torquer
08-03-2012, 10:10 AM
Once upon a time, NYC was actually in the running for this year's games.
NYTimes remembers, and had some fun with a "what if" scenario:
The imaginary Olympic Village in New York was still buzzing today about Thursday’s decision by the Rules Committee to declare a do-over in the men’s time trial cycling event after the great British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who was leading the race, was stopped by three different New Yorkers asking where their takeout orders were. Just hours later the same committee stripped Jinjie Gong of China and Virginie Cueff of France of their medals in the women’s five-kilometer pedicab event for complaining about small tips.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/arts/imagining-the-2012-olympic-games-in-new-york.html?_r=1&ref=arts
I could imagine BikeSnobNY as a color commentator for cycling events, and maybe some bike messenger versus taxi jousting exhibition events to add local color. Plus decent (echt) NYC bagels, pizza, and cheesecake served up at the athlete's village.
Actually, the weather here has been awfull (though typical for early August), so I'm willing to admit my own support for NYC's Olympic bid was wrong. (I did recognize the westside stadium was a poison pill, but I liked the idea of organizing sites around improved transportation corridors).
Anyway, any of you forumites want to nominate your own city/region as a site for future games, listing unique local features or advantages, or, conversely, give the IOC good reasons not to consider your locale?
NYTimes remembers, and had some fun with a "what if" scenario:
The imaginary Olympic Village in New York was still buzzing today about Thursday’s decision by the Rules Committee to declare a do-over in the men’s time trial cycling event after the great British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who was leading the race, was stopped by three different New Yorkers asking where their takeout orders were. Just hours later the same committee stripped Jinjie Gong of China and Virginie Cueff of France of their medals in the women’s five-kilometer pedicab event for complaining about small tips.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/arts/imagining-the-2012-olympic-games-in-new-york.html?_r=1&ref=arts
I could imagine BikeSnobNY as a color commentator for cycling events, and maybe some bike messenger versus taxi jousting exhibition events to add local color. Plus decent (echt) NYC bagels, pizza, and cheesecake served up at the athlete's village.
Actually, the weather here has been awfull (though typical for early August), so I'm willing to admit my own support for NYC's Olympic bid was wrong. (I did recognize the westside stadium was a poison pill, but I liked the idea of organizing sites around improved transportation corridors).
Anyway, any of you forumites want to nominate your own city/region as a site for future games, listing unique local features or advantages, or, conversely, give the IOC good reasons not to consider your locale?