I love Olympic years-2 full weeks of great competition events that we never get to see normally. I mean how great is luging. So what better way to celebrate the first week of the 2014 Winter Olympics than with the top 5 greatest Winter Olympic movies ever made. Some of you may agree, some of you may think I’m smoking crack for thinking any of these movies are the greatest, but deep down – even if you don’t want to admit it – you know I’m right.
5. Mighty Ducks 2
Although it was the Junior Goodwill Games and not the Olympics, you can’t help but love Gordon Bombay, a young Pacey Witter and the rest of the misfit Ducks as the rep the U.S of A in the flying V. Quack…Quack..Quack…Quack..
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4. Miracle
This inspirational movie is based on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team and how the US underdogs go on to beat the Soviets to win gold. Who doesn’t love a great comeback story..especially one starring Kurt Russell.
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3. Blades of Glory
When striped of their medals, an unlikely pairs team was born…the pairs team of McCleroy and Michaels: First men’s ice skating pairs team. Classic Will Ferrell hilarity along with a great cast and dumb story line make this movie awesome.
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2. Cutting Edge
Toe Pick! The absolute greatest ice skating movie ever to grace the silver screen. If you haven’t seen it, I honestly don’t know what rock you have been hiding for the past 20 years. This movie would make me think I could be an ice skater one day (yes, I’m delusional) and just thinking about it makes me wonder what the hell happened to D.B. Sweeny??
1. Cool Runnings
My all time favorite Olympic movie that is based on the true story of the first Jamaican Bobsled team to go to the Olympics. Feel de rhythm Feel de rhyme, get on up eeets bobsled time – COOL RUNNINGS!
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What’s your favorite?
– Amanda
