It’s Been A Pleasure!

It seems like the Milan Cortina Winter Games just started. What a fast two weeks it has been! I have had the pleasure of bringing you the twice-daily updates throughout the games. Not just on this station, but on all of our Civic Media stations all over the state, and even in Minnesota, too.

When you look at things from the athletes point of view, the Olympics aren’t just a competition. It’s their livelihood! They train nearly full-time, competing regionally and nationally, to earn their respective places on Team USA. What an honor it must be the represent our entire country, on the world stage. But that moment is brief, and knowing there’s no guarantees that they will be back again, it’s a moment they really need to soak in. Four years is a long time no wait for the next opportunity. That’s why we see athletes in their 20’s and wonder if they will be “too old” to compete in the next Winter Games. Crazy to imagine, but it’s a question the athletes and us fans ask ourselves.

I sure wish the games were held every other year, instead of every four years.