In regards to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics ........one shortcoming.

Late January of 2010, I tore a cartilage in my knee, needless to say it decidedly hampered my ability to walk around downtown Vancouver Olympic events, fact is, its only now, early January of 2011 that I'm getting back on my feet after surgery in late October 2010.   I was lucky, length of time wise, waiting for an MRI, for others with a similar injury, they are still waiting.... are you reading this former Health Minister Falcon?

I notice in the Vancouver Sun this morning, on page A2,  "Public spirit triumphed at Games," candid observations (obtained via British |FOI) by British Officials from the U.K. Department for Culture, Media and Sport for they noticed that Volunteers were underfed, the Games colour scheme was "pale and too complex" and drivers became lost due to poor signage.

I have one suggestion, regarding the volunteers, the multilingual ones that is, advertise on their jackets the languages that they speak rather than leaving it up to a visitor (Japanese) to try and communicate with a volunteer who doesn't understand a word of Japanese but is fluent in both German and English.