OT: The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 9:58 PM MST
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PrintIn this thread, we will discuss all levels of whatever sport is going on in Vancouver, whether that be the biathalon, skeleton, or figure skating.
Root for whichever country you want to, for whatever reason.
Forum rules apply like normal.
Try and keep discussion regarding individual events threaded under the initial comment so we don't have 40 different threads about the same event.
Final rule: You are required to root for this guy:
(you think I'm insane re Seth Smith? just you wait)
and for the ladies:
IN CONCLUSION:
Eat. Drink. Be Merry. But the above FanPost does not necessarily reflect the attitudes, opinions, or views of Purple Row's staff (unless, of course, it's written by the staff [and even then, it still might not]).
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Stephen Colbert FTW
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Apolo Ohno is hotter than Tom Brady
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by SDcat09 on Feb 13, 2010 8:13 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Tom Brady needs to go away.
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Cris Collinsworth needs to go away from speaking at the Olympics
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 14, 2010 9:47 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Yes, this is a fact.
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i don't get
Apolo’s appeal…
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women want him
men want to be him
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 16, 2010 2:51 PM MST up reply actions
lol
something about him just rubs me the wrong way….
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oh. my. god.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
sigh...
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it was just too easy
I know a lot of people who don’t like Ohno for similar reasons, they just “don’t” for whatever reason, with nothing specific.
I think he’s fantastic.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
i wasn't thinking
I do think he is a fantastic skater, and do want him to win (out of pride for the USA)
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I like me
some Lindsey Vonn.
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by Russ Oates on Feb 13, 2010 8:17 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Mancuso aint too bad..
especially in a tiara.
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Apollo Ohno owns so very hard
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Kind of like Canada pwned Britain in Curling yesterday?
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Canada vs GB last night was epic..
I was watching at work and it was like a chess match between the two teams. Canada only pulled ahead after Gretzky “the Great One” entered the building. I think GB was affected by crowd noise.
Actually GB is beating USA right now 4-2.
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That USA-GB match was tough
Especially in the sixth end. Having a four point swing in a two point match is debilitating, especially when it was a matter of two inches. The USA team doesn’t SUCK like some have said. They’ve been extremely close each game.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 9:23 AM MST up reply actions
USA just isn't as polished..
as GBR and Canada. Although the Bear from Canada looked a little rattled today.
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hey, if you were pushed off by Canadians, you'd have trouble too
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 2:33 PM MST up reply actions
Watching moguls makes my knees hurt.
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by Muzia on Feb 13, 2010 10:33 PM MST via mobile reply actions
true dat
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 13, 2010 11:09 PM MST up reply actions
I had complained all day about my knees hurting from elliptical work
Then I see these women doing moguls with a torn ACL or six knee surgeries. I’m lame
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 14, 2010 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
I forgot how awesome it is to watch speed skating
And also, my wife is going crazy for Apolo. She was getting a little nuts watching the semis.
by controlled_slide on Feb 13, 2010 11:12 PM MST reply actions
Short track is the craziest sport ever.
Some of my most memorable Winter Olympic moments have come from short track. Including that final tonight. Yay for Apolo and J.R.! I’ve been waiting for a couple months to be able to root for J.R., after seeing a story on the horrific crash from back in September.
For a sport that you'd expect to be all speed and strength
There’s a ton of skill and strategy involved in the short track.
by controlled_slide on Feb 14, 2010 3:15 PM MST up reply actions
Besides the US
Whom does everyone like to root for? I like England, South Korea, Australia and Germany in roughly that order. I like to root against Russia, France and China.
by controlled_slide on Feb 13, 2010 11:29 PM MST reply actions
North America first, IMO
so USA, then Canada, then…well past that I don’t really care, as long as it’s not China. I’m still bitter from Beijing.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 14, 2010 12:31 AM MST up reply actions
I don't tend to root for specific countries (after the US).
It sort of depends on the athlete and the story for me.
I like to root for Hungary and Slovenia in any Olympics
They were my favorite countries to visit, and I have friends both places. Plus, I spent about five days on the lake that the gold medal Slovenia rowing team trained on. Not that it’s relevant to Winter Olympics
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 14, 2010 9:49 AM MST up reply actions
Plus, Hungarians and Slovenians tend to always be underdogs
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 14, 2010 9:50 AM MST up reply actions
Finland and the Netherlands.
Netherlands, because it’s the only country I’ve been to outside of North America, and Finland, well, because.
Also, winter olympics are sososososososoooooo much better than the summer olympics.
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I root for African/nontraditional nations, Sweden, and Germany--my ethnic heritage.
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The representatives
from Bermuda and Ghana have my support, for sure.
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Italia!
First and foremost. Also GB (obviously), Finland (because I <3 it after my recent trip), and pretty much any underdog. Which means I usually want the USA to lose, I’m afraid :) I like Canada, though. I have a bit of a thing for Canadian girls.
Finland is amazing
where did you go? I have ambitions to go on a Denmark/Finland architectural pilgrimage.
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Just Helsinki, for a long weekend
There are 50 or so pics on my Flickr if you’re interested, though they’re not very good!
Thanks for sharing!
It looks like you got at least a little sunlight…
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It does? I'm struggling to remember when...
Looking back, there is definitely a bit of blue in the roof picture! It’s a shame it wasn’t sunny more, but that blank white sky is also quite evocative, so no complaints.
Thanks for looking!
One of my friends from growing up's little brother
is on the team from Great Brittain for Cross Country skiing (I was a ski racer in former days). Andrew Musgrave He’s 19 and not a medal threat, but pull for him nonetheless (not that they’ll televise XC Skiing either).
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They would if he were also firing a gun
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 14, 2010 5:33 PM MST up reply actions
I watched much of this today
It’s strangely mesmerizing.
by controlled_slide on Feb 14, 2010 6:42 PM MST up reply actions
From what I remember
Biathalon is the second most popular sport (by TV ratings) in Europe. It’s immensely difficult though. Trying to shoot with a racing heart-rate while out of breath is unbelievably hard.
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Head to head
They should do it head to head. With paint balls, of course.
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I'm pulling for Atlantis
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 14, 2010 5:43 PM MST up reply actions
Vatican City :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 16, 2010 2:27 PM MST up reply actions
seriously the olympics have wrecked any form of productivity this weekend.
I wish they’d come to Colorado
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They came close 8 years ago
It’s odd, I’ve been somewhat close to the Olympics 4 times in my life: I was born in Fort Irwin CA, and thus was near when the games were in LA, lived in Seoul in ‘88, lived in CO in ’02 (which was almost 8 hours away, but still) and now I’m an hour south of Vancouver. And the only time I actually went was in Seoul, and I only have vague memories of attending fencing.
by controlled_slide on Feb 14, 2010 6:47 PM MST up reply actions
Don't forget Colorado was awarded the '76 games!
Not to get all historinerd, but the 1972 elections in Colorado were all about slaugtering republicans in the light of Watergate, and rejecting the olympics. Dick Lamm ran on an anti-olympics platform, and won his first term of office.
I suspect that the IOC has a LONG memory and won’t forgive that slight anytime soon.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 15, 2010 9:53 AM MST up reply actions
Or
Just change the sport to “slaughtering politicians”? :)
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 15, 2010 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
You're taking
his comment the wrong way. He uses a small “r” for republican, meaning he wants to slaughter those who support a republic. He does live under the Queen.
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Isn't the concept of supporting a republic...
…
Political?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:25 AM MST up reply actions
Are you going to ban me . . . again?
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didn't you ask me to last time, just to see if it worked?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:39 AM MST up reply actions
If you are,
I can read some more books and celebrate Kosovo’s independence.
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are you suggesting I should?
I’ll set an alarm to let you back in…
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:51 AM MST up reply actions
i had a dream
that you banned me for not loving your man crush.
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which one
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:52 AM MST up reply actions
apolo
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oh
well, it is a requirement…SHOULD I ban you?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:55 AM MST up reply actions
well
I will be gone all next week…so it will be just like you banned me.
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just fyi
you know that 99% of the time when I say something about banning, I’m just playing around?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
if i
hadn’t picked up on that by now…I would deserve to be banned.
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yeah.....not even all the regulars have yet
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 11:22 AM MST up reply actions
I can talk about slaughtering* real (if misguided) people and not even get a warning?
Is it opposite day?
*not really, I don’t want to slaughter anyone, in case anyone takes it the wrong way, which has after all happened before on PR :)
:(
sad day.
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I hope they realize that John Denver is dead and we've somewhat moved past that
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 15, 2010 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
The official bid
that was used to solicit the Olympic Committee is at the DU library, or at least it was a few years ago. It’s pretty cool to look through.
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Essentially we were awarded the 1976 Olympics
and voters decided against a tax increase to build proper facilities. Coloradans at the time were pretty concerned with environmental impacts and traffic congestion. They pretty much said “F U” to IOC. Whistler was also offered the games, but citizens there pulled the same move. They moved the Olympics to Innsbruck (who had the Olympics 12 years earlier).
Really dissappointing considering it was the Nation’s 200th birthday and our 100th. The fact that Whistler has it this year opens the door very slightly that we could get it again, but I doubt it. I don’t think the people in our city would want the burden with comes with hosting the games. :(
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And I'm perfectly okay with that...
hosting the Olympics is an economically poor idea.
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 16, 2010 11:17 PM MST up reply actions
SLC netted $150M profit.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
Historically. And I'm leery of the SLC figures--building a bunch of infrastructure/facilities that will only likely be used once...
just seems like a poor investment strategy to me.
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 17, 2010 10:19 AM MST up reply actions
I get the feeling Denver would get usage out of them
well some of them anyhow.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:25 AM MST up reply actions
i would think
we would have a good chunk of these facilities already built. Between the world class ski resorts that already host world cup events, the pepsi center, the Olympic training facilities in the Springs….shouldn’t be too much left to build…But I could be horribly wrong.
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We'd still be found lacking in a number of areas by the IOC, I'm sure.
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 17, 2010 10:39 AM MST up reply actions
but a number is not equivalent to all of them...
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
Well no, but it is really the best use of public funds?
For me the answer is assuredly no.
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 17, 2010 10:42 AM MST up reply actions
well what is?
bring international attention to Denver, a lot of local and national pride, etc.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:48 AM MST up reply actions
Fixing the multi-million dollar budget deficit for one, stop choking all higher education funding for another.
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 17, 2010 11:26 AM MST up reply actions
something tells me that isn't going to change anytime soon
we’re not a state that prides itself on educational funding
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 1:15 PM MST up reply actions
Ranked 50 out of 50 states and slashing the budget further this year...
talk about short-sighted.
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Didn't people then vote for higher taxes to fund Coors 15 years later?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 16, 2010 11:53 PM MST up reply actions
But that's because baseball is so awesome;)
and definitely a more permanent fixture than the Olympic games.
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by bleedspurple on Feb 17, 2010 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
Hey I'm not complain about it
I think you guys have your priorities in order.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2010 1:16 PM MST up reply actions
Isn't every state's budget poorly managed?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2010 1:19 PM MST up reply actions
many are
but states like Kentucky and West Virginia have left us in the dust.
A big issue is Colorado’s use of lottery funds. Many other states use it to sponsor education. Colorado? Highways and tourism. That’s right, we use our chunk of the lotto bonanza to prop up our most profitable industry. Tell me if that makes any sense…
Attention Whore.
not to mention the refusal to remove the Tabor Amendment
in the 80s, the legislative put a cap on how much money the state can actually pull in. Works just fine in a economic boom, however in the recession it is a disaster. We cannot tax ourselves to pay for the basic services (such as education, essential services) because the legislative refuses to life the self-imposed ban, nor can we use the surplus we have built up over the last 25 years because we gave it all away.
Yeah, it’s all kinds of screwed up.
Attention Whore.
Do you have to deal with a lot of corruption as well
That’s the biggest problem in New England.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2010 1:35 PM MST up reply actions
not especially
but Colorado is a very strange state. An liberal urban center with half the population surrounded by a conservative block that makes up the vast majority of the land are. Our legislature never agrees on anything except for resurfacing highways.
Attention Whore.
Maybe we should switch legislatures then
Our roads suck.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2010 2:02 PM MST up reply actions
As a current resident of California, I scoff at other states who think their
budgets are mismanaged. Nobody beats California in that department, in my opinion.
Did you get an "I owe you" check
from the state of California?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 18, 2010 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
***going to*** complain
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2010 1:20 PM MST up reply actions
i stood at the top of the long ski jump in innsbruck
Its in a breathtaking location
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 17, 2010 7:11 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
I've been to Olympic Park in Calgary.
It was fantastic. The highlight was when the tour guide pointed out the very corner where the Jamaican bobsled team crashed.
competitive cross country skiing may be one of the most demanding sports around
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
That nordic combined race was intense!
I’m pretty sure I was trying to propel the US guy along by way of my vociferous cheering. I was momentarily disappointed when the French guy passed him up at the very end, but then realized it was amazing that he even got a silver, considering that was the first ever US medal in nordic combined. I’m eagerly looking forward to the team event.
If you like the nordic
watch the sprints on Wednesday. The US has medal favorites for both men and women. Colorado local Simi Hamilton has an outside shot, while Andy Newell and Kikkan Randall both have World Cup podiums recently. The US hasn’t won an Olympic medal in XC in quite a while.
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Finishing 2, 4 and 6 is awfully impressive for the U.S.
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I enjoyed the Nordic combined and biathlon yesterday
The contrast of skillsets needed to do either of those just impresses the heck out of me.
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True
Ok, ski for a while. Then stop and shoot. Then ski some more. Lather, rinse, repeat. Crazy.
Likewise, the steeplechase is my favorite track event to watch.
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Been a fan for years. Got my USA LUGE shirt just before the games started.
I was actually able to follow the World Cup this year, thanks to Erin Hamlin’s tweets.
I’m trying to cover the Olympics in my blog. We’re luge-heavy, not surprisingly.
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Oh, as for countries, I’ll cheer for any country that doesn’t have “winter” and any country smaller than, say, Massachusetts.
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YOO ESS AYY
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I completely agree with this
it’s a shame they got greedy during the 3rd and 4th ends
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 9:15 AM MST up reply actions
I think it's the X Games in bad weather.
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Ever play
The original Playstation game 2Xtreme? That’s exactly what I thought of when you said that.
Except I think the Olympics frowns on punching your opponents so they fall over :-(
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 17, 2010 11:45 AM MST up reply actions
I had a job once where part of it was playing snowboarding games
True! I was the audience researcher for a computer games TV show, but the games researcher sometimes needed help so we’d sit in the games room and try and complete levels to unlock exciting new levels to use on the show.
I once spent an entire afternoon at working winning the (soccer) world cup to unlock an extra that would enable our contestants to play as England in the 19666 world cup final. Fun :)
Oh man
That’s a dream job!
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 18, 2010 9:51 AM MST up reply actions
Uh Oh
France is catiching us in the medal count.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 16, 2010 4:30 PM MST reply actions
I could do a little field reporting
if you guys want. I’m going there for Short Track finals on Feb 26th. I think Apolo is skating in at least on of the events on that night. Also going to Bobsledding finals on the 27th.
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I'm interested ...
I’m trying to do a lot of Olympic coverage in my blog (link in my signature). I’d be most interested in having you write about the experience. What’s security like? How’s the food? Can you really see much in the bobsled finals, or just a blur? I’d give you a full article, with WORLDWIDE exposure :)
If you’re interested, shoot me an email at kosmo@observingcasually.com and we can discuss details.
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GET ME HIS AUTOGRAPH
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 9:15 AM MST up reply actions
i think you
have a huge man crush on this guy…
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absolutely
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
at least
you can admit to it :)
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I'm shameless. Like I have a sort-of-pretend mancrush on Seth Smith
but during the 1500m, I had a blue bandana on
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:04 AM MST up reply actions
Oh RMN
this makes me smile.
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It's cree.p
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by Russ Oates on Feb 17, 2010 10:31 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
that's the one
SUPER excited
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
OK, it's not too late...
at least he hasn’t shaved his facial hair in an Apollo-ic style
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that was the next step
but my soul patch isn’t nearly as epic.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:48 AM MST up reply actions
this
made me spit out my coffee!
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this was me during the pair's short program figure skating
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:52 AM MST up reply actions
whats with the eye?
is there something very bad in your glass?
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not sure
trying to look….I don’t even know the word
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 10:56 AM MST up reply actions
how
many of those did you have?
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the drinks?
regrettably just the one
then I put on a Richard Nixon mask and went and messed around with chatroulette
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 11:03 AM MST up reply actions
oh my
now that is cree.p.
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yeah it was
got some hilarious reactions
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 11:22 AM MST up reply actions
i'm sure you did
would be even better if you had some sort of fluffy cat, or small dog sitting in your lap…
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by bleedspurple on Feb 17, 2010 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
So after getting berated for posting this in the Rockpile, I'll start it again here.
Lindsey Vonn will win the downhill with Mancuso second.
good
vonn is hot
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 1:51 PM MST up reply actions
But must have
been cold in some of her photos in the SI Swimsuit issue.
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sorry about that
I was trying to avoid it…but one of my jerk friend on Facebook posted the results…argh….
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When is it going to be televised?
I’ve been way out of the loop with the NBC schedule. That said, the tape delayed events do annoy me. You miss out on a significant amount of emotion when you know what you’re seeing happened hours before.
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 17, 2010 3:02 PM MST up reply actions
It is scheduled for "prime time" tonight
So anywhere between 7 and 11 mst.
I love the thrill of the compeition…I will miss my heart pounding as Lindsay makes her way down the hill tonight…sigh..
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Yeah, I was nervous when I was following the results live on NBC's website.
I was actually hoping Julia would hold on to first. She’s had a rough time getting her form back after the hip surgery. I think this is her best finish in any race since the surgery, but I could be wrong.
Good to see the U.S. doing well in ski racing though. Still some big opportunities ahead, especially in combined.
does that come in your satellite package or are you streaming?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 6:14 PM MST up reply actions
Streaming
I’m sure NBC does not appreciate what I’m doing, but right now I don’t care how NBC feels.
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
if you haven't guessed, neither do I.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2010 9:55 PM MST up reply actions
This is why I avoid all results.
It’s completely possible if you’re careful and it makes the experience so much better.
But out of curiosity
are you trying to be an asshole and ruin it for other people or does that just come naturally?
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
No, I didn't realize it wouldn't be broadcast until later.
I was just excited that an American won at ski racing.
Lol, read this great quote
Describing how ridiculous it is for everyone to avoid the results and wait until it airs that night.
If you want NBC’s coverage to seem suspenseful — if you want, in other words, to feel like a sports fan — then you have to build a tiny brick house, then take the last brick and hit yourself over the head until you’re unconscious.
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 18, 2010 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
Shaun White is amazing
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2010 11:57 PM MST reply actions
+1
Generally, I don’t pay any attention to the snowboarders, but his performance last night was amazing.
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No doubt
Just got an email from my niece, who is working at the Games. She was lucky enough to be there last night. White is her favorite athlete. She sounds just ecstatic in her writing. I’m terribly jealous of her, but also the proud uncle. She worked really hard to create this opportunity for herself and now she’s having the time of her life!
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Even if this thread is dead
I’ve taken some shit from people on this blog about hockey being boring but….well…that wasn’t boring.
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Miller was nails
It’s probably the only time I’ll root for Rafalski or Kane. Was glad to see Drury get one. Stastny played well. Loved the Kesler goal simply because he out hustled the Canadian (wasn’t paying attention to who it was) to the puck
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I hate hate hate HATE Patrick Kane.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 22, 2010 10:25 AM MST up reply actions
Is this because of the assult and theft charges?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 2:16 PM MST up reply actions
Not just that
Watching him on the ice he’s always being out-hustled and out-skated. He just strikes me as a guy with a lot of talent who knows he has a lot of talent and decides to let it come out whenever the hell he feels like.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 22, 2010 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
Would it be fair to call him a soft player?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 5:26 PM MST up reply actions
Speaking of soft player..
Women’s USA made the Swede’s look soft today.
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give them the what-for
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Damn right.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 22, 2010 4:09 PM MST up reply actions
I GOT TO MISS THE GAME
YAY BRECK AND DISH NETWORK AND YOUR COMPLETE LACK OF MSNBC
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
Agree
That game was nonstop action. I think hockey’s excitment level really goes up as the skill level increases. (More than other sports)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2010 9:24 PM MST reply actions
Reply fail
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2010 9:24 PM MST up reply actions
I think
That more important than skill level (the skill level in the NHL is as high as it gets) is tension level. Hockey lends itself well to high tension, and nailbiting big games in hockey are incredibly entertaining. So an Olympic USA-Canada hockey game is about as good as it gets outside a game 7 late in the NHL playoffs (and if it had been an elimination game rather than round robin, it probably would have been better.)
by controlled_slide on Feb 21, 2010 10:18 PM MST up reply actions
What I loved about that game though was speed of it
I agree with what you are saying about hockey and tension, but I think that having 30 NHL teams spreads the talent too thin to get many games like that.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2010 11:35 PM MST up reply actions
I agree..
get rid of Atlanta, Nashville, Colombus, Phoenix, Carolina, Memphis and LA.
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Florida doesn't need two teams either
In fact they probably don’t need one.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 23, 2010 12:14 AM MST up reply actions
????
You’re gonna drop Carolina and LA before the Florida teams? For real?
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 23, 2010 4:03 AM MST up reply actions
Two reasons you can't drop the Florida teams:
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And this is the reason they should go
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 23, 2010 2:09 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
That's because ticket prices in hockey..
are the same as attending Yankee stadium.
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Yeah. False.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 23, 2010 5:49 PM MST up reply actions
How many teams do you think should go?
I think it should be about 6. A 24 team league would work well.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 23, 2010 6:17 PM MST up reply actions
Honestly
I think contraction would be fine as long as they dropped at least two teams. Go with 14 team conferences and two divisions per conference. and see how it goes. If 2 isn’t enough, then I think 6 would make the most sense after that just for the sake of pretty numbers and even balance but finding 6 teams to drop would be real tough.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 24, 2010 6:58 AM MST up reply actions
Curling is high tension :)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 9:23 AM MST up reply actions
That was an ugly match
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Curling is addicting
and I have no idea why
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Watched a bit this weekend
For the first time. It was strangely addicting because I had absolutely no idea what the scoring system was, and the strategy didn’t make any sense! Really weird experience, hahaha
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 1:10 PM MST up reply actions
The scoring is easy
The team with the rock closest to the center scores points. The number of rocks that team has closer to the center and in the home 12-foot circle than their opponent’s closest rock is the number of points scored in the end
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
Oh, that's simple
Then the strategy is weird. The end I watched, they spent the whole time throwing their rocks into the middle, then the other team would knock them out of the way. It seemed like no one was even going for the target circle.
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 23, 2010 4:17 PM MST up reply actions
I can't pretend to understand all the strategy either
But the main thing is, depending on the score, sometimes a team will want/need a high score (3+) to make it worth giving up the hammer. So often times if an end doesn’t start well, they tend to play defensively and make sure the other team doesn’t score, so they can get the big end the next end
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 23, 2010 10:53 PM MST up reply actions
I think it's because of the strategy
It like watching a game of chess except it moves much faster.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 2:18 PM MST up reply actions
it's bar shuffleboard on ice with brooms
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 2:35 PM MST up reply actions
So then then more I drink
(as if at the bar) the more I’ll understand the game?
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curling is fantastic
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
The British mens team had a few players that were easy on the eyes
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Cheryl Bernard for the Canadian team was fun to watch today..
I guess for real the real fans there’s even a curling calendar that’s available, mkorpal might want to check it out.
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Russians are the best
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 23, 2010 10:54 PM MST up reply actions
Pics or they don't exist
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 24, 2010 8:29 AM MST up reply actions
Verdict: Denmark wins
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 24, 2010 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
Is there no convincing you?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 24, 2010 2:33 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
On a team-wide basis, yes, Russia is better.
I do like the Denmark curler pictured above though.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2010 3:35 PM MST up reply actions
A nice Canadian from Saskatchewan..
Stopped by my store a few minutes ago and explained the rulez of curling to me and my coworkers. Then he hung out and rooted for GBR against the Swedes with us. It was pretty cool.
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by Charlie77 on Feb 24, 2010 5:26 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Cheryl Bernard performed well today..
congratulations to the Canadian Curling team and good luck tomorrow!
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Ahh..I have to choose between American hockey..
And Cheryl’s Bernard this afternoon. Why must life be so cruel?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2010 3:39 PM MST up reply actions
This thread needs to be moved back to the top so it can make it through the last week of the Olympics
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:00 PM MST reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
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Wow
People here really like the Olympics.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:44 PM MST up reply actions
I specifically didn't make a fanpost yesterday..
because I didn’t want to bump this page.
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OT but I referenced Pedro Cerrano over at Denver Stiffs
when someone mentioned about sacrificing a live chicken :)
Do I pass my “Major League” test now?
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well, poo, I meant that for the Rockpile thread....
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You pass the Major League test
But you failed the thread reply test ;-P
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 3:52 PM MST up reply actions
exactly
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Our curling teams are getting pwned
Heck, even China has a worse record, and they’re wiping the ice with us.
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Bumped to the top for the home stretch.
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I've been watching all the figure skating
Which I think is fantastic, seeing as I’m a dancer (even though I can’t skate), and I love watching the choreography and performance they put together. I also think men who can dance are really, really attractive. And Johnny Weir is my new hero.
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The men's costumes are just a little too theatrical for me..
Because when the Snowboarders look more normal than you, somethings wrong!
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talking to the wrong person about 'too theatrical'
I kind of live in that world. :) So I would always prefer the theatrical costumes to the flannel.
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I can't believe you have relatives in Delta..
how do you NOT love flannel?
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not blood relatives...
godparents. :)
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I'm definitely with you there
on the Johnny Weir fanwagon. Also on the figure skating. The combination of artistic and athletic skill is quite admirable. I can’t really get into ice dancing though.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
whatever Evan Lysakckekeckekck is better
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2010 3:36 PM MST up reply actions
and Plushenko is way better than both of them,
being the first ever olympian to win a platinu-
wait, what?
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
what a bitch amirite
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2010 10:16 PM MST up reply actions
I was all verklempt after watching the Canadian ice dancers..
I felt kinda Canadian in that moment.
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oh god
Tessa Virtue is gorgeous
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2010 3:36 PM MST up reply actions
Seconded. Though I had no idea who you were talking about until I googled her.
How did I miss this? Maybe because I was watching real sports.
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 25, 2010 12:37 AM MST up reply actions
again, we DIDN'T GET THE GAME IN BRECK
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 25, 2010 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
I hope those of you on the west coast weren't planning to watch the
Gold Medal hockey game live if the U.S. makes it that far. The morons at NBC has decided to show the Gold medel game on tape delay to the west coast. Could they possibly suck more?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 23, 2010 7:23 PM MST reply actions
has have
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 23, 2010 7:24 PM MST up reply actions
It's not going to be live on MSNBC any more?
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Women's curling, Swiss vs. Americans.
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HUGE hockey day today
US-Swiss on at 3pm ET
then the heavy hitters: CANADA-RUSSIA (OMGOMGOMGOMG) at 7:30 ET, THEN Czech-Finland at 10 ET, THEN an awesome Sweden-Slovakia nightcap starting at 12 ET.
Good God, it does not get better than that.
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I was totally rooting for latvia yesterday
oh well. At least they made a game of it.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
I stayed up until 1am watching Norway and Slovakia
such a good game, Norway fell just a bit short.
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YOO ESS AY
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 24, 2010 3:37 PM MST up reply actions
This needs to be the new National Anthem
It’s our only hope to beat “Oh, Canada” for best anthem.
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I rather like our current anthem.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 24, 2010 7:19 PM MST up reply actions
I think America, the Beautiful
should be our anthem
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Yeah, it should be,
and not just because it contains Purple Mountains Majesty.
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I agree
The Star Spangled Banner is a War Song
America the Beautiful is about peace.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 24, 2010 8:19 PM MST up reply actions
I don't really see the Star-Spangled Banner as a war song
as much as a song of perseverance, the endurance of the flag/nation in the face of adversity, etc. But I just really love the story behind it, particularly after having visited Ft. McHenry.
THis is why I love it, too.
The story behind it is awesome and I think it’s an awesome song.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 26, 2010 6:29 AM MST up reply actions
ANd using this is criteria
don’t you think we have the more fitting anthem already in place?
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 26, 2010 6:30 AM MST up reply actions
Sadly yes since this country fights a major war about every 20 years or so
I guess I would just rather have a song about the beauty of our country be the national anthem.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 26, 2010 10:55 AM MST up reply actions
Apolo qualified for the 500m today,
so I’ll be seeing him in person on Friday!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you know what to do
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 25, 2010 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
this sounds cree.p.
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what? I instructed someone else to get me one of his bandanas!
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 25, 2010 6:48 PM MST up reply actions
This is NOT getting less cree.p.
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what, I'm just going to frame it!
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 26, 2010 1:33 PM MST up reply actions
<insert picture of RMN’s Apolo shrine>
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 26, 2010 2:20 PM MST up reply actions
Apollo dq'd..
He claims the Canadian judge was biased. It looked like Ohno pushed the Canadian from where I was sitting.
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I predicted he would be DQed as soon as he crossed the finish line
The Canadian may have “flopped,” but it’s too hard to judge that, but you put your hand on another skater’s hip, and you run that risk. I’m sure it’s harder to abstain from that than it would seem in the middle of the race, but I definitely would have DQed him if I were a judge.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 26, 2010 9:56 PM MST up reply actions
except the Canadian and Korean made all the contact...
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 26, 2010 11:23 PM MST up reply actions
The Canadian and Korean didn't force Ohno to put his hand on the guy's hip
Going that speed around a turn on ice, I wouldn’t be surprised if that were enough force to make the Canadian slip. The bigger point here though, is that the judges have DQed skaters for far less than what Ohno did. It’s like complaining about a called third strike call when the ump has been calling it outside all day, imo.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 27, 2010 8:34 AM MST up reply actions
I'M GONNA KEEP BITCHING ABOUT IT
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 28, 2010 3:39 PM MST up reply actions
After watching the replay..
I think the Canadian should have been dq’d as well. He placed his hand on the Korean’s hip causing him to fall. I don’t think the judge even looked at that collision.
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Well, simply putting your hand on someone is not against the rules.
But because the other guy fell, they have to try to judge causation. It wasn’t an obvious push or trip, like we’ve seen sometimes, so it really was a judgment call. Apolo knows with how much pressure he was touching the other guy, which is hard to tell from just watching. But even then, who knows.
From where we were sitting,
it looked like the Canadian flopped after Apolo put his hand on him. However, it also looked like an illegal move by Apolo because he “impeded” the Canadians natural line. After being behind most of the race, he had to do something to get on the podium.
-Joe
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The US won 4 Nordic Combined medals!
If you had told me that before the Games started, I wouldn’t have believed you. I didn’t even have any idea that the US even had any contenders, but I guess they did.
That hurricane was NUTS.
I was stoked to see if he could land it and he did for sure. That dude from Belarus was awesome, too, though.
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by A.J. Haefele on Feb 26, 2010 6:30 AM MST up reply actions
Anybody watching USA vs. Finland
This is an embarrassment for Finland. I don’t think I’ve ever seen 6-0 this early in hockey game.
In the words of RMN
U…S….A..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U…S….A..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U…S….A..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 26, 2010 1:32 PM MST reply actions
seriously, I can't believe Kiprusoff crapped the bed so completely
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 26, 2010 1:33 PM MST up reply actions
neither was I
Finland’s normally very good.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 26, 2010 2:33 PM MST up reply actions
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
boring game there !! WOOT USA USA USA
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Bring on the Canucks!
We’ll show you guys what it looks like when you “own the podium”!
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would that be "pwned the podium?"
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grooannnnn
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 26, 2010 4:35 PM MST up reply actions
:D
You’ve missed me, huh?
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You were gone?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 26, 2010 4:44 PM MST up reply actions
:)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 26, 2010 4:44 PM MST up reply actions
Well, considering
my posts have fallen like Hawpe’s batting avg in the 2nd half of 09…I figured it was like I was missing
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o.O
You’re talking bad about Hawpe? Even though it’s true?! I salute you
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 26, 2010 9:56 PM MST up reply actions
I've never denied Hawpe fell off last season...
or rather regressed to his mean
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For those of you that care,
I have been posting my daily journal entries at Kosmo’s site, The Casual Observer. Probably some interesting stuff for those of you that enjoy the Games as much as me.
-Joe
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by jcn7vc on Feb 27, 2010 2:11 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
...and,
I’ll be posting a link to some pictures when I get a chance (hopefully) tomorrow night to sort through them and pick out the best ones of the 300 I took of Apolo and Katherine Reutter.
-Joe
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I'm biased ...
… since they’re on my site – but I think Joe’s journals are an interesting read.
If they slip on the front page, you can either use the page navigation at the bottom of the screen to go to the next page, or click the “Archives” link in the blue bar at the top to find all 4 parts of “Joe’s Olympic Adventure”.
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It looks like the hockey gold medal game won't be on tape-delay here on the West coast
Which is good, as it might have been the worst programming decision in television history. Anyway, anyone going to be in here during the game? Anyone want to do an impromptu game thread?
by controlled_slide on Feb 28, 2010 10:17 AM MST reply actions
That's what this thread is for c_s
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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 28, 2010 10:51 AM MST up reply actions
I know
I was just wondering if anyone was going to gamethread it up in here.
by controlled_slide on Feb 28, 2010 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
USA>USA>USA!!
viewing conflict Nuggets v Lakers or USA Canada Hockey
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Hmmm
Regular season basketball game between two teams that are both going to the playoffs or gold-medal Olympic hockey game between huge rivals.
by controlled_slide on Feb 28, 2010 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
I choose NBA basketball.
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I'm flipping back and forth
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wrong
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 28, 2010 3:40 PM MST up reply actions
darn you Canucks!!! booo
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woot!!!
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Man the USA better get a big push going in the 3rd period!!
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Overtime??!!
This game has gone from awesome to…what’s better than awesome?
by controlled_slide on Feb 28, 2010 3:29 PM MST reply actions
AaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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MY HEART IS STOPPING EVERY SHOT
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I don't know too much about hockey
But it seems that the US has outplayed Canada for about the last 30 minutes of game time.
by controlled_slide on Feb 28, 2010 3:49 PM MST reply actions
Noooo...
USA lost :( I watched the entire game, and I’m not a big hockey fan. That was one heck of a game.
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well poo....at least it was the Canucks
and not the Russians or Fins or others
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Well, it was a great run
and an exhilarating gold medal game. The US wasn’t expected to even medal, so a silver is nothing to sneeze at. A gold would have been all that much sweeter, but at least the US gave Canada everything they could handle today.
+1
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Go Canada!
A record number of Winter golds for the poor relation. Such an exciting game! Honestly, I can’t explain what a big deal it is for British people to be making social plans to watch an ICE HOCKEY GAME.
poor relation?
I dunno, they are our cool cousins
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nice!! almost as big as baseball I'll bet
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Yeah, I reckon they're both about as popular as each other over here
Hockey may edge it – the format seems familiar and there are FIGHTS.
Question
Who had the more successful Olymics? The U.S. who won the most medels of Canada who won the most golds?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 2, 2010 7:51 PM MST reply actions
I would say the at the US over-achieved
so they had a successful Olympics. Not only did they win the most, they won more than anyone ever has! I’m not sure you can say who was most successful. Canada looked good on TV and fielded a very competitive team, they had a great games as host (assuming the $$ weren’t too insane; haven’t seen much about that) Both Gemany and Finland had very strong showings as well.
I suspect that Russia is pretty disappointed (but I won’t be surprised to see them KILL in 2014), and I heard the Swedes and Swiss were surprised they didn’t do better.
See you in Sochi!
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Seriously?
Canada. Golds trump anything else, otherwise what would be the point of winning? And they set the record!
And even if you disagree with this, consider the fact that they have 10% of the population of the US.
It was the record number of golds for a host, anyway...
I’m not sure about overall. I discount the population disparity between US and Canada for the reason that Canada actually cares about all of those winter sports and has a higher capitalization rate of winter sports talent. In other words, many more Olympic-caliber athletes in Canada are focused on winter sports than US athletes.
Considering that the US was actually drawing from the small percentage of its population that pay attention to winter sports/live in a colder climate, I’m extremely impressed with their performance.
USA all the way, baby.
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I said Canada had a great olympics.
I just don’t buy that Gold medals are the only measure of excelence; there’s a reason why they give medals to the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.
My point is more that a country’s olympic success isn’t best measured by a counting stat, you need to measure results against expectations. It’s hard to see the bolded “a” in my first sentance, but I was trying to say that I thought the US was successful (without saying it was the most successful).
China has 3x the population of the US, but you wouldn’t expect them to triple our medals regularly…
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The US was successful, no doubt about it. But Canada was more successful in every context that matters.
I’m beginning to wonder if all the advice and opinion I get about the Rockies on this site is similarly homer-biased!
"I don't buy that World Series wins are the only measure of excellence"
“There’s a reason why they give medals to the 2nd pla.. oh, hang on”
I think I’ve over-egged this pudding, but come on. Who on earth believes that coming second is anything like winning?
FWIW the IOC agrees with you.
They officially issue a medals table that is sorted in order of Golds won, with Silvers as first tie breaker, then Bronzes, then alphabetical.
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I've had this argument too many times in other places.
But my preference would be some sort of weighted system. Yeah, in any other sport no one cares who came in second. But the Olympics are just different to me. I can’t put it into words very well, but it just is. If the choice is between sorting simply by Gold medals or sorting by total, I prefer total. Ideally I would like a weighted system, but no one seems to bother.
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