Why oh why can't we get this right?
If it's not a faulty track that leads to the untimely death of a luger, it's the failure to properly light the Olympic cauldron. Now, it's ice issues that delayed the men's 500 m speed skating event at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Monday.
The two ice resurfacing machines at the venue ran into several functioning problems forcing a machine without an Olympic logo to be sent out to clean the ice. That machine was no good either.
It took one hour for the ice to be resurfaced properly, pushing back the event times. Team coaches were upset, reprimanding officials while the participants' psyches' were obviously affected.
U.S hopefuls' Tucker Fredricks and Shani Davis will not be making it to the finals after their heats, placing 15th and 18th respectively. Davis admitted the ice issue was a factor in his placing.
As the Olympics wear on, I find myself starting to get a bit weary as well. I want to see these Olympics culminate successfully, but too much is going wrong. It is acceptable to have a few glitches here and there, but when even shuttle buses carrying Olympic athletes to and from venues are breaking down, there is just no excuse.
Just as presenters on NBC Olympic Prime-Time noted, these Olympic athletes have trained for years for these single moments and are there on time and waiting, therefore the facilities should be running efficiently.
I'm holding my breathe until the next glitch happens. I have a feeling I'll be inhaling very soon.
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