Olympics, 1976

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 02/13/2018 at 11:35 • Filed to: olympics

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It wasn’t until 1994 that the Winter and Summer Olympics began to alternate on a two-year cycle. In 1976, the summer games were held in Montreal, Canada and the winter games took place in Innsbruck, Austria. These are the first Olympics I remember watching on TV (I was 10). I’ve always been a bigger fan of the winter games, and I was fascinated with Innsbruck.

The differences between these games 42 years ago and today’s games are fascinating, but there’s still a lot that’s the same. What is most noticeable is the role that technology has taken in the modern sports, and the level of physical conditioning in today’s athletes. I find it interesting that the speed skating was held outdoors, and it sure doesn’t look like the ski jumpers are going very far down the hill.

This film, in two parts, is a montage of both Montreal and Innsbruck. It has a major 1970s vibe, in the look, the editing, the music. While I certainly don’t remember any specific events, I do remember Nadia Comneci and Dorothy Hamill. Hamill was a bit of a sensation, and her haircut from the games became a phenomenon.

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Part 2

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 02/13/2018 at 12:26

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No surprise, but Montreal is the first Games I remember as well. Lots of iconic memories there, but the biggest thing I remember 8 year old me thinking was how annoying that my favorite TV shows, like the Six Million Dollar Man, were suspended for 3 weeks.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 02/13/2018 at 12:28

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I’m watching the heck out of these winter games. Thank god for the DVR.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 02/13/2018 at 12:29

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Remember NBC’s simulcast debacle a few cycles ago? It’s taken tech a while to fit in.