Concluding montage videos by broadcasters

[mr.x]

Both are amazing, especially the one by NBC:

NBC - United States

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwfrt83R1zg

CTV - Canada's Olympic Broadcast Consortium

[Soaring]

I thought NBC's closing was awesome.

After seeing CTV's closing, I thought to myself "If Canada didn't own the podium, they most certainly owned the stage"

[NY20??]

See, it's stuff like that makes me hesitant to want anyone else to broadcast the Games in the US. They do awesome stuff like that all the time.

I was hoping for a London preview but oh well.

[cormiermax]

I always love these things, NBC's is great.

[mr.x]

AMAZING MONTAGE BY CTV:

[Citizen-Seth]

Gotta love an NBC montage...the PM's love theme never gets old.

[Olympian2004]

Regarding the second CTV video: I was very much reminded of the 2006 World Cup in our country which also displayed a patriotism we Germans didn't know we were capable of. But sad to say, a lot of that has vanished already, although the Germans now at least have less inhibitions to display our national flag during each World Cup or UEFA EURO, as sign of support for our national team.

But I'm very surprised that the Canadians were so surprised about their patriotism. I always thought before the Games that the Canadians are very patriotic and love to display their beautiful flag. Was I wrong?

[mr.x]

Regarding the second CTV video: I was very much reminded of the 2006 World Cup in our country which also displayed a patriotism we Germans didn't know we were capable of. But sad to say, a lot of that has vanished already, although the Germans now at least have less inhibitions to display our national flag during each World Cup or UEFA EURO, as sign of support for our national team.

But I'm very surprised that the Canadians were so surprised about their patriotism. I always thought before the Games that the Canadians are very patriotic and love to display their beautiful flag. Was I wrong?

For Canadians, Vancouver 2010 is the largest historic milestone we've had in generations...it has elapsed the Calgary 1988 Winter Games and has perhaps even exceeded our centennial in 1967 when we had the World's Fair in Montreal and certainly the 1976 Olympics. And for Vancouver, it has certainly elapsed what it saw when it hosted the 1986 World's Fair.

For Canadians, Vancouver 2010 has caused us to shed our image as being humble and peaceful people. It's a milestone of when Canada became more self-confident of itself; there is a sense of confidence in being Canadian.

This is a young country that's trying to find its identity, Vancouver 2010 has given Canada a huge push.

[olympian]

AMAZING MONTAGE BY CTV:

this was beyond good. it was excellent.

[Faster]

Regarding the second CTV video: I was very much reminded of the 2006 World Cup in our country which also displayed a patriotism we Germans didn't know we were capable of. But sad to say, a lot of that has vanished already, although the Germans now at least have less inhibitions to display our national flag during each World Cup or UEFA EURO, as sign of support for our national team.

But I'm very surprised that the Canadians were so surprised about their patriotism. I always thought before the Games that the Canadians are very patriotic and love to display their beautiful flag. Was I wrong?

We've always been proud to be Canadian, but it was a lot more subtle than it has been during this two weeks. There was more regional pride. For instance a newspaper in Quebec use to publish a medal table with Quebec athletes taken out of the Canadian total and given their own row. And there has always been the immigrant issue. So the celebrations use to be a lot of red and 'white' if you know what I mean. The crowds this time were red, white, brown, yellow, baige, and black. I think as a society and people we are starting to mature and understand that being Canadian is not an ethnicity but an idea. Canadians both born and immigrant share common believes, ideals and goals, its what attracts immigrants to come here instead of Australia or the USA or New Zealand or Britain, and its this growing understanding that has made Canada a more complete and whole country.

Also there is ancestral pride here too. As you all have plainly seen by mine in being a decedent of German immigrants (and Austrian) and balancing this has always been the issue. I am a Canadian by way of England, Scotland, Germany and Austria (and the United States). And that is what Canadians have to deal with, this mix of identities and attachment to this land but to lands that once bore their ancestry.

Edited March 3, 2010 by Faster

[DesmondChan]

For Canadians, Vancouver 2010 is the largest historic milestone we've had in generations...it has elapsed the Calgary 1988 Winter Games and has perhaps even exceeded our centennial in 1967 when we had the World's Fair in Montreal and certainly the 1976 Olympics. And for Vancouver, it has certainly elapsed what it saw when it hosted the 1986 World's Fair.

For Canadians, Vancouver 2010 has caused us to shed our image as being humble and peaceful people. It's a milestone of when Canada became more self-confident of itself; there is a sense of confidence in being Canadian.

This is a young country that's trying to find its identity, Vancouver 2010 has given Canada a huge push.

Olympic Games has left a great legacy for Vancouver, which may last for decades...

[jawnbc]

As someone whose lifelong dream had been to attend just one Olympic Games...as someone who came to Canada and feels an incredible sense of honor and gratitude in becoming a Canadian...as someone whose always thought Vancouver and BC, warts and all, have been one of the world's best kept secrets...I still wasn't ready for what these Games did. For and to me.

I think Canadians have always been proud, but worried about being obnoxious. I think we realized that exhuberant isn't obnoxious. And while we got our pride out for our team, we never stopped being gracious and appreciative of everyone's contribution to the Games--regardless of where they came from.

You can be very partisan and a good sport and a good host. In an uniquely Canadian way.

[Kenadian]

Canadian pride has always been just a bit below the surface, subtle, quite. But it exploded in the past two weeks in a way I've never imagined possible. Some didn't like it. But others loved it. I'm in that camp. It isn't every day that we get to jump up and down, wave our flag, come together as one and just be happy in who we are and what we have done. Especially since it was about a completely positive event - the Olympic Games. Not a war. Not a revolution. Not a fight against adversity. Just a good old party where we celebrate one another and got to know one another better.

I was born and raised in Canada and have lived in several different regions of the country. Often, the sheer size of this country and diversity of our cultures kept us distant from one another. Not too distant, but not bonded as one like in other countries. The Olympic torch was like a needle that threaded through the country and tied it together in a nice pair of cozy red mittens for strangers to shake hands in, point their thumbs up, and give high fives to one another. I had hoped for something like this, but didn't expect it, and even when it happened, it exceeded my hope. Two spectacular, amazing, magical weeks that I'll never forget. What an experience!

Edited March 4, 2010 by Kendegra