Tag: Olympics

Link Wins the Olympics

August 16 2012 by Destiny

Gamesradar has recently posted 11 video game characters that would take home Olympic gold. Most people around the world have been hit with Olymic fever, but which events could pertain to characters in the video game universe? Our very own hero clad in green has a multitude of talents that could win him a gold medal; but which sport does he take the gold for? Is it diving? Swimming? Equestrian? Make the jump to find out what sport he wins…

Olympic gymnast Elsa García Rodriguez Blancas recently performed to the “Zelda Medley” by Lindsey Sterling with swollen, battered hands. Elsa’s sister, Laura, wrote an article on Kotaku explaining that her sister has had a lifelong passion for video games. She has always loved to create original soundtracks for her routines from films and other forms of media, but she and her sister struggled to find the right fit for her famous floor routine at the London Olympics. Laura played the…

Only the most dedicated and disciplined people make their way to the Olympics. Who says that those people can’t also have great taste in video game music? Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas, who competes for Mexico in this year’s Olympics, used a medley of Zelda music during her qualifying floor routine. This would certainly put a bit of bounce in my step. Take the jump to see the routine video complete with great Zelda music!