i guess some of you know the winter olympics are about to start up in vancouver, canada in a few days.

any people care for this and what are some of your favorite events?

some of mine are ....the bobsled, especially the luge.  all of the snowboarding events...the ski jumping and the speed skating.  i love to see Apollo Reed skate and i hope he does well.  he is a heavily favored.  i also enjoy the womans figure skating, think legs

:wtf1

wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 3:56pm:

i guess some of you know the winter olympics are about to start up in vancouver, canada in a few days. any people care for this and what are some of your favorite events? some of mine are ....the bobsled, especially the luge.  all of the snowboarding events...the ski jumping and the speed skating.  i love to see Apollo Reed skate and i hope he does well.  he is a heavily favored.  i also enjoy the womans figure skating, think legs :wtf1

I like the figure skating - male, female and couples.  Let's hope no one channels Tonya Harding this year.  Did you mean Apollo Ohno instead of Reed?

wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 3:56pm:

i guess some of you know the winter olympics are about to start up in vancouver, canada in a few days. any people care for this and what are some of your favorite events? some of mine are ....the bobsled, especially the luge.  all of the snowboarding events...the ski jumping and the speed skating.  i love to see Apollo Reed skate and i hope he does well.  he is a heavily favored.  i also enjoy the womans figure skating, think legs :wtf1

My son is an emergency paramedic at the bottom of the bobsled/luge run. He has spent 2 years working on the track preparations and updating his medical training. Please note folks the City of Vancouver will not have snow and the opening ceremonies are indoors in a dome. The main outside events will be held where my son lives about 2 hours north in Whistler where there are mountains and plenty of snow.

Skiing gold medal favorite Lindsey Vonn is in the SI swimsuit issue.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/02/10/amd_lindsey_vonn_bikini.jpg
Warwick Saint/Sports Illustrated

No doubt a lot of SI subscribers will be pulling for her...  ;)

Ginda wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 4:02pm:

wrote on Feb 9th, 2010 at 3:56pm: i guess some of you know the winter olympics are about to start up in vancouver, canada in a few days. any people care for this and what are some of your favorite events? some of mine are ....the bobsled, especially the luge.  all of the snowboarding events...the ski jumping and the speed skating.  i love to see Apollo Reed skate and i hope he does well.  he is a heavily favored.  i also enjoy the womans figure skating, think legs :wtf1 I like the figure skating - male, female and couples.  Let's hope no one channels Tonya Harding this year.  Did you mean Apollo Ohno instead of Reed?

yes i did mean to say ohno.  i think i was thinking about a popular rock climb in west virginia.  what was i thinking.  i stand corrected.  doh

:thatwassmart

Those bobsled & luge fans just wanna see 'em crash !


http://www.all4humor.com/images/files/Nascar%20Fan.jpg

Speed skating is one of the biggest sports in the Netherlands, so in the past few editions the national team picked up quite a few medals. Personally I don't care for it that much, but the Winter Olympics are the most important series, so I'll check those out. And a dude I interviewed twice for a magazine is a dark horse for the 10.000 meters, so that's cool.  

:interestingstuffronnie

Two weeks of Bob Costas is akin to paying homage to the porcelain Buddah

I enjoy the Slolim (sp) skiing and the Couple's figure skating...the moves they can make while in full motion...is amazing....and the hockey finals

I had a high school professor who was an Olympic judge for the luge...

I love the Olympics....
everthing about it: the pomp, over-the-top commentary, the stories about young Romanian skaters with Olympic dreams walking miles and miles just to train in some facility in the nearest village ...love it!
What sucks is that Sasha Cohen didn't qualify....she's amazing, but that young Korean girl is amazing too, so we'll see.
Love the snowboarding and can't wait to see Shaun White up the ante in tricks this year....
Sadly, I think the Olympics is a little lost on younger generations....

Bobsled
Luge
Giant Slalom
Hockey( I'm not a fan of NHL hockey. I like the big rink)
Snow Snorting   :pullanolte

Looking forward to some international hockey, too.

Unfortunately they'll be playing on NHL sized ice...

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 5:30pm:

Looking forward to some international hockey, too. Unfortunately they'll be playing on NHL sized ice...

What??????? What happened to the Olympic size rink?  Are you serious? When, why and how the hell did that happen?  :wtf1

The games are being played in the Canucks' building.
The International Ice Hockey Federation agreed to keep the North American rink size.

Saved millions on a refit of the arena, and allows more fannies in $eat$.

who doesn't like curling?

in figure skating.  does anyone remember what a triple sow cow is?

:wtf3

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 4:07pm:

Skiing gold medal favorite Lindsey Vonn is in the SI swimsuit issue. http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/02/10/amd_lindsey_vonn_bikini.jpg Warwick Saint/Sports Illustrated No doubt a lot of SI subscribers will be pulling for her...  ;)

Go Lindsey Go! :willya

wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 6:19pm:

in figure skating.  does anyone remember what a triple sow cow is? :wtf3

A triple sow cow? Isn't that Ann Wilson,Kirstie Alley and Rosie O'Donnell :kissmyass

wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 6:19pm:

does anyone remember what a triple sow cow is?

Three female pigs and a steer...

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 6:01pm:

The games are being played in the Canucks' building. The International Ice Hockey Federation agreed to keep the North American rink size. Saved millions on a refit of the arena, and allows more fannies in $eat$.

AMAZING...that gives Canada (and the US too) not only home court advantage...but Style advantage too...i can already see Euros skating into the boards unintentionally!!! ;D ;D ;D

Not as much of an edge as you might think.

Don't forget a lot of European stars play in the NHL - including the biggest one...

http://www.canuckz.com/wp-content/uploads/ovechkin.jpg

With 4 San Jose Sharks on Team Canada,I'm predicting a Canadian win in the hockey tournament.

The chalk pick.
But with this guy in net, the logical one...

http://viewfrommyseats.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/martin-brodeur.jpg

Pdog wrote on Feb 9^th, 2010 at 6:09pm:

who doesn't like curling?

I like curling!  ;) :) I like all the events, really. All different. LOVE watching Shaun White in all seasons. :) Freestyle ski jumping....figure skating...hockey. Yeah, it's all good. :)

that red head cool kid sure rides a mean snow board

OK folks here is a picture of my son and I summer of 2008 inside the just completed luge/bobsled track. As noted before he will be a paramedic at the bottom of the runs so hopfully we won't have to see him rush out to help an injured athlete. We were going to take more pics but a moment later a bear showed up on the track 100 yards up so we got outta there!  lol btw I'm the old fat guy!!!

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Some Guy wrote on Feb 10^th, 2010 at 8:19am:

that red head cool kid sure rides a mean snow board

Precisely! He's a snowboard wizard... ;)

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 10^th, 2010 at 8:33am:

OK folks here is a picture of my son and I summer of 2008 inside the just completed luge/bobsled track. As noted before he will be a paramedic at the bottom of the runs so hopfully we won't have to see him rush out to help an injured athlete. We were going to take more pics but a moment later a bear showed up on the track 100 yards up so we got outta there!  lol btw I'm the old fat guy!!!

That is really SO cool, gimmekeef! Thanks for the visual. :)

Love the Winter Games!!!
Now if Vancouver would just get some snow!!  :blankfriggingstare1

Luge and Ski Jump are my favs as I could NEVER EVER EVER EVER have the nerve to do either.

LJ.

Some Guy wrote on Feb 10^th, 2010 at 8:19am:

that red head cool kid sure rides a mean snow board

Some Guy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygOIy7b9mR8&feature=player_embedded

Sioux wrote on Feb 10^th, 2010 at 8:57am:

Some Guy wrote on Feb 10th, 2010 at 8:19am: that red head cool kid sure rides a mean snow board Precisely! He's a snowboard wizard... ;)

There's got to be a twist!   :D

Edith Grove wrote on Feb 10^th, 2010 at 9:53am:

Sioux wrote on Feb 10th, 2010 at 8:57am: Some Guy wrote on Feb 10th, 2010 at 8:19am: that red head cool kid sure rides a mean snow board Precisely! He's a snowboard wizard... ;) There's got to be a twist!   :D

Here's what happened when he tried the mctwist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygOIy7b9mR8&feature=player_embedded

Altough he did nail it in competetion.

I think the silliest winter sport is the Biathlon...it's like a made up sport...you shoot your rifle and cross country ski to the next target range...who does that?!? It's like they toss in the XC skis just to have the event in winter.

substitute roller blades...and it becomes a summer sport...use a skateboard and it becomes an extreme sport etc...actually...that last combo would be kinda cool...but better air guns and you shoot at each other!!!

Opening ceremonies tonight. So will light the flame? Doesn't look like it's going to be Gretzky now. How about Neil Young. Maybe he can just set his guitar on fire and lite the torch with that. :keithpunky

will BC bud be there?

mojoman wrote on Feb 12^th, 2010 at 10:48am:

will BC bud be there?

... why do you think Phelps is going?

Lazy Bones wrote on Feb 12^th, 2010 at 11:47am:

mojoman wrote on Feb 12th, 2010 at 10:48am: will BC bud be there? ... why do you think Phelps is going?

bong hits for jesus!!!!

A Russian luge athlete was killed in training today. My son is working rescue on bottom of the track and I am trying to find out if he was there. Fingers crossed he was off duty but I doubt it he's been living there. so sad RIP

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 12^th, 2010 at 10:06am:

Opening ceremonies tonight. So will light the flame? Doesn't look like it's going to be Gretzky now. How about Neil Young. Maybe he can just set his guitar on fire and lite the torch with that. :keithpunky

michael j fox.

:wtf1

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 12^th, 2010 at 2:27pm:

A Russian luge athlete was killed in training today. My son is working rescue on bottom of the track and I am trying to find out if he was there. Fingers crossed he was off duty but I doubt it he's been living there. so sad RIP

my son is calling me later..looks like he was on the scene.....damnnnnnnnn

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 12^th, 2010 at 3:19pm:

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 12th, 2010 at 2:27pm: A Russian luge athlete was killed in training today. My son is working rescue on bottom of the track and I am trying to find out if he was there. Fingers crossed he was off duty but I doubt it he's been living there. so sad RIP my son is calling me later..looks like he was on the scene.....damnnnnnnnn

Bad start for the olympics. That's too bad if your son had to deal with that.

OMG just saw my son giving the luge guy mouth to mouth right after the crash on ESPN.......waiting to get in touch with him....devastting

Tragic news, gk.

RIP Nodar Kumaritashvili.

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 12^th, 2010 at 3:36pm:

OMG just saw my son giving the luge guy mouth to mouth right after the crash on ESPN.......waiting to get in touch with him....devastting

How awful! Gimmekeef, is there any way to make this luge safer at this late date? I read it was the fastest course ever.

i am not suprised really.  the luge is a dangerous sport.  it is a bummer way to begin the games tho.  rip nodar

:wtf1

Gimmekeef, your son was the first person I thought of when I heard this devastating news after coming home from work tonight. :( Oh my, I'm so sorry for all involved. What a sad, tragic beginning to the Olympics....:( I hope your son is ok, having to deal with all of this....:(

Very tragic turn of events.

Our best to your son, gk!

LJ.

I realized last nite why i enjoy the Winter Olympics better than the summer...even though, I enjoy more of the summer events...the fact there there is no real HYPE and BRANDING of an AMERICAN DREAM TEAM...

I love how the NHL takes a hit for all the EURO players to go play along side of their countrymen...like it's an honor to do so, because it is...as if it is the NHL's multi-nationalistic duty to release them...for the 3 weeks.

Also...who's rooting for Ethiopia...I know i am!!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Robel-Teklemariam-is-the-Ethiopian-Olympic-team?urn=oly,219334

Whew..been a rough few hours since the luge accident. My son is still somewhat in shock as I spoke to him this morning. He didnt sleep much and called me at 6 am west coast time. He was heading back to the luge track to man his post. Hopefully to work the rest of the games in obscurity.

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 13^th, 2010 at 10:11am:

Whew..been a rough few hours since the luge accident. My son is still somewhat in shock as I spoke to him this morning. He didnt sleep much and called me at 6 am west coast time. He was heading back to the luge track to man his post. Hopefully to work the rest of the games in obscurity.

Yeah that's a tough way to get started. But they are going ahead with the Luge competition. They're going to build up the wall a little bit that's all. Hope your son does'nt face anymore situations like that. But from what I heard they were on the scene within a minute. So their wasn't much anybody could do.

i thought last nights ceremonies were to long.  1 hour of pregame information into 4 hours of ceremonies.  i like the joni mitchael clouds piece.  the images were really well done last night.  i think i heard they spent 20 million on it.  another thing i think is rather a waste is having to burn 4 torches...i think it is a waste of oil or whatever it is they burn in those things.  1 flame is enough for me.

i saw the footage of that luge guy who died.  what a way to go.  90 mph hitting a structural I beam...must have cracked himself into 20 pieces.  sick.

:wtf1

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 13^th, 2010 at 10:15am:

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 13th, 2010 at 10:11am: Whew..been a rough few hours since the luge accident. My son is still somewhat in shock as I spoke to him this morning. He didnt sleep much and called me at 6 am west coast time. He was heading back to the luge track to man his post. Hopefully to work the rest of the games in obscurity. Yeah that's a tough way to get started. But they are going ahead with the Luge competition. They're going to build up the wall a little bit that's all. Hope your son does'nt face anymore situations like that. But from what I heard they were on the scene within a minute. So their wasn't much anybody could do.

I agree with SCL's comments.  I hope they pad the poles beside the track HEAVILY.  How could this obvious danger not have been noticed?  A very sad ending to a young man who worked so hard just to reach the Olympics.  You can be proud of your son, gimmekeef.  He's a caring, brave young man and I hope with time this event will only make him stronger.

i think a heavily padded pole ain't going to do shit if you hit it at 90+mph.  a better way would be to install netting of some type.  especially since this seems to be a dangerous curve.  i understand the luge event is scheduled for this evening

wrote on Feb 13^th, 2010 at 10:40am:

i think a heavily padded pole ain't going to do shit if you hit it at 90mph.  a better way would be to install netting of some type.  especially since this seems to be a dangerous curve.  i understand the luge event is scheduled for this evening

A net makes a lot of sense.  Good thinking.  I'll bet it won't happen though.

Reports are that the wall in Curve 16 of the luge track will be raised, and the "ice profile" changed.

Today's event will take place as scheduled.

CNN

The REALLY puzzling, and sad thing, is that there have been tons of crashes on this luge run for ages now. And many {one guy was knocked unconscious} just in the last few days of practice. And yet they say the track was not responsible for the man's death...?

I do hope, so very much, that the rest of the games go on without incident. I can't imagine what a horrific experience that was for your son, gimmekeef. :( But the others are right---the aid was swift, the actions taken were accurate...there was just nothing that could have been done to save him. I also can't imagine how hard it is for your son to take up position again, and have this terrible tragedy in the back of his mind...{or the front}. :(

OK they have made some adjustmenst to the luge. the area where the fellow went off the track has been walled in. I also believe the men are now leaving from the lower womens area and speeds have dropped back to mid 80's where they traditionally have been. Hopefully remedies that will work and provide better safety.

I heard that as well. One luger said it was kinda "boring" now, but agrees that safety must come first. Hope all goes well from here on out.

tony benshoff from the mens usa luge team looks like a young gazza

[smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

ONE advantage of living in Western New York...Olympic coverage on two Canadian networks..pretty much 24/7 and with
a different perspective . Enjoying it very much.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

I'm sorry for the poor athlete and his team and family, I don't suppose a flimsy helmet and no other bodily protection but aerodynamic lycra is going to offer much protection at 90mph...Also sorry for your poor son, gimmekeef, what a traumatic tragedy to have to go through, poor kid!....

Does anyone have another link to the snowboarding? The video has been removed from Youtube and I LOVE snowboarding but we don't have SKY or any other sports subscriptions on our telly... [smiley=sad.gif]

www.nbcolympics.com

Snowboarding starts tomorrow, so there'll no doubt be some video highlights posted.

LadyJane wrote on Feb 13^th, 2010 at 9:29pm:

ONE advantage of living in Western New York...Olympic coverage on two Canadian networks..pretty much 24/7 and with a different perspective . Enjoying it very much.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Yeah I thought I was going to be in luck with an Olympics actually in my time zone. But NBC (nothing but commercials) has decided that in the instant information age,it really isn't important to show events live. :thatwassmart

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 14^th, 2010 at 11:09pm:

LadyJane wrote on Feb 13th, 2010 at 9:29pm: ONE advantage of living in Western New York...Olympic coverage on two Canadian networks..pretty much 24/7 and with a different perspective . Enjoying it very much.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] Yeah I thought I was going to be in luck with an Olympics actually in my time zone. But NBC (nothing but commercials) has decided that in the instant information age,it really isn't important to show events live. :thatwassmart

I have nothing better to do,so I'm going to whine some more. Mens downhill is happening right now. It's a holiday here in the States. Why not show show the fucking thing live :willya

I can stop whining now. I found a live stream. Granted it's not in english. :-/

the pairs figure skating medals tonight, and snowboard cross race.

:keithpunky

Nodar Kumaritashvili was from the Republic of Georgia.  He was only 21 years old.  

RIP Nodar Kumaritashvili.

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 14^th, 2010 at 3:39pm:

www.nbcolympics.com Snowboarding starts tomorrow, so there'll no doubt be some video highlights posted.

Thanks, LSS!!!

jostorm wrote on Feb 16^th, 2010 at 7:04am:

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 14th, 2010 at 3:39pm: www.nbcolympics.com Snowboarding starts tomorrow, so there'll no doubt be some video highlights posted. Thanks, LSS!!!

You can also try this one. The official olympics site. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-snowboard-videos/

womans snowboard cross tonight.....owwwwwwwwwww

:wtf1

Men's snowboard cross is super exciting. LOVE it. :)

And Shaun White last night---NUTTIN' like him! Amazing... 8-)

Love watching Shaun White do his thing....
He's young, happy, excited and a genuinely decent kid who can fly...

Shaun White is Da Man. Great performance. Nice to see Lindset Vonn win. Shani Davis too. America's big names come through. :)

Has the Vonn gal stopped her crying yet? Great run and congrats on a tough sport win but spare me the phony tears and drama about the "shin".

as much as the guy needs a haircut shaun white owns.  this guy IS good i'll give him that.  the air he catches off the first jump is out of control....he's like 20' above the rim/lip of the pipe.  good for him

and prettty girl lindsy was great last night too despite all her crying

ow

:whydontcha

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 18^th, 2010 at 1:17pm:

Has the Vonn gal stopped her crying yet? Great run and congrats on a tough sport win but spare me the phony tears and drama about the "shin".

bullshit or not, it is one good way to get attention

she didn't look to be hobbling around did she?

:whydontcha

Winter Olympics suck.  Boring garbage.  Lost a lot of credibility, when they let the winter X games in.  I will not watch a single minute.   Let me know when Usain Bolt shows up...I'll be sure to tune in then.

robpop wrote on Feb 19^th, 2010 at 3:39am:

Winter Olympics suck.  Boring garbage.  Lost a lot of credibility, when they let the winter X games in.  I will not watch a single minute.   Let me know when Usain Bolt shows up...I'll be sure to tune in then.

you can always watch American Idol or Survivor, you know, quality television.

robpop wrote on Feb 19^th, 2010 at 3:39am:

Winter Olympics suck.  Boring garbage.  Lost a lot of credibility, when they let the winter X games in.  I will not watch a single minute.   Let me know when Usain Bolt shows up...I'll be sure to tune in then.

Better than watching a Pirates game. :smoking

any of you people check out the new event this afternoon called ski cross?  it is like snowboard cross but with a longer course bigger turns and bigger kickers....the last kicker is 17 fvcking feet.  the finals will be 4 guys racing the course at the same time...SICK and the first 3 will medal

owwwwwwwwwwwwww

:wtf1

canada vs usa in hockey tonight people.  go canada

owwwwww

:willya

wrote on Feb 21^st, 2010 at 5:05pm:

canada vs usa in hockey tonight people.  go canada owwwwww :willya

W-w-w-WHat? Dude :whydontcha

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 21^st, 2010 at 5:10pm:

wrote on Feb 21st, 2010 at 5:05pm: canada vs usa in hockey tonight people.  go canada owwwwww :willya W-w-w-WHat? Dude :whydontcha

sorry man...i am with canada tonight

:thatwassmart

wrote on Feb 21^st, 2010 at 5:43pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 21st, 2010 at 5:10pm: wrote on Feb 21st, 2010 at 5:05pm: canada vs usa in hockey tonight people.  go canada owwwwww :willya W-w-w-WHat? Dude :whydontcha sorry man...i am with canada tonight :thatwassmart

Ya hoser....1-0 USA already. :areyoufuckingserious

wrote on Feb 21^st, 2010 at 4:12pm:

any of you people check out the new event this afternoon called ski cross?  it is like snowboard cross but with a longer course bigger turns and bigger kickers....the last kicker is 17 fvcking feet.  the finals will be 4 guys racing the course at the same time...SICK and the first 3 will medal owwwwwwwwwwwwww :wtf1

Yeah, great new addition to the Winter Olympics!  ;D Can't wait for the seedings and the 4 man racing..

wrote on Feb 21^st, 2010 at 5:43pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 21st, 2010 at 5:10pm: wrote on Feb 21st, 2010 at 5:05pm: canada vs usa in hockey tonight people.  go canada owwwwww :willya W-w-w-WHat? Dude :whydontcha sorry man...i am with canada tonight :thatwassmart

Sorry Platter.  :aimama

USA 5 Canada 3.....................Everybody say Owwwwwwwwww :pullanolte

anyone who think the Winter Olympics is 'boring' , should take a look at Ski Cross - completely mental.  :Youmakeagrownmancrylikejoey

Yeah, really. I like snowboard cross better---the only problem I see with ski cross is the length of the skis---much easier to get tangled up with your neighbor! A lot of closer passes and such in snowboard. But.....I still liked it. :)

Looking like maybe a USA vs Russia hockey gold game. If Miller stays hot US can take it. My home Canucks continue to be far too gracious hosts in these games and can't seem to finish. good action though and you guys are right the ski cross was great.

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2010 at 1:32pm:

Looking like maybe a USA vs Russia hockey gold game. If Miller stays hot US can take it. My home Canucks continue to be far too gracious hosts in these games and can't seem to finish. good action though and you guys are right the ski cross was great.

Well today is the 30 yr anniversary of the Miracle on Ice game. While those were amateaurs and these guys are pros. It's still fun to watch a team that wasn't expected to be this good,compete as well as they have. US vs Russia.....Deja Vu all over again.

canada is not eliminated just yet right?  i believe they play again wed or thursday.  does anyone here know the schedule?

Canada plays tomorrow.

www.nbcolympics.com

Canada will have to beat germany on tuesday while other big teams rest. then they need to win 3 more in a row for gold. likely Russia/sweden and US again. very tough road as the other 3 are very very good teams.

does anyone here actually ski or snowboard? just wondering...

jostorm wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2010 at 4:53pm:

does anyone here actually ski or snowboard? just wondering...

i used to ride [snowboard] when i was younger...1990 until like '94.  it is a great sport but very demanding on the body...alot of twisting and turning and you calves get tired quicky.  i am not about to say it is a young mans sport bucause you can take it for what it is...you can be as agro as you want.  riding is way more exciting than skiing.  the lift tickets in ny are very expensive....45 to 50 dollars a day for 1 adult.

Brodeur got the hook, and Luongo will be in net tonight for Team Canada.
Russia tomorrow if they win.

US plays the winner of today's Switzerland/Belarus game.

jostorm wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2010 at 4:53pm:

does anyone here actually ski or snowboard? just wondering...

I started skiing alpine in early '72 and nordic in Dec. '72, but haven't done either in the last ten years.  I need to go!


sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 21^st, 2010 at 10:01pm:

USA 5 Canada 3.....................Everybody say Owwwwwwwwww

http://brooklynskeptic.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/1232386205451.jpg

Own the podium :willya

Hey platter and wild bill:
I suppose any alpine sport is usually really expensive to do, for me it involves planeflights, hotel, skipass and the whole kaboodle, you don't get much change from 1000£ for a lousy week, which is exhorbitant. I always wonder how it works out for people who actually live "locally" to snowy mountains, presumably the liftst must be cheaper for them??? Caught a documentary on Shaun White on You Tube the other night. Apparently he was a really sickly, weedy child until the age of six and spent an awful lot of time in hospitals, hence his involvement with charities devoted to sick children. Then his dad bought him a snowboard at age 9 and by age 13 he went professional, nowadays earning over 10 million $ a year. He seems such a nice kid and what he does with that board makes me develop bowel movements like Joey whenever I see him, he is truly awesome... They also showed this halfpipe he had engineered and built specially for him really high up some mountain, so he could work on his tricks in peace without distractions-reached by helicopter only!  

jostorm wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 1:38pm:

Hey platter and wild bill: I suppose any alpine sport is usually really expensive to do, for me it involves planeflights, hotel, skipass and the whole kaboodle, you don't get much change from 1000£ for a lousy week, which is exhorbitant. I always wonder how it works out for people who actually live "locally" to snowy mountains, presumably the liftst must be cheaper for them??? Caught a documentary on Shaun White on You Tube the other night. Apparently he was a really sickly, weedy child until the age of six and spent an awful lot of time in hospitals, hence his involvement with charities devoted to sick children. Then his dad bought him a snowboard at age 9 and by age 13 he went professional, nowadays earning over 10 million $ a year. He seems such a nice kid and what he does with that board makes me develop bowel movements like Joey whenever I see him, he is truly awesome... They also showed this halfpipe he had engineered and built specially for him really high up some mountain, so he could work on his tricks in peace without distractions-reached by helicopter only!

He looks like the real thing - talented, creative, competive, articulate and uses those gifts to do good. White is one of those people who genuinely deserve their success.

jostorm wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 1:38pm:

Hey platter and wild bill: I suppose any alpine sport is usually really expensive to do, for me it involves planeflights, hotel, skipass and the whole kaboodle, you don't get much change from 1000£ for a lousy week, which is exhorbitant. I always wonder how it works out for people who actually live "locally" to snowy mountains, presumably the liftst must be cheaper for them??? Caught a documentary on Shaun White on You Tube the other night. Apparently he was a really sickly, weedy child until the age of six and spent an awful lot of time in hospitals, hence his involvement with charities devoted to sick children. Then his dad bought him a snowboard at age 9 and by age 13 he went professional, nowadays earning over 10 million $ a year. He seems such a nice kid and what he does with that board makes me develop bowel movements like Joey whenever I see him, he is truly awesome... They also showed this halfpipe he had engineered and built specially for him really high up some mountain, so he could work on his tricks in peace without distractions-reached by helicopter only!

maybe so, but he still needs a haircut.

go canada hockey tonight.

everybody say ow

:wtf1

texile wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 1:51pm:

He looks like the real thing - talented, creative, competive, articulate and uses those gifts to do good. White is one of those people who genuinely deserve their success.

I totally agree, texile, he seems such a really nice, down-to-Earth kid....

Switzerland beat Belarus in a shootout.
US plays them tomorrow @ 3 ET.

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left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 5:52pm:

Switzerland beat Belarus in a shootout. US plays them tomorrow @ 3 ET. http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID27431/images/resized_olympics_hockey_022110.jpg

Probably would've liked to play Belarus.

Belarus goalie Mezin was tough.
Faced twice as many shots as Hiller did for the Swiss.

Nellcote wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2010 at 6:06pm:

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 23rd, 2010 at 5:52pm: Switzerland beat Belarus in a shootout. US plays them tomorrow @ 3 ET. http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID27431/images/resized_olympics_hockey_022110.jpg Probably would've liked to play Belarus.

Yeah their's just sumpin about the Swiss that makes me nervous. They just seem like a bunch of nice guys. :blankfriggingstare1

By far the best moment to date in these games:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – When it was over, when Joannie Rochette had poured every bit of her heavy heart into the performance of her life, when the entire Pacific Coliseum had come unglued, cheering, stomping and crying throughout, the 24-year-old bent over and let the tears drop down onto the Olympic ice.

“Words can not describe,” Rochette said through a spokesperson.

Joannie Rochette of Canada reacts after competing in the figure skating short program.

Not 48 hours after she lost her mother, Therese, to a heart attack, Rochette refused to let grief derail their shared dream of skating here. With her father, Normand, overcome with emotion as he watched from the stands, Rochette sailed through a courageous program, cleanly landing all of her jumps and leaving the skating world in awe of her strength.  

“Right now I think her mother is jumping up and down in the sky,” William Thompson of Skate Canada said. “That was the dream performance.”

Rochette, who few thought would even take the ice, didn’t just compete, she delivered. She didn’t just attempt, she soared. She didn’t just inspire with her determination, she thrilled with her grace, poise and ability.

She isn’t just in the competition. She’s sitting in third place heading into Thursday’s long program with a personal season-best 71.36. In storybook fashion, she trails just Korea’s Kim Yu-Na and Japan’s Mao Asada.

“She is here to try to win a medal, if not win the whole thing,” Michael Slipchuk of Skate Canada said.

Win the whole thing?

Oh, my.

Rochette simply taking the ice was cause for roaring cheers and cheeks stained with tears. This was the resilience of the human heart, a daughter trying to honor the sacrifices of her mother by fulfilling their goal of Olympic competition.

They’re small-town people, from a 500-person hamlet in Quebec. Normand was a hockey coach who put little Joannie on blades young and then worked two and three jobs to finance her dream of being an Olympic champion. Mother and daughter used to load up the car and drive through snowstorms and Canadian prairies, one tournament after the next, stitching costumes from the front seat in a shared journey that delivered six Canadian championships, a fifth-place finish at the Turin Olympics and was supposed to culminate here at their home-nation Games.

Rochette had become a contender in the last 18 months, better than ever, and they wanted gold, wanted to surprise everyone, wanted to make “O Canada” ring through the Vancouver night.

Joannie had arrived two weeks ago to take in the Opening Ceremony and finish her training here. Therese and Normand traveled Saturday, visited with their daughter and then retired to an apartment they had rented downtown. That’s when Normand found his wife unresponsive and rushed her to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at age 55.

He then made a lonely, early Sunday morning trip to the Olympic Village to break the news to his only child. Within hours she reaffirmed a single goal. She was going to skate. She was going to show the world the champion Therese had raised.

And show she did.

With the arena holding its breath, her face cracked with emotion as she took the center of the ice to begin. Then just as quickly it went back to full concentration.

When the first bars of La Cumparsita tango began you couldn’t tell anything was wrong. She was a rock. She was a pro. By the time she landed a triple-Lutz, double-toe-loop combo, the sold-out arena was going wild. They clapped to the music. They cheered every spin, rejoiced in every twirl and took in a simply magical effort.

At the end they roared like a hockey crowd. The often demur elites that watch international figure skating were screaming into the air. The melting pot of nationalities gave up their own rooting interests and applauded like she was their own daughter.

Rochette just stood and wept as the cheers tumbled down onto the ice.

“Hard to handle,” she said of the crowd. “But appreciate the support. I will remember this forever … I have no regrets.”

Her brilliance had been too much to ask. To take the ice was going to be enough. To stay upright throughout would’ve been legendary.

To wind up third? To hit the program better than she had all year? To face down what is immense pressure in the best times and deliver perfection in the worst?

“She put a performance that was so heroic,” said Skate Canada’s Thompson, himself crying at the end for the first time ever at a skating competition. “It’s an incredible story.”

In the locker room Rochette was still in tears, according to Slipchuk, still coming to terms with everything. As brilliant as the skate was, it didn’t change the reality of her life. Her mother isn’t coming back. The mourning process still must come.

“It’s been a long 48 hours for her and a lot built up,” Slipchuk said. “I think it was a release today.”

Rochette will take Wednesday off, stay off the ice and regroup, the officials said. Thursday presents an even bigger challenge, an even longer skate, and even more pressure awaits.

It should be too much, but now how do you not believe? She’s in position for a medal. She’s not conceding gold. Joannie Rochette just taught these Games about courage, just rocked this arena with her strength and just laid bare the power of the human will.

And she’s not done. She’s not even close.

Joannie was marvelous last night. Such grace and professionalism. It was a teary-eyed moment, for sure. :(

A true champion of the human spirit!!!

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That made me cry. That's what i love about the Olympics - in the midst of the hype, money etc.....there are those moments when you are reminded that these althletes, mostly young, are following a dream. I was nervous for her, wanted her to skate for her mom....she did and it was a great, genuine moment.
That folks, is real reality TV.
And Kim Yu-na, breathtaking......only Sasha Cohen can close in elegance and artistry, two things very rare in figure skating.

she rocked...no doubt

:wtf1

texile wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 1:37pm:

only Sasha Cohen can close in elegance and artistry, two things very rare in figure skating.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/05/SachaBaronCohenPA_228x395.jpg????

USA beats the Swiss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats Ryan Miller. You are making Buffalo and all Sabres fans SO PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

USA had a tough time with the Swiss. But prevail 2-0. Russia - Canada next. Don' t really care who wins that. As long as none of the Sharks gets hurt. :-X

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Reuters

Zach Parise 2, Switzerland 0

US faces the winner of Finland/Czech Republic on Friday.

Big night for the Canadians. Huge win versus soft Russia in hockey as the russkies wanted no part of the corners and allowed Canada to free wheel round their net. Then gold and silver in womens bobsled with NBC showing a great picture of my son running down the track at the end waving a huge Canadian flag. IF someone can find that pic please post it for me? I have only found one pic of him last night when he was checking on the poor Germany gal whose sled had flipped. here is that pic Terry is in the red jacket.

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Nobody bobs quite like Canadian women. no wonder they won. :-*

womans figure skating medals tonight

mens free style medals tonight

everybody say ow

:whydontcha

US team up 6-0 in hockey semi finals...AT END OF FIRST PERIOD.....Canadian womens team still drinking and smoking their cigars!

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 2:52pm:

US team up 6-0 in hockey semi finals...AT END OF FIRST PERIOD.....Canadian womens team still drinking and smoking their cigars!

what a game!!! never thought they blow the finns out like this!!!!

Hope that missed extra point doesn't come back to haunt 'em...

is it over yet? Tired of missing the Office.

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In the spirit of Rocks Off, the Canadian Champs celebrate!!!! Good for them!!!!

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Congrats.
LJ.

LadyJane wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 3:50pm:

In the spirit of Rocks Off, the Canadian Champs celebrate!!!! Good for them!!!! http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/5158/slide_5158_71095_large.jpg?1267048225476 http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/5158/slide_5158_71100_large.jpg?1267048260043 Congrats. LJ.

I wanna party with those girls :weed :booze


Bring on the men ehhh!

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 4:11pm:

LadyJane wrote on Feb 26th, 2010 at 3:50pm: In the spirit of Rocks Off, the Canadian Champs celebrate!!!! Good for them!!!! http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/5158/slide_5158_71095_large.jpg?1267048225476 http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/5158/slide_5158_71100_large.jpg?1267048260043 Congrats. LJ. I wanna party with those girls :weed :booze Bring on the men ehhh!

I think they are adorable and the IOC should chill the fuck out.

i guess it is still legal to light up in some public areas

jeret peterson stuck his trademark move the hurrican last night in the mens ariels and got silver

good for rochette to bring on the bronze

:wtf1

ohno playing dirty last night pushing people out of his way.  i thought it was the right call because it is next to impossible to feel or see how much pressure was applied the the canadians hip.

canada vs usa sunday

:wtf1

We watched the Ohno race about 5 times in super slow mo on my tv. I couldnt see that he pushed in anyway. Bad call imho. Canada/USA should be a great way to finish these games.

gimmekeef, your son has a mohawk, right?

If that's him, he got some NBC face time yesterday tending to the Russian bobsledders that crashed.
Thankfully they were uninjured...

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 27^th, 2010 at 10:20am:

gimmekeef, your son has a mohawk, right? If that's him, he got some NBC face time yesterday tending to the Russian bobsledders that crashed. Thankfully they were uninjured...

Yup thats him lefty! He's had quite a few shots this week on NBC and even the NY Times ran an AP story about him. We are very proud and I am collecting all the video clips from tv. Here he is in a pic I just found online.

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gimmekeef wrote on Feb 27^th, 2010 at 10:46am:

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 27th, 2010 at 10:20am: gimmekeef, your son has a mohawk, right? If that's him, he got some NBC face time yesterday tending to the Russian bobsledders that crashed. Thankfully they were uninjured... Yup thats him lefty! He's had quite a few shots this week on NBC and even the NY Times ran an AP story about him. We are very proud and I am collecting all the video clips from tv. Here he is in a pic I just found online.

Your son's gotten more air time than Lindsey Vonn GK. 8-)

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 27^th, 2010 at 1:17pm:

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 27th, 2010 at 10:46am: left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 27th, 2010 at 10:20am: gimmekeef, your son has a mohawk, right? If that's him, he got some NBC face time yesterday tending to the Russian bobsledders that crashed. Thankfully they were uninjured... Yup thats him lefty! He's had quite a few shots this week on NBC and even the NY Times ran an AP story about him. We are very proud and I am collecting all the video clips from tv. Here he is in a pic I just found online. Your son's gotten more air time than Lindsey Vonn GK. 8-)

maybe so, but lindsey is a whole hell of a lot cuter.

:pullanolte

canada vs usa today fellas

ow

:areyoufuckingserious

wrote on Feb 28^th, 2010 at 3:55am:

canada vs usa today fellas ow :areyoufuckingserious

Picking Canada again Platter? :kissmyass

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 28^th, 2010 at 12:14pm:

wrote on Feb 28th, 2010 at 3:55am: canada vs usa today fellas ow :areyoufuckingserious Picking Canada again Platter? :kissmyass

why of course...it's there game :kissmyass

and away we go

ow

:wtf1

if the Canadians men  teams win, I hope they have lesbians and booze on the rink after the game like they did for the womens hockey gold victory!!!

OT...Great game. GO USA :willya :willya

can I see the Office next week?

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 28^th, 2010 at 4:31pm:

OT...Great game. GO USA :willya :willya

rockin!!!

fuck

Awww hockey puck. Congrats Canada. Sid the Kid will never have to buy a beer in Canada ever again. :'(

hey scl............... :kissmyass

everybody say ow

Thrilling end to a great tournament.
No doubt it turned many people on to what a great game hockey can be.

Hope Gary Bettman and the NHL owners took note of how this showcased the talent in their league, and don't blow it by not allowing those players to compete in 2014.

And while they're comparing notes, maybe they'll even realize it's time to get rid of fighting...

Storybook finish to the Olympics. But that just makes it 1 game each. How about they delay the NHL season 1 more week and have a rubber match. At MSG. Dare to dream.....But when the NHL does start again on tuesday. Gonna be an interesting game in San Jose between the Sharks and the New Jersey Devils. 2 of the best goalies in the game in Brodeur and Nabokov. Both had terrible Olympics.

NHL resumes tomorrow - Detroit at Colorado.

Babcock may even be sober by game time...

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 28^th, 2010 at 6:40pm:

Storybook finish to the Olympics. But that just makes it 1 game each. How about they delay the NHL season 1 more week and have a rubber match. At MSG. Dare to dream.....But when the NHL does start again on tuesday. Gonna be an interesting game in San Jose between the Sharks and the New Jersey Devils. 2 of the best goalies in the game in Brodeur and Nabokov. Both had terrible Olympics.

don't be a sore loser....................... :kissmyass

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did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good

wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 3:55pm:

did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good

Yes, I think he sounded great! Didn't know how he would fit in with the musical tribute, but it worked perfectly. :)

Sioux wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 6:36pm:

wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 3:55pm: did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good Yes, I think he sounded great! Didn't know how he would fit in with the musical tribute, but it worked perfectly. :)

i was just watching away and there he was...ladies and gentleman neil young.  it was awesome

if anyone can find his performance and post it here that would be great.

long may you run

:wtf1

wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 3:55pm:

did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good

Would have been even better had the silly fucking cow commentating for the BBC not jabbered all the way through the intro and then for the last minute of the song.

Gazza wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 7:17pm:

wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 3:55pm: did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good Would have been even better had the silly fucking cow commentating for the BBC not jabbered all the way through the intro and then for the last minute of the song.

the english tend to be long winded at times...it did not happen on channel 4 here in the usa, there was no commentary throughout the song, no bob costas....NOTHING.  i am dying to relisten to this if anyone can find it...it was fvcking flawless

:whydontcha

Gazza wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 7:17pm:

wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 3:55pm: did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good Would have been even better had the silly fucking cow commentating for the BBC not jabbered all the way through the intro and then for the last minute of the song.

We didn't have to suffer through that too badly. But we were subjected to endless pics of atheletes mugging for the camera.....Just show Neil. Old shakey looked great in his simplicity. Nice version of Long May You Run.

and there you have it folks...all i had to do was ask.  this thread can die and fade away for all i care...at least until the summer olympics.

:pullanolte

Worked for me. Looked on there earlier and didn't see it. Thanks Lefty. Again,the simplicity of it just rocks. No screaming,yelling,bells or whistles. Let me just sing a song....And yes %100 live. You could tell when his voice cracked on "chrome heart" twice. Still far from Daltreyesque though. ;)

Boring as bat-shit . basically. Bring on the World Cup Engerlund, Englerlund!

wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 7:23pm:

Gazza wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 7:17pm: wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 3:55pm: did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good Would have been even better had the silly fucking cow commentating for the BBC not jabbered all the way through the intro and then for the last minute of the song. the english tend to be long winded at times...

Yeah, all 55 million of them.  ::) Nice - and somewhat ironic - stereotype. By the way, she was Scottish. I suppose you'll be telling me next that probably means she was drunk.

Usually announcers offer nothing during these ceremonies. Costas did have one hilarious line though..."And here comes the always popular inflatable beavers" Closing ceremonies were kinda hokey in a typical Canuck way. They would have been panned as horrid but after the hockey game no one there cared! Nice to see the games play out with competitive events and no doping issues either. Is that a first?

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I'm watching The Office tonight- thanks.

Some Guy wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 8:10am:

I'm watching The Office tonight- thanks.

Enjoy then Dwight!

gimmekeef wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2010 at 7:53am:

Usually announcers offer nothing during these ceremonies. Costas did have one hilarious line though..."And here comes the always popular inflatable beavers" Closing ceremonies were kinda hokey in a typical Canuck way. They would have been panned as horrid but after the hockey game no one there cared! Nice to see the games play out with competitive events and no doping issues either. Is that a first?

That's the biggest beaver I've seen since Rosie O'Donnell had a wardrobe malfunction.

Gazza wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2010 at 6:57am:

wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 7:23pm: Gazza wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 7:17pm: wrote on Mar 1st, 2010 at 3:55pm: did anyone catch neil young sing long may you run during the closing cerimonies?  very good Would have been even better had the silly fucking cow commentating for the BBC not jabbered all the way through the intro and then for the last minute of the song. the english tend to be long winded at times... Yeah, all 55 million of them.  ::) Nice - and somewhat ironic - stereotype. By the way, she was Scottish. I suppose you'll be telling me next that probably means she was drunk.

No, stingy. The Irish are drunks.