Olympics

[Odetta]

Do you watch the Olympics? Are you going to watch them? What are your favorite events?

[streetbudz]

I am really looking forward to the Gypsy Wagon Race, Hang the Bell on the Abominable Snowman relay, Tiger Hunt, Elephant Bark Race, Catch the Leprechaun, Canadian Tree Cutting, Flying Carpet Races, and of course Magic Rope Climbing. Wait... The US is represented by the The Really Rottens right?

[Odetta]

Wow! I wanna watch those events!

[educatedlady]

If those were actual games I might watch. :)

[Arthur Heath]

I love how the NBA Dream Team has been dubbed the Redeem Team.

[jayson]

I think sending a team of NBA stars like that is so silly. Why not just send the Harlem Globetrotters? They're all Americans, right? The Olympics should go back to being an amateur sports thing.

[Erin]

I love the Olympics. I like watching the opening ceremony. I also like gymnastics, swimming and diving.

[Nerak]

I am watching the opening ceremonies right now and I usually try to watch gymnastics.

[B Rag]

I think I will watch them this year. I usually don't, but you never know when it might be the best Olympics ever - if it is, I can say, "Oh yeah, I saw that."

I just switched the channel over to the opening ceremonies!

Edit: Wow, this is pretty cool!

[gsvec]

Not sure how much of the games I'll watch, but OMG - the opening ceremonies were absolutely incredible!!

[B Rag]

I know, that was amazing! "Magical" is a word I don't use often, but I think it applies in this situation.

[The Lady of Shadows]

oh my dear god. i just got this from the new york times. please don't let it be true.

American Tourist Reported Killed in Beijing

A Chinese man attacked two American tourists on the opening
day of the Olympic Games, killing one of them before
committing suicide, Beijing authorities said, according to
The Associated Press.

Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na

[The Lady of Shadows]

now this i happen to pay attention to because my roommate in college shot rifle.

Czech Republic Wins First Gold in Beijing

Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the first gold
medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday in the women's
10-meter air rifle.

[jayson]

oh my dear god. i just got this from the new york times. please don't let it be true.

American Tourist Reported Killed in Beijing

A Chinese man attacked two American tourists on the opening
day of the Olympic Games, killing one of them before
committing suicide, Beijing authorities said, according to
The Associated Press.

Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na

I'll be honest with you, given the complete censorship and media blackouts the Chinese government imposes, I'm surprised this story even got out.

[Brice]

I'm not surprised. Despite what they may think they can't control the internet and news all the time.

[jayson]

It was more a criticism of the Chinese government than an expression of true surprise. As the amateur media watchdog that I am, I am very curious to see the difference in coverage this story gets from NBC News and the rest of the news outlets given NBC being the sole American broadcaster of the games themselves.

[Brice]

You are probably right in that respect. I don't doubt NBC will put a different slant on it.

[Darkthoughts]

We were in London when the opening Ceremony was on, they had a big screen up in Trafalgar Square which is where we watched it:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/trafalgar.jpg

There were a few anti-Chinese government protesters, but it was all peaceful stuff.

[fernandito]

I just watch the soccer matches. :)

[Tony_A]

Although I am mainly a baseball/US football fan, I like watching volleyball (both standard and beach), tennis and basketball as well.

[Girlystevedave]

I get bored with the Olympics. They have it on here at work, and I just sit and create funny visions/skits to laugh at instead.
There's my entertainment. :)

[Odetta]

I like to watch it! The opening ceremonites were pretty fabulous.
Canada usually is pretty lack-luster in the medals but I still enjoy the events.

Can't believe the smog in Beijing... wow!

[educatedlady]

I've never been one to watch the olympics but I've had it on just as background noise and now I'm enjoying watching all the swimming.

[streetbudz]

I was able to catch quite a few of the events over the weekend. I thought some of the highlights were:

Opening Ceremony - amazing
Mens basketball against the Chinese team - while not close, still plenty of action.
100M Freestyle Relay last night - great finish, most exciting event I have seen yet.
I also enjoyed the volleyball. I still think they should add magic rope climbing though.

[Tony_A]

I've never been one to watch the olympics but I've had it on just as background noise and now I'm enjoying watching all the swimming.

I'm really digging the swimming this year, especially with "home-town" hero Michael Phelps. I grew up In Columbia, MD, which is about 25 minute drive from downtown Baltimore.

[Heather19]

Swimming is really the only event in either olympics that I watch. And there have really been some great races so far. I loved the relay from last night, that was so close.
I also used to be big into track but not so much anymore since I don't really know any of the people currently in the field.

[Jon]

Am I the only one to notice how HOT the Hungarian Women's Handball team is?


WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[B Rag]

I haven't seen them. *runs off to look it up*

I rather liked the Chinese gymnasts, though. :unsure:

[streetbudz]

Am I the only one to notice how HOT the Hungarian Women's Handball team is?

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is much better than the Croation Water Polo team. The entire team looks like Freddy Mercury from Queen.

[jayson]

I keep hearing how the opening ceremonies for these Olympics was the coolest ever... Perhaps it looked that way because it was faked?

http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=5565191&page=1

(EXCERPT)

In recent days the Chinese Olympics organizers have admitted to faking the "footprint" fireworks that dazzled television audiences around the world.

And today they conceded that the perfect little girl who stole the show while singing "Ode to the Motherland" wasn't singing at all. She was lip synching for another little girl who was deemed -- for the good of the country -- not cute enough for China's national image.

[Odetta]

well, I thought it was OBVIOUS that she wasn't singing... maybe it was just me, but that seemed like a no-brainer to me.


Man, Canada sucks! EVERY OTHER COUNTRY HAS AT LEAST ONE FRIGGIN MEDAL!

[The Lady of Shadows]

**ahem**

some have more than one.

:P

[B Rag]

:lol:

[The Lady of Shadows]

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 -- 10:25 PM ET
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Michael Phelps Captures 4th Gold of Beijing Games

BEIJING -- Michael Phelps continued his dominance of the
swimming events on Wednesday morning, with a world-record
victory in the 200-meter butterfly in 1:52.03. It was the
fourth gold medal of the Games for Phelps, who is trying to
break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one
Olympics, which Spitz set in 1972. Phelps swims again later
tonight in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.

[B Rag]

If I heard correctly, he just got his 13th, didn't he?

[Odetta]

Phelps is going to get more medals on his own THAN OUR WHOLE FRIGGIN COUNTRY!

[The Lady of Shadows]

**coughcough** so sorry odetta. really.

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 -- 11:30 PM ET
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Michael Phelps Adds 2 Gold Medals in One Night

BEIJING -- The United States 4x200-meter freestyle relay team
helped Michael Phelps keep his gold-medal streak alive
Wednesday morning. The relay victory, in a
world-record-smashing 6 minutes 58.56, helped Phelps earn his
fifth medal of these Games, as he attempts to break Mark
Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one event, which Spitz
set in 1972. Earlier in the night, Phelps had earned his
fourth gold medal with a world-record performance in the
200-meter butterfly.

[Odetta]

I KNOW! The guy is a machine!
Is he really a person? Maybe he's a robot. Maybe SKYNET is real and he is a prototype. Maybe we're all going to die at the hands of Michael Phelps.

[B Rag]

He'll tell us he wants to show us something out in the ocean. and he'll lead us really far out into the water. Then he'll just keep swimming until he reaches another continent, whereas we'll drown long before then.

[The Lady of Shadows]

THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!

[Jon]

Am I the only one to notice how HOT the Hungarian Women's Handball team is?

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is much better than the Croation Water Polo team. The entire team looks like Freddy Mercury from Queen.


:lol::lol:

[Heather19]

In recent days the Chinese Olympics organizers have admitted to faking the "footprint" fireworks that dazzled television audiences around the world.

And today they conceded that the perfect little girl who stole the show while singing "Ode to the Motherland" wasn't singing at all. She was lip synching for another little girl who was deemed -- for the good of the country -- not cute enough for China's national image.

That whole thing is just ridiculous. Why even have that little girl sing if you're not going to show her. And now there's all that controversy about their womens gymnastics team.



As for Phelps, he is just amazing to watch. Especially that relay from last night. They finished about 5 sec sooner than the 2nd place team, and for swimming that's a pretty big lead.

[B Rag]

Why even have that little girl sing if you're not going to show her. And now there's all that controversy about their womens gymnastics team.
Well, the idea was that they wanted good singing, but they also wanted a good face. I'm not saying it's right, just that that's their reason.
I thought the actual singer was actually pretty cute. Of course, the other one was extremely cute...

[Odetta]

I don't know why anyone is surprised... that is how society works. Appearance rates very highly for some reason.

[Matt]

I think that is why China is going to become the new super power, they are not concerned with people feelings. :lol:

[B Rag]

:lol:

Wait, that's not funny, it's sad! :o

[Odetta]

Well, it doesn't surprise me that Canada sucks... in our paper this morning, the heading said...

Canadian swimming coach says "our swimmers are just trying too hard"

><:arg::nope:

[Brice]

How much would it suck to be the little girl singing her heart out who isn't cute enough? :cry: People are SEVERELY fucked up.

[fernandito]

I saw highlights of one of Micheal Phelps's Gold-clinching races - I'm convinced he was a dolphin in his previous life.

Insanity.

[Arthur Heath]

He looks like it when he pushes off the wall and swims underwater. Insanity is right. Not only winning golds but breaking world records doing it. In every event.

[The Lady of Shadows]

here you are my dear. the first canadian gold medal! :couple:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/olympicgoldmedal.jpg

[The Lady of Shadows]

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thursday, August 14, 2008 -- 10:55 PM ET
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Phelps Picks Up His Sixth Gold Medal

Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal in as many events at
the Beijing Olympics on Friday morning, winning the 200-meter
intermediate medley final in a world-record time of 1 minute
54.23 seconds.

[B Rag]

I believe they said he's tied with Mark Spitz in world records.

[The Lady of Shadows]

that is just unbelievable.

[B Rag]

I've grown to really like the Gymnastics, but I don't understand the way they score it. Why does everyone under first place have a negative number for the score?

Edit: Is that how far their score is from the top score?

[Odetta]

here you are my dear. the first canadian gold medal! :couple:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/olympicgoldmedal.jpg

BITE ME, TURTLE! :pirate:

[Míchéal]

Phelps is a legend!!!!

[Matt]

Anyone know if our girl won the individual in gymnastics last night?

The female beach vollyball team was really good last night, come from behind win--survived 5 match points.

[B Rag]

If you're from the US, then yes, she did!

[Matt]

WOOHOO!! I am indeed. :dance:

[B Rag]

:thumbsup:

[LadyHitchhiker]

Hey! When is rhythmic gymanstics? That's my favorite!

[B Rag]

Well, I'm not sure - what exactly is the difference between rhythmic and artistic? I know some of the gymnastics are over, but I don't know about rhythmic.

[The Lady of Shadows]

here you are my dear. the first canadian gold medal! :couple:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/olympicgoldmedal.jpg

BITE ME, TURTLE! :pirate:


HEY! i was trying to be nice and you just went and stomped all over it and threw it back in my face. what does a girl have to do to do something nice for you. :cry:

[Odetta]

methinks you were being a poo-head! (OK, I kinda stole that word from my 3 year old) ;)

[The Lady of Shadows]

methinks you were being a poo-head! (OK, I kinda stole that word from my 3 year old) ;)

dude seriously. i was totally trying to be kind. i even searched hell and beyond on google trying to find the medal for this year's olympics. (they seem to love the sydney olympics for some reason - must be the aussie men).

but fine, i'll just take your medal back for poor sportsmanship. :P

[Telynn]

The US women gymnasts won gold and silver last night. Woo Hoo!!!

Ok, I got an Olympic gripe. Look at womens beach volleyball. What are they wearing? Bikinis. What are the men wearing? BIG BAGGY shirts and BIG BAGGY shorts that go down to their KNEES. What's up with that? We women want eye candy too.

Actually the mens swimming is filling in nicely.....

[Heather19]

I too always wondered why the womens beach volleyball team uniforms were bikinis. I mean it's not like they're going to go in the water or anything.

[Odetta]

The US women gymnasts won gold and silver last night. Woo Hoo!!!

Ok, I got an Olympic gripe. Look at womens beach volleyball. What are they wearing? Bikinis. What are the men wearing? BIG BAGGY shirts and BIG BAGGY shorts that go down to their KNEES. What's up with that? We women want eye candy too.

Actually the mens swimming is filling in nicely.....

yummy

[LadyHitchhiker]

The US women gymnasts won gold and silver last night. Woo Hoo!!!

Ok, I got an Olympic gripe. Look at womens beach volleyball. What are they wearing? Bikinis. What are the men wearing? BIG BAGGY shirts and BIG BAGGY shorts that go down to their KNEES. What's up with that? We women want eye candy too.

Actually the mens swimming is filling in nicely.....
LOL I thought the same thing too!

[LadyHitchhiker]

Well, I'm not sure - what exactly is the difference between rhythmic and artistic? I know some of the gymnastics are over, but I don't know about rhythmic.

I dunno the gymnastics where they run around with the streamer and the 20-40 pound ball they catch between their knees. I saw it last summer olympics at like 3 in the morning and I became fixated...

[Nerak]

Phelps was incredible last night!! WInning #7 buy .01 of a second!!!! HOLY CRAP!! It was amazing! Can't wait to see his next race! Oh, tonight he goes for it!

[Erin]

What's up with that? We women want eye candy too.

Actually the mens swimming is filling in nicely.....

yummy

The guys on the German syncronized diving team = super hotties.

[B Rag]

Well, I'm not sure - what exactly is the difference between rhythmic and artistic? I know some of the gymnastics are over, but I don't know about rhythmic.

I dunno the gymnastics where they run around with the streamer and the 20-40 pound ball they catch between their knees. I saw it last summer olympics at like 3 in the morning and I became fixated...

Oh, I know what you mean now. I haven't seen it yet, not sure when it is.

[Heather19]

Phelps was incredible last night!! WInning #7 buy .01 of a second!!!! HOLY CRAP!! It was amazing! Can't wait to see his next race! Oh, tonight he goes for it!

Yes, that race was amazing. I did not think he was going to get it at all, but he somehow came back at the last second. I too can't wait to see his last race tonight!

[Telynn]

The US women gymnasts won gold and silver last night. Woo Hoo!!!

Ok, I got an Olympic gripe. Look at womens beach volleyball. What are they wearing? Bikinis. What are the men wearing? BIG BAGGY shirts and BIG BAGGY shorts that go down to their KNEES. What's up with that? We women want eye candy too.

Actually the mens swimming is filling in nicely.....
LOL I thought the same thing too!

The only problem is, Michael Phelps is soooo young. Todd Rogers of the beach volley team looks a little older. I wouldn't feel like such a dirty old woman if I watched him running around without a shirt. Up to now I wasn't a big fan of the goatee, but he makes it work.

Speaking of them, that win over the Swiss team had me on the edge of my seat. geeze

[Odetta]

don't worry about being a dirty old woman!
I've been one for quite some time!:evil:

[LadyHitchhiker]

Well I'm not old yet... but I usually like the older men, anyways... :drool: Even when I was little, I'd rather drool over like Mel Gibson than Devon Sawa...

[Telynn]

Did we REALLY need to see so much of the womens marathon yesterday? I always thought a marathon was something you saw the beginning, popped in from time to time between seeing other events and then saw the ending. Even if there were no events going on at the time, there are so many we never see any of, they could have been using the time to show highlights from the prior day of stuff we didn't get to see.

[Nerak]

Phelps did it!!!!

8 gold medals in one Olympics!! 7 world records!!!

[Telynn]

The man is a swimming machine. And I absolutely love his mother.

[Maturins_Daughter]

I'm definitely feelin' some girl on girl love for May-Walsh... :nana:

[The Lady of Shadows]

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/BorgmanPhelpsDolphin.gif

[B Rag]

"Look at the way Nastia just takes that.. slender... athletic body and just... bends it.."

:lol: That seems like an creepy thing for a commentator to say.

[Telynn]

"Look at the way Nastia just takes that.. slender... athletic body and just... bends it.."

:lol: That seems like an creepy thing for a commentator to say.


LOL. They way he paused as he was saying it, I think he realized how bad it sounded.

[B Rag]

Haha, yeah. For a second I thought maybe he didn't realize the microphone was on... :D

[Heather19]

oh no, did he really say that :lol:

[B Rag]

Yep!
Sure, we were all thikin' it, but most of us didn't go say it on TV.. :P

:drool:



On a related note, I wish there was a way to watch it with alternate commentary.. or no commentary. Some of the commentators are jerks. <_<

[jayson]

Yep!
... I wish there was a way to watch it with ... no commentary. Some of the commentators are jerks. <_<

Try hitting the "MUTE" button on your remote control. I do it when I watch football because the commentators are morons.

[B Rag]

I thought about trying that, but I like to hear the cheering and everything. Plus, I don't wanna be "that guy watching gymnastics with the sound turned off" :P

[Matt]

Did May/Walsh play for the gold yet?

[Jean]

YAY ISINBAEVA!!!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/542.gif

[B Rag]

I wish they would use Béla Károlyi for commentary. I can't understand half of what he says, but he's entertaining!

Edit: God, these people will not shut up about how much they think Nastia should have won... and they do the same thing every night! I hope they won't be back for the 2012 Olympics...

[Telynn]

He doesn't hold back his opinion does he? The fact that Tim Dagget is saying too means more to me.

[B Rag]

I think Tim Dagget declared Nastia the winner the second she registered. <_<

[Matt]

I think she was robbed personally--Shaun Johnson's vault was much better in all respects. Not great, but better.

I'm just glad the Chinese Moose (that's how me and my wife are referring to her, not real PC :lol:) blew the floor exercise so badly.

[Jean]

so!

congratulations to our American and Chinese rivals, but I got to admit we didn't do that bad either, given the circumstances! 23 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze medals... 72 altogether...
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sara05.gif

[Telynn]

Congrats to the Aussie Mitchem for keeping the Chinese from sweeping the diving golds. I didn't think anyone would beat them at diving this year.

[Telynn]

There should be a law that no woman can sing Whole Lotta Love. Except Ann Wilson. I bet she could do it.

[stone, rose, unfound door]

We got 40 medals which means that one of our politicians (Roseline Bachelot if anyone is interested in French politics) will be coming to the first meeting of the Assembly in October wearing bright pink crocs :D I can't wait to see it.

[Odetta]

I will be watching. Having the Olympics taking place in the country where I live and taking place hours away from me is kind of exciting.

I enjoy the Olympics. Some events are boring, but I love the team spirit.

What do you think? Do you care? Will you watch?

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Watchin speed skating now!

Go USA!!!

[Sam]

I ALWAYS watch the Olympics, one way or another. I've stayed up late or awakened early when they were held in Barcelona and Seoul, watched when they were held here in the US, and even got to attend the US Women's Basketball quarterfinals in Atlanta. Yeah, The Olympics is a huge thing for me, Winter and Summer both.

[Bev Vincent]

Watched the opening ceremony and felt a swell of pride over my homeland's fine showing, and especially loved the fiddle / step-dancing segment, because that was the music of my childhood. Not sure that I'll watch many of the sporting events, though.

[Sam]

The men's speed skating and women's skiing from earlier today were nail biters. I truly saw the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

[turtlex]

I love the Olympics !!! Summer and Winter.

I always watch as much as I can. I love the whole "thrill of victory, agony of defeat" aspect.

I love that a lot of the "extreme x-games" snow events are Olympic events now - Half pipe, snow-cross, that kind of thing. Very exciting.

A quick note - I thought the Opening Ceremonies were horrible. Very boring. I blame some of that on the stupid ass camera angles that NBC used but not all of it.

Oh yeah, and I'm pretty much the person who really doesn't enjoy the figure skating at all. I know it's the number one viewed Olympic event ( at least in the US ) but honestly, I don't care for it at all.

[Lily-sai]

I'm going to watch only ice-hockey. Belarus and Germany should be as easy as pie, but Sweden.. :shoot:

[Sam]

I'm not much for Figure Skating either Pam, but I'll be watching it if I'm home. Not that I'll have a choice because if I'm not in the room my wife will be upset and think I'm avoiding her. I won't be able to read either because she's going to want to talk to me about some of everything in the world when she's supposed to be wtaching an athletic event. I like the speed skating, biathalon, bobsledding, hockey, and even the curling. The men's skating used to be very interesting, but most of those skaters aren't in the Olympics anymore.

[Jean]

bears adore figure skating, and, being Russian bears, they sure have some high hopes for the Olympics

the same with ice hockey

don't really understand any other kind of sport, winter or summer

[turtlex]

I have a couple of really great friends who are complete... as I call them... SkateHeads. They love following skating, individual, pairs, dance. They love them. They travel to and follow the tours, go to Worlds, have been to the Olympic events. One has even held a Gold Medal ( won by Gwendal and Marina - the French Ice Dancing Team ) !!!

I just can't get into it, but because they're my friends - I know far too much about skating. :lol:

[Jon]

I watch most anything that involves snow and/or ice. I LOVE the short track racing!

[turtlex]

Hey Jean !!! Are you doing any kind of planning for the NEXT Winter Olympics?!?! They're in your neck of the woods !!!

[Letti]

I would watch it if I had a TV.

[turtlex]

Letti - I'm not sure if you can get to the us television site online, but they're streaming some stuff and have a lot of video.

NBC Winter Olympics Site (http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html)

And for those folks with iphones and itouch devices - there's a ton of free apps in the itunes store for the Olympics.

[Letti]

Letti - I'm not sure if you can get to the us television site online, but they're streaming some stuff and have a lot of video.

NBC Winter Olympics Site (http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html)

And for those folks with iphones and itouch devices - there's a ton of free apps in the itunes store for the Olympics.

Thank you, good idea. :rose: I was thinking about looking for some website where I could watch it.
Anyway I have a TV but I have no channels (got fed up with them) and I can watch only DVDs.

[turtlex]

Letti - :couple: - Always happy to help out.

You might also want to check Eurosport Yahoo, they have some coverage as well.

Eurosport Olympics (http://eurosport.yahoo.com/winter-olympics/)

[Jean]

Hey Jean !!! Are you doing any kind of planning for the NEXT Winter Olympics?!?! They're in your neck of the woods !!! True, but my neck of the wookds is larger than any other given woods... I don't think I can make it there.

[turtlex]

Hey Jean !!! Are you doing any kind of planning for the NEXT Winter Olympics?!?! They're in your neck of the woods !!! True, but my neck of the wookds is larger than any other given woods... I don't think I can make it there.

:lol: Excellent point.

Russia is kind of big, hunh? Too bad you can't make it though, I bet it would be so cool.

London in 2012, Russia 2014. I'd love to be able to attend either of them.

FYI for those interested : 2014 in Russia (http://www.2014olympics.com/)

Sochi Russia : XXII Winter Olympic Games : 7 - 23 february, 2014 - 1452 days left

[Lily-sai]

I wish I could travel a few decades back in time and watch the Russian bears play ice hockey in the Olympics. There was some true legends among them.

Tretiak, anyone?

(I prefer the Finnish spelling, though, 'Tretjak'. It's 'Tryetyak' in Russia, if I am correct?)

[Candice Dionysus]

I think I am like the ONLY person in Canada who doesn't give a shit about the Olympics. Everyone keeps putting it on in the common room, and I keep leaving the room every time they do because I'm simply not interested. Now if it was FIFA, I'd care. But the Olympics, and specifically the Winter Games, do not interest me.
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:panic:

[Brice]

I haven't watched them since I was a kid. And I haven't watched tv in years. If someone wants to send a ticket to the olympics I'll watch. Otherwise probably not.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

I haven't watched them since I was a kid. And I haven't watched tv in years. If someone wants to send a ticket to the olympics I'll watch. Otherwise probably not.

No beer and no TV makes Homer go.....something.....something....

[Brice]

:lol: Oh, I got beer.

[Jean]

I wish I could travel a few decades back in time and watch the Russian bears play ice hockey in the Olympics. There was some true legends among them.

Tretiak, anyone?

(I prefer the Finnish spelling, though, 'Tretjak'. It's 'Tryetyak' in Russia, if I am correct?)

Третьяк rules!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[turtlex]

I was so looking forward to the Women's Snowboard Cross... but, you know, Lindsey Jacobellis really drives me nuts. Honestly, she's an athlete who I can respect her talent, but she's kind of jerk. I was not happy she DQ'd, but honestly - with a head that big, I'm surprised she can get down the hill at all. What an ego on her. :rolleyes:

[DoctorDodge]

I think I am like the ONLY person in Canada who doesn't give a shit about the Olympics. Everyone keeps putting it on in the common room, and I keep leaving the room every time they do because I'm simply not interested. Now if it was FIFA, I'd care. But the Olympics, and specifically the Winter Games, do not interest me.
:pullhair:



:panic:

See, I was like this for the longest time, not caring one bit about the WO, and then I caught a replay of women's snowboarding last night, and suddenly I saw the appeal. The excitement, the thrill of victory...

...but mostly you just wanna see who stacks it majorly every single round! With stuff like snowboarding and bobsledding, where people can go at really high speeds with hardly any protection, the potential for someone to get a really nasty injury is limitless! With snowboarding, this is especially true: last night, i saw several people fall over badly, and one practically flew right into a fence!

I know this may make me an evil person, but my God, that's what I call entertainment! :thumbsup::evil:

[Candice Dionysus]

I enjoy seeing people get injured, too. But I'm not interested in winter games. I don't like winter sports of any kind. I don't like winter of any kind.

[Bev Vincent]

I've been enjoying the curling competitions. Chess on ice.

[Sam]

I was SO looking forward to seeing the curling, and guess what the only thing I haven't been able to see is. Yep, the damned curling.:arg:><:pullhair:

[Ruthful]

I think I am like the ONLY person in Canada who doesn't give a shit about the Olympics. Everyone keeps putting it on in the common room, and I keep leaving the room every time they do because I'm simply not interested. Now if it was FIFA, I'd care. But the Olympics, and specifically the Winter Games, do not interest me.
:pullhair:

:panic:

You're just jealous because they didn't pick you for the national curling team.

:P

Seriously though, does it really qualify as a sport if you can do it while pregnant?
:orely:

[Bev Vincent]

Curling has been on USA Network at noon (Central) this week.

[turtlex]

Yup. For the Olympics ... The USA Network is basically the Curling Channel !!

[Bev Vincent]

Characters Curlers Welcome

[DoctorDodge]

Funny, the only other sport I've watched other than snowboarding and bobsledding was curling. That wasn't because of risk of injury - obviously - but just because it was Britain vs Sweden. It was pretty close. Didn't see who won, though.

[Sam]

I'll have to check the USA network when I get a chance.:thumbsup:

[Bev Vincent]

The Americans are curling against Switzerland right now on CNBC

[Odetta]

I think I am like the ONLY person in Canada who doesn't give a shit about the Olympics. Everyone keeps putting it on in the common room, and I keep leaving the room every time they do because I'm simply not interested. Now if it was FIFA, I'd care. But the Olympics, and specifically the Winter Games, do not interest me.
:pullhair:

:panic:

You're just jealous because they didn't pick you for the national curling team.

:P

Seriously though, does it really qualify as a sport if you can do it while pregnant?
:orely:

is golf a sport?

[turtlex]

:nana: Lindsey Vonn :nana: Gold Baby Gold !!!

( I was really suprised, especially after the injuries! )

[Sam]

She had a hell of a run didn't she? The speed skating and snowboarding half-pipe were pretty awesome to watch too.:thumbsup: Who else saw Shawn White's Gold Medal run down the pipe? That was truly remarkable.

[Odetta]

That guy is insane

[turtlex]

I think Shawn White is just awesome. I've been watching him in the X-Games for years and he's so amazing.

[Ruthful]

is golf a sport?


According to me? No.

[Ruthful]

One thing I will watch is the Canada-USA hockey game tomorrow night.

[Odetta]

is golf a sport?


According to me? No.

:)

[Brice]

Golf will be a sport on the day when your opponents are allowed to guard the hole with their clubs. As it stands now Golf is no more a sport then Magic The Gathering...whose tournaments are shown on ESPN. :lol:

[turtlex]

:rock: USA beat Canada in Hockey :rock:

:rock: Bode Miller scores his first Gold :rock:

[biomieg]

The Netherlands got their third gold in speedskating :rock::dance::rock: (and at least one more to follow for the men's 10 K tomorrow!)

[Ruthful]

Golf will be a sport on the day when your opponents are allowed to guard the hole with their clubs. As it stands now Golf is no more a sport then Magic The Gathering...whose tournaments are shown on ESPN. :lol:

http://www.thephoenixpub.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/espn8.jpg

[Kevin]

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moiyer were AMAZING in the ice dancing competition.

:nana::nana: GOLD BABY!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

I'm a guy, I guess I'm not supposed to like figure skating but they were incredible to watch. She is gorgeous, that helps too. :)

[klio]

Ski jumping...supporting norwegian Vikings,hihi...especially Anders Jacobsen :)

[biomieg]

The Netherlands got their third gold in speedskating :rock::dance::rock: (and at least one more to follow for the men's 10 K tomorrow!)

:( ...so sad! Sven came in 1st and rode a new OR but got disqualified because his coach mistakenly told him to change to the inner lane :(

[Lily-sai]

I DO care whether Finland will beat Czech in ice hockey or not. :scared:

The match will be 5 AM our time, so there is going to be a lot of tired people in their jobs and schools. Well, bosses and teachers usually don't care, when it's about ice hockey AND the Olympics. We're nuts like that.

[Gris]

Jean, can I ask your opinion on the whole Evgeni Plushenko controversy? You're the only person I know from Russia, so your opinion would be appreciated.

I personally feel that the IOC should strip his medal for his behavior but I'm only seeing it from my American point of view and being informed only the the US media. What we got in the news is that even though he flubbuxed almost every other jump and landing, he feels he should have received the gold medal based on the fact that he completed a quad jump and that alone. Then his website saying he won a "platinum" medal in Vancouver.

I curious how the story was portrayed in the foreign media, and what you think about his behavior after winning only a silver (like that is a terrible thing) and his attitude towards the gold medal winner.

[Brice]

Jean, can I ask your opinion on the whole Evgeni Plushenko controversy? You're the only person I know from Russia, so your opinion would be appreciated.

I personally feel that the IOC should strip his medal for his behavior but I'm only seeing it from my American point of view and being informed only the the US media. What we got in the news is that even though he flubbuxed almost every other jump and landing, he feels he should have received the gold medal based on the fact that he completed a quad jump and that alone. Then his website saying he won a "platinum" medal in Vancouver.

I curious how the story was portrayed in the foreign media, and what you think about his behavior after winning only a silver (like that is a terrible thing) and his attitude towards the gold medal winner.

Without taking away from his or anyone else's skills the olympics really needs to adopt a don't act like a spoiled fuckin child clause henceforth to be known as the don't be a dick rule.

[turtlex]

I'm interested in Jean's opinion as well.

Personally, I think Plushenko is about the worst sportsman I've ever seen. Not to mention, he's downright delusional.

[Candice Dionysus]

I think I am like the ONLY person in Canada who doesn't give a shit about the Olympics. Everyone keeps putting it on in the common room, and I keep leaving the room every time they do because I'm simply not interested. Now if it was FIFA, I'd care. But the Olympics, and specifically the Winter Games, do not interest me.
:pullhair:

:panic:

You're just jealous because they didn't pick you for the national curling team.

:P

Seriously though, does it really qualify as a sport if you can do it while pregnant?
:orely:

I've never curled in my life. :panic: It's the most pointless game in existence. I like "soccer." Futbol.

And no, I don't think it counts as a "sport" if you can play while pregnant. Curling is a pseudo-sport.

[Odetta]

I think if Plushenko wanted to win, he should have done 4 quads.

If it's less than 4 then all bets are off.

[turtlex]

Gee, I think he just should have, you know, skated better.

What he did, wasn't that wonderful.

A lot of folks over at FSU ( an ice skating forum ) think the IOC should strip him of his medal on account of all that "I won the PLATINUM" crap. Not to mention, sue him for using their material for a non-existant medal image.

I've just never seen a poorer sport in all my life.

[Heather19]

Anyone here just watch the hockey match between the USA and Switzerland? That was a great game. There were some very close shots on the goal! The very end of the second period the USA took a shot, but the puck crossed the goal line 0.1 sec after time had ended. :panic:

[Lily-sai]

YES!! Switzerland's goalie Jonas Hiller is AWESOME.

(sorry, I just had to do the cap attack, because he is! :D )

[Jean]

Jean, can I ask your opinion on the whole Evgeni Plushenko controversy? You're the only person I know from Russia, so your opinion would be appreciated.

I personally feel that the IOC should strip his medal for his behavior but I'm only seeing it from my American point of view and being informed only the the US media. What we got in the news is that even though he flubbuxed almost every other jump and landing, he feels he should have received the gold medal based on the fact that he completed a quad jump and that alone. Then his website saying he won a "platinum" medal in Vancouver.

I curious how the story was portrayed in the foreign media, and what you think about his behavior after winning only a silver (like that is a terrible thing) and his attitude towards the gold medal winner.

Sorry Gris, I haven't been able to watch anything lately, I've only just learned that there was any controversy, and could look into this only briefly - no, that "platinum" medal is a hoax, you know we're famous for hackers: it's Plushchenko's fans who did it, and it was a very bad favor - although if your media hadn't made such a fuss, it would have remained what it was supposed to be, a token gesture - very personal - of loving people. By the way, it was immediately removed. I will learn more about the situation when I can.


A lot of folks over at FSU ( an ice skating forum ) think the IOC should strip him of his medal on account of all that "I won the PLATINUM" crap. Not to mention, sue him for using their material for a non-existant medal image. Sorry? I have read what he said, and it wasn't anything like what you're quoting. He said that silver was worth platinum to him, for all the effort it took. I understand that it's your media that deceived you into believing he did something horrible, but why would you hurry to buy it?

[David]

If Plushenko had wanted to win, he'd have adopted to the change in rules, rather than assuming he was the best in his own mind & assumptive winner based soley on one quad... period. He's a macho deuchbag, bad sport. The judging criteria didn't change mere moments before his skate. He wants the rules to change to suit his comfort level, and I fart in his general direction.

The sliding has been tragic and epic. Did anyone catch the two man Women's bobsleigh ejection yesterday? Horrificly terrifying. The NBC commentators can be heard wincing nearly every luge, skeleton and bobsleigh run, thusfar. 4 man bobsleigh is expected to top 96 mph. Holy the man Jesus, with a 40 foot drop, this will be the stuff of slider legend.

Curling. Dissapointed. Still watching, but disappointed.

The hockey? Fans will be talking about these games for eons.

Glitchgames, or not. Olympics appeal to a certain thing in me where I think that we can all find common ground. Naive' for sure, but irregardless, it's the better part of our nature.

[turtlex]

Jean - I agree our different media coverage is probably vast in it's take on this issue ... but, honestly, Plushenko has been making some very unsportsmanlike comments. And that bit about the Platinum.. isn't it something like ""Silver of Salt Lake, Gold of Torino, Platinum of Vancouver." on his website?

Did Plushenko not say -- "Quad is quad. If the Olympic champion doesn't know how to jump the quad, I don't know. Now it's not men's figure skating, it's dancing. That's my point."

[Brice]

Regarding Plushenko: He's obviously a damn good skater whether one likes his attitude or not. I do wonder though if perhaps his words are getting twisted a little. I'm not saying they are, but it's easy for the media to do that in one's own language, imagine how easy it is when the ones portraying things a certain way are the translators too. Again it may be that he's a total ass, but I'm not entirely sure. I do think somewhat that he's convinced he's great though.

[David]

I do wonder though if perhaps his words are getting twisted a little.

It's that his words are getting heard at ALL. Who cares what he thinks after the fact? He's the one that's now turning this sport into a (song and) dance. Always the drama bullshite that makes people dismiss figure skating, and sure as shit, there he goes, furthering the sterotype.

It has NADA to do with who bested him within established standards. He's a hero in his own mind. If he did a quint and knitted a skirt, that would be great, but there happens to be more complex nuance, or they'd just do a spin-off and be done with it. Good riddance. Retire, already.

[Odetta]

Everyone should also remember...

English is not his native tongue. My thoughts are, if he spoke it in Russian, the context would probably make more sense.
Sometimes, things come out sounding blunt when you are speaking in a language other than your primary language.

Besides, he is allowed to feel that quads are a must in skating. He can do them. It is no different than our supposed top athlete skater, Patrick Chan, saying that a quad doesn't make you a man. He says that because he can't do one and he needs to build up his own confidence.

[David]

It isn't a language barrier, though. He SAID he should have won IN ENGLISH because he did the quad. It MIGHT be a national pride thing (Putin even chimed in), but he said he should have won because he did a quad. He isn't backing down from that, nor should we expect him to. He said it. He thinks he was robbed because of the quad. He's stuck on it. Primadonna.

[Odetta]

what do you expect? it's ice skating... most of them are primadonnas

[Ruthful]

HOCKEY!!!!!!!!

Wow. This is crazy, but the past two weeks I've actually been interested in hockey results.

Go figure.

[turtlex]

Wow.

Props to Canada on the Hockey GOLD !! What a game.

Well played !!!

[Odetta]

CAN-A-DA!


Did anyone watch closing ceremonies? I was laughing so hard for the big montage with all of the Canadian stereotypes!

[turtlex]

I think one of my favorite Olympic television segments was a little featurette that NBC did with the athletes called "Do You Know Canada?"... NBC asked a bunch of Olympic Athletes trivia about Canada and almost none got any of the answers right... it was done in a very tongue-in-cheek manner ....

My all time favorite response was :

NBC : Who is the Queen of Canada ??
Tanith Belbin/Figure Skating : (without missing a beat) Celine Dion !!!!!

:rofl:

[Brice]

:lol:

[mae]

http://wrcb.images.worldnow.com/images/19046641_BG1.jpg

So the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London have actually already started:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/25/the-olympics-technically-started-todaywait-what/

Getting pumped for Olympics to start? Well, you’re already missing it.

Women’s soccer kicked off Wednesday in Glasgow, Scotland’s Hampden Park. Great Britain took on New Zealand at 8 a.m. PDT, and the U.S. played France at 9. That means Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, and the rest of the gang will be more than 400 miles from the Olympic Park in London during the opening ceremonies on Friday, which is kind of a bummer.

But the U.S. players must have expected as much: this is the fourth Olympics in a row in which the U.S. women’s soccer team has begun play before the Games officially opened. The Olympic committee has determined over the past few years that the women’s soccer players must take the field before the opening ceremonies because the extra days that are needed to play all the games necessary with a sufficient amount of rest time in between matchups.

Unfortunately, this is the third year the U.S. women’s soccer team will not be able to march in the opening ceremonies. “I would love to be in the opening ceremonies,” two-time Olympian Lauren Cheney told the Los Angeles Times. “I’ve never experienced it. [But] I can’t say I’m, like, sad about missing out.”

The entire women’s soccer tournament will take place outside of the host city, with the exception of the final gold medal game in London. So to make it to Olympic Park at all, the U.S. has to beat 5 teams. But they’re off to a promising start: on Wednesday, the U.S. team beat France, who was ranked sixth in the latest FIFA rankings and has won 17 consecutive games since losing the game for third place in last summer’s World Cup. Alex Morgan scored twice in the 4-2 win, with Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd also contributing goals.

The team will certainly want to make it to London, if only to get a shot at playing in front of a bigger audience: Olympics officials said that around 37,000 fans were expected at the U.S.-France, Colombia-North Korea doubleheader Wednesday, but that 80 percent of those tickets had been handed out for free to local schools and clubs. And those fans did not even get to see both games as scheduled: North Korea’s team refused to take the field for over an hour after Olympic organizers accidentally displayed the South Korean flag on the jumbo screen instead of that of North Korea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics#Calendar

[Stockerlone]

The first thing what I saw on TV was the absolutely embarrassing Korea flags error:excited:.
I would imagine myself not at all what flag is hoisted by the funny UK guy´s, if Germany wins the first medallie.:doh:

[Brice]

Korea is big enough to have their own flag?

[Jean]

Korea is big enough to have their own flag?big enough to have two, in fact

[mae]

Probably a subtle British hint at Korean reunification :)

[fernandito]

I'm all over the soccer coverage.

[Brice]

So when you go to mexico do you call it soccer or futbol? Which do you think of it as? I'm just curious.

[fernandito]

The only time I refer to it as soccer is when I'm talking about it with a non-Spanish speaking/American crowd.

English speaking Europeans know it as football.

[mae]

I love watching the parade of nations, but hate that they have to break it up with commercials :(

[Ricky]

I can't believe we're still on C. Jeeze. :lol:

[mae]

It's not live anyway, I don't understand why they have to do that catch up after a break. Just show the whole thing. I think it's just unfair to the countries that get recapped.

[Brice]

The only time I refer to it as soccer is when I'm talking about it with a non-Spanish speaking/American crowd.

English speaking Europeans know it as football.

So what do you call our football? :unsure:

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Bout to get off work and go watch some olympics on "On Demand"

[Merlin1958]

Lochte took the 400m!!! Phelps was 4th!!!

[biomieg]

Our ladies swimming team wasn't able to defend their Olympic title on the 4x100 m relay this time (they won gold in Beijing and they also won several world championships) but they still finished second! Wooohooo! Our gymnast Epke Zonderland finished first in the high bar qualifications. Finals on August 7...

More opportunities for The Netherlands today with cyclist Marianne Vos and the qualification rounds for the ladies' hockey team (also defending their Olympic title).

Who's going to watch the US basketball Dream Team play France?

[Stockerlone]

There's only one Dream Team,
the original with Magic Johnson, M. Jordan, K.Malone, J. Stockton, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird .....:onfire:
Would of course look, if the U.S. team can win against Tony Parker and his team.

[Mattrick]

How the heck is there no Olympics thread?

How's everyone's country doing? Canada isn't getting as many golds as we did in Vancouver but we're still near the top for overall medal count. The hockey has been great too watch and there has been a lot of good moments so far, like Junio Gilmour giving up his spot to his Canadian Speed Skating teammate who ended up winning gold, and the Canadian ski-coach who gave a ski to a Russian skier who was hobbling along with a broken ski.

[Shannon]

What's a Canada?

[biomieg]

'We' are doing pretty damn well I think, with 17 medals so far and complete domination of virtually every speed skating event. Of course, we suck at everything else ;)

[mae]

The Dutch have been absolutely killing in speed-skating, it's astonishing. Netherlands finished top-four in the women's 1500 m. event....

[webstar1000]

What's a Canada?

It is where some of us on the forum are from. Should I make fun of "A America"?

[biomieg]

https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1/1606989_681177681934165_1735862064_n.png

[webstar1000]

https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1/1606989_681177681934165_1735862064_n.png

You guys are killing it for sure Michael:) Good job!

[Br!an]

I've enjoyed watching some of it. I like most of the sports.

I don't go in for the hype, propaganda, jingoism and nationalism though.

I'm very glad of the DVR so I can skip the BS.

[stroppygoblin]

Love the curling. It's a great tactical sport, but you only get to see it on TV once every 4 years - shame.

[biomieg]

I agree that it's a shame that most of these sports are hardly every broadcast other than during the Winter Olympics. I haven't watched everything but my wife and I really like seeing all the different stuff these amazing athletes are doing.

[Stockerlone]

Looks nice for the German Team...:dance:

Olympia - Sotschi: Medaillenspiegel Olympia nach 46 von 98 Entscheidungen

Rang Land Gold Silber Bronze Gesamt
1. Deutschland 7 3 2 12
2. Schweiz 5 1 1 7
3. Kanada 4 5 2 11
4. Norwegen 4 3 6 13
4. USA 4 3 6 13
6. Niederlande 4 3 5 12
7. Weißrussland 3 0 1 4
8. Russland 2 5 5 12
9. Österreich 2 4 1 7
10. China 2 2 0 4
11. Frankreich 2 0 2 4
12. Polen 2 0 0 2
13. Schweden 1 5 2 8
14. Japan 1 2 1 4
15. Slowenien 1 1 2 4
16. Großbritannien 1 0 1 2
16. Südkorea 1 0 1 2
18. Slowakei 1 0 0 1
19. Italien 0 2 2 4
20. Tschechien 0 2 1 3
21. Finnland 0 2 0 2
22. Australien 0 1 1 2
23. Kroatien 0 1 0 1
24. Lettland 0 0 2 2
25. Kasachstan 0 0 1 1
25. Ukraine 0 0 1 1

[biomieg]

Your list is not up to date, Frank! The Netherlands are in second place now with 17 medals.

1 Duitsland 7 3 2 12
2 Nederland 5 5 7 17
3 Noorwegen 5 3 7 15
4 Zwitserland 5 1 1 7
5 Rusland 4 7 5 16
6 Canada 4 6 4 14
7 Verenigde Staten 4 4 8 16
8 Wit-Rusland 4 0 1 5
9 Polen 4 0 0 4
10 China 3 2 0 5
11 Zweden 2 5 2 9
12 Oostenrijk 2 4 1 7
13 Frankrijk 2 0 4 6
14 Japan 1 3 1 5
14 Tsjechië 1 3 1 5
16 Slovenië 1 1 3 5
17 Zuid-Korea 1 1 1 3
18 Groot-Brittannië 1 0 1 2
19 Slowakije 1 0 0 1
20 Italië 0 2 3 5
21 Finland 0 2 0 2
22 Letland 0 1 2 3
23 Australië 0 1 1 2
24 Kroatië 0 1 0 1
25 Oekraïne 0 0 1 1
25 Kazachstan 0 0 1 1

[biomieg]

Which sports impressed you guys the most? I have to say, this was the first time I really paid attention to figure skating and I really loved it. I was especially fond of the performances of US youngster Jason Brown!

[Mattrick]

Love the curling. It's a great tactical sport, but you only get to see it on TV once every 4 years - shame.

It's always on TV in Canada...and the ratings are ridiculous.

[Mattrick]

Which sports impressed you guys the most? I have to say, this was the first time I really paid attention to figure skating and I really loved it. I was especially fond of the performances of US youngster Jason Brown!

I watched reigning gold medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir kick some ass yesterday. Patrick Chan got silver which meant all the hype for this kid the past like six or seven years hasn't been a waste. Hard to believe some people are saying he choked...sure Canada has never won a Gold in male figure skating but a medal is a medal and it's impressive as heck nonetheless, no matter the colour.

[EXPLORER]

Love the curling. It's a great tactical sport, but you only get to see it on TV once every 4 years - shame.

Found curling interesting to watch, however took some research to figure how they score.
Found this during my research:
http://www.realradio.fm/onair/the-philips-phile-live-blog-50035/olympic-cat-curling-12069326/?fb_action_ids=10152272914983653&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210152272914983653%22%3A147 1774596376363%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210152272914983653%22%3A%22og .recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

[Lurker]

Did someone say curling?
http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac54/ICONfan/JawaCurl.jpg

[biomieg]

Some funny figure skating shots :)

http://0.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/3a85cd24c4_1392393543_funny-face-2011-world-skating-championships-7__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/85cc42dd6e_1392393579_top-five-stupid-faces-from-the-london-2012-ol-L-plYpOX__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/799e733276_1392393600_Funny-faces-of-figure-skaters12__list-noup.jpg
http://0.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/c8cf9f3660_1392393640_top-five-stupid-faces-from-the-london-2012-ol-L-Ei8wtC__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/b5c5de6c05_1392393557_Hilarious-Sports-faces-figure-skating-diving12__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/ac6f0c86cb_1392393695_Funny-faces-of-figure-skaters09__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/aaf0734952_1392393712_funny-face-2011-world-skating-championships-9__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/9801faa4bd_1392393734_Funny-faces-of-figure-skaters10__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/2e125cf4bc_1392393783_b94c485882fadfefddc2ccb0a556 fc45__list-noup.jpg
http://0.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/2d877c1ba3_1392393798_funny-face-2011-world-skating-championships-4__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/5867f43514_1392393940_funny-face-2011-world-skating-championships-5__list-noup.jpg
http://0.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/3d04795adc_1392393855_Funny-faces-of-figure-skaters17__list-noup.jpg
http://0.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/6f6ab47ae3_1392394094_Hilarious-Sports-faces-figure-skating-diving22__list-noup.jpg
http://0.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/7c952bc677_1392394117_Hilarious-Sports-faces-figure-skating-diving15__list-noup.jpg
http://1.static.upcoming.nl/static/images/a6c7dc564b_1392393843_enhanced-buzz-9227-1327959141-69__list-noup.jpg

I don't think they're all from this edition of the Olympics, but hey...

[Still Servant]

I look like every single one of those photos when I watch figure skating.

[RUBE]

I have watched some of the events (mainly skiing, snowboarding, and bobsled) but I don't get too into the winter Olympics. That and I cringe everytime I see someone wipeout (having broke a leg skiing myself.)

[Heather19]

Love the curling. It's a great tactical sport, but you only get to see it on TV once every 4 years - shame.

Me too, it's my favorite. It's really the only reason I watch the winter olympics. The thing that sucks though is that the US is so bad at it, and they're the only matches they show. I would much rather watch the better teams play. Now it's down to the semi-finals so we should get to finally see some good ones.

[mae]

Love the curling. It's a great tactical sport, but you only get to see it on TV once every 4 years - shame.

Me too, it's my favorite. It's really the only reason I watch the winter olympics. The thing that sucks though is that the US is so bad at it, and they're the only matches they show. I would much rather watch the better teams play. Now it's down to the semi-finals so we should get to finally see some good ones.

Thankfully, NBC is (in this case, was) streaming every single event live: http://www.nbcolympics.com/olympics-live-extra-schedule So I did get to watch several good curling matches, hockey games, and other competitions that don't normally get much airtime, much less live and in full.

[Heather19]

Oh wow, I didn't know that. I went onto the website a few times to try to find the full matches after they happened but all they had was a recap.

[mae]

Yeah and they did this for the London Olympics as well. With Sochi being ahead 9 hours, events start at midnight ET, going until 3 PM or so. So you either need to wake up very early or go to bed really late. A lot is still being shown on TV, on NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC, and USA.

[stroppygoblin]

GB in the men's final :clap:

That was a hell if a semi- could have gone either way!

[CRinVA]

I love the snowboarding races - there are plenty of crash and burns - its crazy!

I do think NBC has gobne too far on some of their intervies - they seem to be trying to bring the worst out of everybody. Case in point - Bode Miller - the interviewer kept harping on his dead brother until he had to walk away from the interview - was that necessary!!!

[Merlin1958]

So, the US Hockey team is one win from a medal and two from a gold!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfD134ED54

[Mattrick]

Canada will play Latvia in the semi-finals friday and while I'm not saying easy win, I'm just glad it's not the Swiss who have given us some problems in international play...just like we've given the American's a few silver medals in hockey, beat you guys at on your soil AND our soil. OH CANADA, WE STAND UP FOR HOCKEY lol It's a shame we've gotten so few golds though, and so many silvers this year...usually Canada either doesn't medal at all, or we take gold or bronze, rarely we get more than a few silvers from my memory. I just hope our record for most golds in the winter games stands for four more years.

I prefer the winter olympics over the summer olympics, I just find there are a lot more events I'd like to watch. Like the biathalon destroys the summer olympics itself.

[Merlin1958]

Canada will play Latvia in the semi-finals friday and while I'm not saying easy win, I'm just glad it's not the Swiss who have given us some problems in international play...just like we've given the American's a few silver medals in hockey, beat you guys at on your soil AND our soil. OH CANADA, WE STAND UP FOR HOCKEY lol It's a shame we've gotten so few golds though, and so many silvers this year...usually Canada either doesn't medal at all, or we take gold or bronze, rarely we get more than a few silvers from my memory. I just hope our record for most golds in the winter games stands for four more years.

I prefer the winter olympics over the summer olympics, I just find there are a lot more events I'd like to watch. Like the biathalon destroys the summer olympics itself.

Canada, IS hockey, but you never beat the Russians in 1980!!! Can you say, "Miracle"????

[Mattrick]

We were too busy beating them in '76, hashtag summit series. You guys were four years too late! :P

[Mattrick]

I do own Miracle on DVD though. Russell is the man.

[Merlin1958]

We were too busy beating them in '76, hashtag summit series. You guys were four years too late! :P


I do own Miracle on DVD though. Russell is the man.

I was just fooling about. American pride and all. That is a great film!!

[Mattrick]

Miracle and Mystery, Alaska I think are the two best hockey films I've ever seen.

[Merlin1958]

Miracle and Mystery, Alaska I think are the two best hockey films I've ever seen.

Can't argue with those.

[Mattrick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4kECZiXyM

Canadian Sports Talk show host Sid Seixeiro goes off on ice dancing at the Olympics...it's fantastic. Check it out everyone!

Canadian Figure Skating icon, Elvis Stojko saw this rant and said, "Sid, Chill...it's just Ice Dancing."

[Jean]

Adelina Sotnikova!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

: crazy bearDance :

: bears in tears of rapture :

[biomieg]

Congratulations, Jean. I loved it :)

[Kingfan24]

This is why hockey over time is a horrible idea. Sudden death? Really? That's why the NFL changed their sudden death rules to not allow field goals as a winning score. Hockey overtime should be straight up 5 v 5, 10 minutes. No goals = penalty shoot outs. What's so hard about that? Virtually every sport besides hockey has done away with sudden death. You don't see the NBA over time ending in sudden death, or even the World Cup in soccer.

[webstar1000]

Way to go. The woman's hockey team's did super well. Good job Canada for the win! Well deserved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bev Vincent]

A great day for Canada -- women's curling and hockey. What an amazing finish.

[biomieg]

Congrats, guys! I really enjoyed watching the ladies' hockey final.

[Mattrick]

This is why hockey over time is a horrible idea. Sudden death? Really? That's why the NFL changed their sudden death rules to not allow field goals as a winning score. Hockey overtime should be straight up 5 v 5, 10 minutes. No goals = penalty shoot outs. What's so hard about that? Virtually every sport besides hockey has done away with sudden death. You don't see the NBA over time ending in sudden death, or even the World Cup in soccer.

Are you kidding me? Take away Sudden Death? That's what makes hockey what it is. You can't beat sudden death overtime in the NHL playoffs, you just can't...especially when it goes into the third overtime. Getting rid of sudden death overtime in hockey would be like castrating the sport. Sudden Death just doesn't work in other sports which is why they did away with it...it could take hours for someone in soccer to score and in the NBA it would take 8 seconds. If anything, NHL will do away with their shootouts eight times before they get rid of sudden death.

[Bev Vincent]

I don't have any problem with sudden death, either. That game could have been decided by a puck that went off a linesman's skate -- the deflection hit the post of the empty net. If the linesman hadn't gotten in the way, the puck would have gone along the boards and never been a threat.

The NFL does have sudden death, though, doesn't it? If you get a touchdown on your first possession in OT, game over.

[Mattrick]

Unless they changed the NFL rules since I started watching, in the NFL they always allowed the other team a single drive to give them a chance to tie/win or at least from my recollection.

[Bev Vincent]

Owners voted Wednesday at the NFL Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., to adopt the postseason overtime modified sudden death format in the regular season as well. Teams now will have the opportunity to possess the ball at least once in the extra period unless the team that receives the overtime kickoff scores a touchdown on its first possession.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d827ee2c0/article/nfl-overtime-rules

[Jon]

I was a soccer (American poser!) goalie for years. I LOVED sudden death! I lived for it! I can understand how a hockey player feels.

[Bev Vincent]

What an awesome hockey game. I didn't think I was going to survive the last two minutes.

[mae]

What an awesome hockey game. I didn't think I was going to survive the last two minutes.

Not very awesome....

[Mattrick]

Man, for a 1-0 game it wasn't even close. We just controlled play and if not for Quick playing like Quick can that could have been 5-0 or 6-0. BRING ON SWEDEN!!!! Have to cheer against some of my Sens, and Alfie, but BRING IT OOONNNNNN!!!!!!!! 7 AM START TIME SUCKS BUT WHATEVS.

[Jean]

: dies of envy :

I hope to live up to the time when our ice hockey is restored to its former glory...

[evilash]

I have 3 new ulcers and may have suffered a minor stroke but the result was totally worth it!! GO CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bev Vincent]

I didn't expect them to be so dominant, but when you see Canada's defenceman behind the opposing team's net, you know they're on top of things.

[Mattrick]

: dies of envy :

I hope to live up to the time when our ice hockey is restored to its former glory...

Problem with the Russian program is they have no defencemen. They have a lot of individual skill up front but when you take out Malkin or Datsyuk out of the line-up they lose all their versatility, playmaking and leadership...Russia would have been a different team had Datsyuk been in there, he's phenomonal, one of the best playing today for sure.

[Bev Vincent]

Ouch. The USA team wasn't terribly impressive yesterday. Today, they stayed home.

[Mattrick]

In the last few minutes I wouldn't have thought it terribly bad if they had just sat on the ice and started playing monopoly or something; hot at the wrong time.

[Mattrick]

1-0 CANADAAAAA!!!!!!!! Let's go!


Damn Jean, your Russians went OFF the past couple of days iwinning medals. I'm just glad our record of 14 gold medals is still in tact. 33 Overall medals...makes up for the disappointment in hockey.

[Mattrick]

GIVE CANADA THE HORNS!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH3oxWgoQnM

[evilash]

Woo Hoo!!! Canada is Hockey!!

[Bev Vincent]

Sidney Crosby's goal was a thing of beauty. Awesome game.

[Jean]

Hockey or no hockey, bears modestly accept congratulations!!

http://globalnews.ca/news/1120521/full-medal-count-from-the-2014-sochi-olympics/

13 gold medals, 33 total!!! Vivat!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://static.shop.sochi2014.com/multimedia/images/upload/goods/9/f/a/9fa84840f42d5044cd13ad53cef0a3ba_157690_7851_b.jpg

[CRinVA]

Jean - watching the Sochi closing ceremonies and seeing the giant Bear I immediately thought of you! :-)

I wasn't really a fan of the opening ceremonies, but I really did like the closing ceremonies!

As with all US Olypmic broadcasts, there are several human interest stories. My fave this year was about a Paralympic champion swimmer adopted out of Russia as a three month old infant 21 years ago. The young woman, Jessica Long in the United States and Tatiana Kirilova to her birth mother, went back to Bratsk and found her birth family. She met her natural parents and siblings; not half brothers/sisters, but full! This is not a young woman who has harbored bitterness or anger about her birth family giving her up, or about having two leg prostheses. The videos showing her at various stages of her life showed that not having any legs below the knees didn't seem to hamper her living and life successes. She’s made so much of her life, and she also was eager to open her heart to the Russian woman who at age 16 had given her life and then not knowing what else to do to care for a highly disabled baby gave up for adoption. Their reuinion after 21 years was quite emotional and heartfelt. Jessica/Tatiana not only proved to be a physical champion in life (swimming and setting all sorts of paralympic records), but a human being full of wisdom and love and gratitude. She could have hated her birth parents for giving up on her, but she loves them for giving her llife and being brave enough to give her up to a better life than they could provide.