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Extra, extra: Different ways to see — and hear — the Olympics

posted by Rosette Royale on Tuesday, February 9 at 11:04am

Can you see it? There, off in the distance, the Olympic Torch wending its way to Vancouver, for the start of the 2010 Games on Feb. 12. Isn’t it just exciting? Well, maybe if you’re NBC, which has a lock on TV coverage in the U.S., allowing only live online coverage of hockey and curling. Ain’t that sweet?

Still, there are a few other ways to get your coverage of the Games, as they’re called: If you’re going to be in Vancouver, you pick up a copy of one of our sister publications, Megaphone, the city’s street paper. It’s a special double issue, focused on the Downtown Eastside, the much-maligned section of Vancouver that provides a stark contrast to all the glitz, glamour and gold the Games offer. Copies go for $5, and will be on sale throughout the Olympics and the Paralympics, which run from March 12-21.

Or, if you find yourself in Canada and think it’s time to brush on your Objibway or Inuktitut, you have another option: You can watch the Olympics via the country’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, a partnership of several networks that will offer the Games in 22 languages, from Native tongues to the languages of immigrant populations. (The Opening and Closing ceremonies will only be featured in 13 languages.) And while you may not be able to understand Gujarati or Mechif, isn’t it good to know that when U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir competes, many of Canada’s residents will be able to hear about his outré outfits in their own tongue?

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Comments

I had this problem for the Beijing Olympics. The best way to watch the Olympics online is definitely http://www.GetTVonComputer.com . You won’t miss a single event and it is all in HD. Good Luck!

Karen | submitted on 02/12/2010, 10:59am

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