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    Personal Olympic Experiences

    in 2016 Olympics

    On 7/22/2016 at 8:37 AM, Shannon L. said:

    The only Olympic events I've attended were the 1976 Opening Ceremonies and one of the soccer games.  The only memory I have of it was at one of the events, we were seated in the top tier of the stadium and it was incredibly steep.  I was only 7 years old and I spent a better part of the time with my hands griping the seat handles with my elbows locked, staring at the Olympic flame that was right below us because I was afraid I was going to fall in.  I also remember my parents trying to reassure me that I wasn't going to fall. 

    In 1980, we didn't attend the games in Lake Placid, but we did go and buy a general ticket to watch the athletes practice (in the outdoor venues only--figure skating was extra money).

    A attendance that could have happened, but didn't (once removed from me):  My parents were offered free tickets to the hockey game in 1980.  They turned them down because 1. it was a two hour drive and 2. Olympic village was a mess with people and traffic.  Absolutely insane.  So, my parents passed because those two factors weren't worth the bother for a game that they weren't going to win anyway.  I didn't watch much of the game, but I will never, ever, forget the comments from the living room "Omg....I don't believe this.  We could have been at this game!" lol!  They've always regretted turning down those tickets.

    Olympic adjacent:  After one of the swimming championships (I forget which one--it was after the Australia Olympics) , I attended a small, private, celebration for Brendan Hansen for his newest world record.  He was very polite--fun and had good, old fashioned manners.  That was cool. I also met Jason Lezak and held one of his medals.  It was beautiful (and so was he :)

    A Milwaukee,WI news man spoiled the outcome of the miracle game on ice.  He instantly became public enemy number 1.

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    Personal Olympic Experiences

    in 2016 Olympics

    I'm wearing a shirt from the Atlanta games which might have been bought in Atlanta.  I graduated HS in '79.  A woman from my class competed in judo in at least one games. Lynn Roethke is her name. Her info is online.  I have one every Olympic event ever contested ...in my mind :)

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    Looks like deductions are scored equally regardless of difficulty-thus less impactfull the higher the potential score.  I think it would be fairer if deductions were a percentages of the potential score.  So there!

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