikiHow on tips for various locations.
Personally, I'm probably going to be glued to the NBC Olympics website, since they bought the rights to broadcast in the US and will likely offer the most varied material.
The opening ceremony is tomorrow night. For me, the opening and closing ceremonies were always the best part of the games because it brought a spirit of sportsmanship and comradie to the surface. The idea that people with different backgrounds, who spoke different languages and believed in different religions and politics, can put all that aside for a simple race or game... well, it's magical. I'm not a big sports person in general but the Olympics have a deeper meaning for me than that. I apologize in advance if my posts seem even fewer and far between over the next few weeks; I'm really not kidding about how into the Olympics I am.
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