Closing Ceremony Fireworks
Monday February 27, 2006
It's
over, and the Olympics ended in spectacular fashion last night with a
fireworks display that set the skies on fire for a considerable period.
I've put together a little gallery of the pyrotechnics from the Closing Ceremony. These were taken from the Media Village just across the street from the Olympic Stadium.
It was awesome, not to mention loud. Check out the Olympics Fireworks Pictures.
Comments
I am very disappointed with the coverage of the Olympic in the US in general and this winter Olympic in particular. I am one of those people who like to watch those games Live! with the rest of the people on this world. I dont want to see a program about the Olympics edited by NBC.
We, the Torinesi, are proud to have hosted great athletes, the press, the enthusiasts, the tourists, from all over the world, to share these great Winter Games and our city in its new appearance, in one of its many rebirth in history.
Good bye, and thanks for all the fun… See you soon again in Torino!
Mike,
If you want to see it live, you’ve just got to be there!
And Stefano, thanks for all your help and comments. I’ve really enjoyed this, and will be eating some good Sardinian food tomorrow night.
james
Hi James,
thanks for the great comments, and for the nice things you wrote about Torino. Your blog was one of the best around. Looking forward to see you the next time you’ll be here!!!
Ciao
Luca
Thank you all for the company and the fun!ARRIVEDERCI A TORINO, PRESTISSIMO!!!
Monica
I want to second our Italian friends’ comments, thanks, James, for giving us a nice sense of being there in Torino, as well as you Stefano, it was cool to hear a host citizen’s comments here.
As for the overall, c’mon, people, if it is only about medals, we came in SECOND place! It wasn’t that long ago when the US would not do well in the Winter Games, so hey, without all those goofy snowboarders and the fabulous speedskaters, it would have been another usual dismal showing.
But, where we did ‘excel’ was people like Joey Cheek finally getting some due about his generosity and his humanity. And the kids over there did a fabulous job, maybe not what the media hype machine expected (although, I have to say, someone really should keep Bode Miller away from reporters, he just keeps making things worse for himself).
Finally, although this site wasn’t ‘connected’ to NBC, someone somewhere must have been peeking, last night, no Costas, no Brian Williams, no Today Show dorkishness, even Mary Carillo kept it to a roar, they did do a pretty decent job showing the closing (although I would have liked to have seen the medal ceremony in the stadium for the Italian winner of the 50K, must have been a great moment, and, well, he not being American, NBC chose not to show us that. Shame on you!)
Bvavissimo, Torino, nice job, great games, and congratulations to your athletes’ fabulous showing.
Now where will all these people go to whine?
Nice job, James, thanks much.
I meant
BRAVISSSIMMMO !!!!!!!
I would to say that the comments made at the end of the Olympic show about
Joey cheech and Harvard, right on, such
a wonderful example of a young man who loves his counyry and the prople around the world,could not get into this school.
They should be ashamed of themselves.I say
lets start a petetion to get the fine young man into Harvard. I don’t think
the country would be disappointed.
Well, I bet Duke University, in his home state of North Carolina, would have no problem taking him.
Maybe a better school, certainly a better sports program.
Thought the coverage was terrible. Would like set times for specific event to be shown in full and not forced to watch events that do not interest me. This results in many people simply not watching. Also thought the editoral Bob Costas gave last night on Bode Miller was embarassing and rude. Don’t need his commentary after seeing the interview with Dan Rather.
James, your response to Mike was glib! Not all of us can attend the Olympics. As the rights holder, NBC can broadcast the games as they wish and in accordance with an IOC agreement. However, this does not excuse the poor coverage provided by your employer. After viewing photos of both the opening and closing ceremonies on Torino2006.com, I noticed that NBC did not show several segments. Instead, we the “captive” American public, were treated to an hour long story about a WWII veteran. A great story aired on the wrong medium! Also, we had to relive so many past performances. I tuned in to see the ceremonies and was let down. I worked at the Atlanta Olympics and NBC did the same and the events were live. So, NBC’s audience will shink by one, I will no longer put myself through the painful experience of watching what they want me to see.
Let’s do this one more time. I am not and have never, ever, been an employee of NBC. NEVER! This is NOT an NBC site. I am not responsible for NBC programming. This is an About.com site. The URL is olympics.ABOUT.com.
james