Ariel Roblin: The Olympics is about heart, determination and hard work – KCRA Sacramento

Not only is it the first time a Summer and Winter Olympics have been within six months of each other.But this is the first time ever that the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, live from Los Angeles and featuring a California team, will take place at the same time.There's a lot to celebrate. Like many Olympics before, there is controversy surrounding the host country.China has a long history of human rights violations.The Games shine a light on these issues and it's an important conversation that shouldn't be dismissed, but the Olympics should also not be dismissed.The thrill of these games has a way of bringing everyone together and bridging so many divides.In a time when we are so divided, and with so much we don't agree on, we can agree on good sportsmanship, the power of grace in the face of agony, that hard work pays off and what it means to achieve your dreams and that is something that brings us together. The Olympics is about heart, determination and hard work, and that's what we're supporting with our coverage of the Winter Games.In honor of our athletes, we're producing our Olympic Zone coverage live from Palisades in Tahoe, home of the 1960 Olympics. Every day that our inspiring local athletes step up to the global Olympics stage in Beijing we're celebrating them from our Olympic stage in Palisades Tahoe.Ariel Roblin is the president and general manager of KCRA 3 and My58. See more of her editorials here.

Not only is it the first time a Summer and Winter Olympics have been within six months of each other.

But this is the first time ever that the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, live from Los Angeles and featuring a California team, will take place at the same time.

There's a lot to celebrate.

Like many Olympics before, there is controversy surrounding the host country.

China has a long history of human rights violations.

The Games shine a light on these issues and it's an important conversation that shouldn't be dismissed, but the Olympics should also not be dismissed.

The thrill of these games has a way of bringing everyone together and bridging so many divides.

In a time when we are so divided, and with so much we don't agree on, we can agree on good sportsmanship, the power of grace in the face of agony, that hard work pays off and what it means to achieve your dreams and that is something that brings us together.

The Olympics is about heart, determination and hard work, and that's what we're supporting with our coverage of the Winter Games.

In honor of our athletes, we're producing our Olympic Zone coverage live from Palisades in Tahoe, home of the 1960 Olympics. Every day that our inspiring local athletes step up to the global Olympics stage in Beijing we're celebrating them from our Olympic stage in Palisades Tahoe.

Ariel Roblin is the president and general manager of KCRA 3 and My58. See more of her editorials here.

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Ariel Roblin: The Olympics is about heart, determination and hard work - KCRA Sacramento