• Being an 8 year old and hearing about the Munich Massacre in 1972
• I was a gymnastics student when Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10s in 1976
• I watched the Miracle on Ice while I was at work…and got in trouble for doing so
• We watched Dan Jansen win his speed skating gold medal on a portable television we brought with us while we camped out before the Daytona 500!
• and many many more

There is nothing like the Olympic games to bring a country together cheering for one goal. As a homeschooler, the Olympics offer unlimited educational potential in math, history, geography, science, PE and more. As a sports fan I love learning the intricacies of sports that are lesser known.

Four years ago we watched a few curling matches and honestly, I didn’t get it. We have since been Curling on our Wii as part of the game DecaSports-so we understood the game a little better. This year, we are addicted to USA Curling! We have watched every men’s matches and about half of the women’s. This year’s announcers have been amazing teachers and we have learned a lot. We are hooked. Unfortunately, it looks like Team USA Curling isn’t going to be moving forward in the tournament, but they have inspired many to look into this sport. There is no curling club in Florida so we will have to remain spectators. I have contacted our local ice rink, home to both US pairs figure skating teams, about the possibility of adding curling-but I haven’t received a response yet.

While I also know the Olympics mean two weeks of staying up late to watch every minute of coverage I can, I wouldn’t do it any differently. Good luck Team USA! I’ll catch up on my sleep once the Olympics are over.

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I love the Olympics! I love watching the world’s best athletes compete on the world stage as well as the beauty and pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies. I especially the human interest stories. Be it a story of struggle and triumph or just a piece about life in the athlete’s village-I enjoy them all.  In just a few weeks the world will be focused on Vancouver, Canada and the athletes assembled there.

From February 12-28 we will be glued to our television sets as we watch figure skating, skiing, luge and of course, curling. We will DVR all of our favorite television shows and spend the month of March getting caught up on what we missed while the Olympics took center stage. The Olympic spirit will emanate from Canada to the world next month.

Coca-Cola wants to help you to get in the Olympic spirit too. They are giving away one of three FREE Coca-Cola Collectible Medallion with the purchase of two (2) Coca-Cola 591mL products exclusively at Mac’s stores. How cool is that? I drink Coca-Cola Classic every day so I could easily buy enough Coke to get all three medallions. Unfortunately for me, I am in Florida and Mac’s stores are in Canada so, unless one of you sends me a medallion, I won’t be getting any. Seriously though, supplies are limited so stop by Mac’s today to get your medallion today.

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