But first, Time magazine had something nice to say about the Winter Olympics in Italy: Olympic opening ceremonies can so often come off as overchoreographed, incomprehensible, or just plain weird. But others just give off a feeling. A good one, even. Especially coming off a quartet of previous ones that had their own set of challenges, from temperatures in South Korea, in 2018, so frigid that the name “PyeongChang” still generates literal chills to a fanless affair Tokyo in 2021 , thanks to COVID: Japanese citizens sat outside the barriers of the Olympic Stadium the night of the opening ceremony, just for a glimpse. They would get no closer. Beijing in 2022 was another soulless COVID Games, marked more by frequent testing and isolation protocols than victories on the field. Paris had the fine idea to stage its ceremonies along the Seine. Too bad it rained on that parade. The Games were opened by Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Who is that? I as...
By now you know that the Opening Ceremony occurred. What should you watch for over the next 17 days? Will Lindsey Vonn actually alpine ski on Sunday, February 8? If she's good enough: Women's downhill : Sunday, Feb. 8 Women's team combined: Tuesday, Feb. 10 Women's super-G : Thursday, Feb. 12 If you have any doubts, she has previously competed in 2013-14 with a torn ACl in her right knee. She does wear high performance knee braces. Retired, but returned with a partial titanium knee replacement in 2024. She last week fell and tore her left knee ACL. But she will need to ski downhill at more than 70 MPH. By the way, Chloe Kim , also of the U.S., the two-time Olympic halfpipe gold medalist, suffered a torn labrum and dislocated shoulder after a fall in Switzerland in early January this year. However she has returned to train and too said she will be good to go. NBC news anchor Savannah Guthries' mother Nancy, is still missing . Follow ...