2014 Winter Olympics: Cheer on our Washington State Olympians
By Seattle Mag February 6, 2014
!–paging_filter–pOpening Ceremonies for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games begin tomorrow, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. EST (on tape delay). And while NBC will be live-streaming all sporting events on its website, take note that it is not streaming tomorrow’s fanfare, so hole up in your living room or find aa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/where-watch-seahawks-game-sunday” sports bar/a to catch all the Sochi opening festivities.nbsp;/p
pWashington State has eight athletes competing for Team USA. Among them: Cross-country skiers (and brother-sister duo) Erik Bjornsen and Sadie Bjornsen, short track speedskater J.R. Celski, whose first documentary film project, emThe Otherside/em, on thenbsp;Seattle hip hop scene, is available for a href=”http://theothersidenw.com/post/75667221212/the-otherside-now-available-t…” target=”_blank”free online streaming during the games/aspan class=”il”nbsp;/span, Patrick Deneen, freestyle skiing, Brian Gregg, cross-country skiing, Torin Koos, cross-country skiing, Christian Niccum, luge, and Angeli VanLaanen, freestyle skiing./p
pThe Sochi 2014 site has a super a href=”http://www.sochi2014.com/en” target=”_blank”handy (and colorful) chart /aof all the sporting events so you can plan ahead to watch your local guys and gals compete.We’ll keep you updated on how Celski et al are performing. Go Team USA! br /br /Want to experience Russian culture without leaving Seattle? See our a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/not-going-sochi-where-experience-russi…“guide to the best places around town to catch the Olympic spirit/a./p
pAnd watch the trailer for Celski’sem The Otherside/em (special appearances by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis) here:br /
div id=”fb-root”/div
div class=”fb-post” data-href=”https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152196044660329” data-width=”466″
div class=”fb-xfbml-parse-ignore”a href=”https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152196044660329“Post/a by a href=”https://www.facebook.com/nbcolympics“NBC Olympics/a./div
/div
/p
Follow Us
Holiday Hunt in Pioneer Square
A daily ornament drop turns December into a neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt.
The holidays tend to bring out the kid in all of us. And if opening presents and eating too many treats weren’t enough, there’s also a scavenger hunt in Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. Pioneer Square’s Holiday Ornament Scavenger Hunt has returned for its third year. Twenty-five handblown glass ornaments—all made at Glasshouse Studio—are hidden across 25…
Chit-Chat Kids
Phone a friend.
Twenty years ago, before everyone walked around with a device in their pocket, kids used to call each other on a landline—often tethered to the kitchen in their home. It was a simpler time, when parents didn’t have to worry (nearly as much) about a potential predator contacting their child. Nowadays, things are different, which…
A Plate for Pickleball
The design celebrates the state’s official sport. Additional plates are on the way.
Washington served up a new license plate last week, honoring the state sport of pickleball. In the works for three years, it’s the second of seven specialty plates to hit the market since getting approved by lawmakers earlier this year. “We’re thrilled to see our efforts become reality,” says Kate Van Gent, vice president of…
Seattle-Based Agency Brings Real Voices to NBC’s New Campaign
DNA&STONE built the project around candid conversations to understand what audiences want from reporting.
“I turned off news altogether. I want to be able to form my own opinions. Just tell the truth.” These lines open NBC News’ new national campaign, a 60-second ad that drifts over forests, farms, neighborhoods, and cityscapes while Americans talk about how worn out they feel by the news. The landscape carries the conversation…