tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post6766648301211637310..comments2023-09-26T12:18:39.374+03:00Comments on Boreal Expat: The OlympicsKent Tankersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-27722670113078987982012-08-17T15:35:10.439+03:002012-08-17T15:35:10.439+03:00Viren and Nurmi are still household names around t...Viren and Nurmi are still household names around the world (wherever sports are a topic of interest). Amazing fellows.<br /><br />I don't care for the modern Olympics. I liked the competitions better when everything was lower key. In fact, the last time I could actually sit down and tolerate watching an Olympics was when it was held in Lillehammer--and that was 1994 (and the winter Olympics)! I just can't get into the whole thing anymore. Part of it is probably that I don't understand (nor take part in) nationalism of any type.<br />James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.com