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#1: Ellen Vollor (evollor) on Feb 8, 2014

Funny. I did not see this coming!! LOL

LOL. I hear that Russian broadcast TV quickly switched to a tape of the rehearsal where the rings formed flawlessly. My (admittedly biased) opinion is that this kind if problem was handled much better in the last (Canadian) winter Olympics, where the mechanical failure during the opening ceremonies was fixed and incorporated into the closing ceremonies - poking fun at ourselves for making a mistake and letting everyone laugh with us. Pretending that it didn't happen at all invites people to instead laugh at you.

Being a huge fan of Steve Nash, I was glued to the TV to see how it would turn out.

I didn't realize what this was because I don't have a strong enough antenna to bring in channel 12 (NBC). PBS and NBC are both VHF and I need to get an outdoor antenna to bring them in. I get everything else just fine and the color and sound are quite good for the size.

You are so cutting edge. I feel sorry for the Russians...and ashamed for them. Someone really dropped the ball. I'll bet there was at least one individual that saw this coming...and was powerless to fix it because of internal pride and/or bureaucracy...been on that end in community theatre.

glad to hear that T.V. is working good Norma.Very funny Travis.:)

You can't get Fox News? They talked about it. I also get email from Fox News and heard about it there.

you do know that the person who messed up with the ring was killed right? way to celebrate murder...

http://dailycurrant.com/2014/02/08/man-responsible-for-olympic-ring-mishap-found-dead-in-sochi/

That's awful. Why can't they laugh it off? Mistakes happen.

Thanks all for your comments :)
karl, no i did not know the man was killed..i am not celebrating murder and i am not making fun either... i made a puzzle, period.

One small mistake. The rest of the ceremony was, well, impressive. I rather hope the killing of the guy was apochriphal, but if it is true, all the worries about Russia as a host were not foolish paranoia.

The article in the link in #8 positively reeks of spoof. The last paragraph is a "dead" giveaway (pardon the pun).
“If he feels the Ceremony reflects him, who knows what he’ll do to seek justice,” said Zhukov before part of a hotel ceiling crashed to the floor beside him. “All I know is Borris Avdeyev failed Russia and got what he deserved.” More of the hotel began to crumble and the interview had to be cut short.

really, you didnt think it was a spoof when it said that "maybe he tripped and fell on a set of knives"?

come on you guys - in 'Merica, we kick ass, in Soviet Russia, ass kicks YOU!!

The "news report" about the "mishap" originated on a satirical news site. 100% made up.

That's what the Daily Currant is all about!

duh, guess i should of clicked the link :)

Should anyone want a t-shirt commemorating the occasion: http://teespring.com/almostsochi

that's great, is this your t-shirt idea?

I liked the changed in the rings

ditto :)

The T-shirt makes it seem special and nostalgic. If the Russians were smart (once their pride isn't bruised anymore), they would embrace this image and make it an iconic image from their Olympics.

Norma, I bet there's a recording of the opening ceremonies available on the internet somewhere.

Nicely done, Travis. :)

thank you kristen :)

Sadly I did not come up with the T-shirt. I only wish I could take credit for it.

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