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kottke.org posts about 2014 Winter Olympics

2014 Winter Paralympics

The 2014 Winter Paralympics opened in Sochi, Russia a few days ago. In Focus has some photos from the early competitions.

2014 Winter Paralympics

The competition runs through March 16th. The best way to watch in the US is on NBC Sports Network…they’re showing 52 hours of programming from the Games over the next two weeks.


David Attenborough narrates curling

BBC Radio 1 recorded David Attenborough doing nature-style commentary for curling:

For the curious, here are the rules of and other assorted information about curling.


The mogul skiers of Hoth

I can’t stop watching this…watch Imperial AT-AT’s attack Olympic mogul skiers on Hoth:

Those skiers are not going to make it past the first marker. (via devour)


Footage from the 1932 Winter Olympics

Here’s a bit of film footage from the third-ever Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, NY in 1932. The ski jumping segment is amazing and terrifying.

Here’s how those Games compare to the modern day Olympics.


The Manhattan Winter Olympics

I love this sort of thing: visualizations of Olympic venues plopped into Manhattan to provide a sense of scale. My favorite is the bobsled run in Times Square:

Times Square Bobsled

My son and I were just talking about this and when he asked me, I had no idea how big the track actually was. Can’t wait to show him this when I get home tonight.

In other news, the news media has arrived in Sochi and the town doesn’t seem to be ready for the Games. Oopsie!