Weeee are the Champioooons...

I adore the Olympic Games, both Winter and Summer versions. 

Earlier I was trying to think about which is my favorite. Each is an awesome TV marathon full of people displaying national pride and superb athleticism, so choosing between the two is like asking my mom to pick her favorite child (it's totally me, by the way. But if my sisters are reading this... it's definitely one of you!).

So which is truly the greatest Olympiad? To settle things once and for all, I scored each Olympics on several completely arbitrary criteria which I just made up. Feel free to insert your own answers and let me know your findings.

1. Best Opening Ceremonies
Summer:

I'm concerned that Mr. Bean was the most significant part
 of  this multi-million dollar (pound?) extravaganza...
Source

Winter:

A snowboarder jumping through Olymic ring ice sculptures, which may or may not be exploding.
Yeaaaah. This one has my vote.
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Score: Summer- 0, Winter- 1


2. Most Dramatic Controversies

Summer:

Twitter controversies galore... yawn.
(source: Twitter)

Winter:

GASP! This story is still captivating, despite the fact that it happened before most current Olympians were born.
Source

Score: Summer- 0 , Winter- 2


3. Best Wheaties Box
Summer:

The star of "Keeping up with the Kardashians" apparently
had a day job prior to his catapult to reality tv fame
Source

                                                                                                        Winter: 

Sorry, bub. No one tops Bruce Kardashian Jenner. Especially gingers.
Source

Score: Summer- 1 , Winter- 2

4. Are there sports I'd actually want to play?
(Assuming I had elite athletic capabilities, of course).

Summer:

Only like, all of them.
Not pictured: soccer, indoor volleyball, table tennis, gymnastics
(And yes, I'd be the tall one in this scenario.)

Winter:

Do all winter sports have to take place in extremely cold conditions? Yes?
In that case, I'll go with Curling because it's indoors. Annnd that's about it...

Score: Summer- 2  , Winter- 2

TIE-BREAKER ROUND

5. Asthetic Appeal of Uniforms

 Summer:                                                                                Winter:

Case. Closed.

Score: Summer- 98327401741, Winter- 2

Hope everyone is enjoying the Games! :)

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Oh hi there... despite the lack of evidence to the contrary, I am in fact still alive and well.

Call off that Amber Alert, guys.
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Can I just make a huge apology for disappearing for the last several months?





I'm rusty, ok? Gimme a break.



Ok, that was a terrible pun. Seriously, I am so sorry to have abandoned you few but faithful followers. Allow me to briefly explain:

Life has been a whirlwind with work, big upcoming transitions, and trying to juggle a million things while staying relatively healthy.

Something had to go on the back burner, sadly my attempts to convince my boss that this blog was way more important than data analysis or writing journal articles fell on deaf ears. Rude.

Please forgive me and come back soon-- I remember how awesome it is to write (for fun, that is-- articles, cover letters and resumes, this does NOT apply to you jerks) and I promise not to fall off the face of the earth again.

There will be some long-winded excellent tales of adventure coming your way soon, I promise!

Feel free to say that in a British accent.