The Olympic Winter Games In Sochi

D3f3nd3r · Post Post #125 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:06 pm

And the Canadian women's curlers go nine and zero. I believe that was the first time that has happened.

And the Americans completely sucked in both. I believe that has happened several times.

Majiffy · Post Post #126 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:01 pm

I like my description of women's curling: hot soccer moms and their 20-something daughters.

shaft.ed · Post Post #127 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:20 pm

In post 126, Majiffy wrote:I like my description of women's curling: hot soccer moms and their 20-something daughters.

I only watched the Korean team
I'm a bad person

Cheery Dog · Post Post #128 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:48 pm

In post 123, Rhinox wrote:Who's making a big deal about medal count by country? NBC spends at least half of their prime time broadcast re-airing the same character spots over and over again instead of just showing the events, and mentions the overall medal count at the end of the broadcast in about 10 seconds in passing it seems. I'd rather see more of the actual events and less of the narrative. I mean I've already caught the spot on the US ice dancing pair like 3 times.

I agree. They keep choosing some Aussies that "we must watch live" and overhyping them and they end up failing. (bugger knows how we actually got the silver and bronze medals we have, they were overhyped as well.

Also when there is a different event on, all we ever here about is that norway is sucking. (well at least with the cross-country skiing)

Quilford · Post Post #129 (ISO) » Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:38 pm

In post 103, zoraster wrote:
In post 101, bv310 wrote:
In post 99, Chevre wrote:curling was on CNBC before the wkc dog show last night
and i was like wat is happening how did this ever become a sport
but i don't know if i mind
You best not be dissing curling. Second-best icebound sport!

Plus, it's tradition when curling non-seriously to get a nice buzz on at the curling club bar. It's a scientific fact that you curl 73% better when semi-drunk.

can i just say i really enjoy you posting on-topic mitchell and webb clips

Majiffy · Post Post #130 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:16 am

In post 127, shaft.ed wrote:
In post 126, Majiffy wrote:I like my description of women's curling: hot soccer moms and their 20-something daughters.
I only watched the Korean team
I'm a bad person

It's ok, I only watch it when it happens to be on in the break room at work.

talah · Post Post #131 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:20 am

In post 128, Cheery Dog wrote:They keep choosing some Aussies that "we must watch live" and overhyping them and they end up failing. (bugger knows how we actually got the silver and bronze medals we have, they were overhyped as well.

As long as you don't forget about that guy who jumped off the ski ramp and did an interview, because he's abee a spaceman when he grows up.

Majiffy · Post Post #132 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:32 am

In post 128, Cheery Dog wrote:They keep choosing some Aussies that "we must watch live" and overhyping them and they end up failing. (bugger knows how we actually got the silver and bronze medals we have, they were overhyped as well.

mykonian · Post Post #133 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:28 am

You foreigners can say whatever you want, the 10k was epic.

quadz08 · Post Post #134 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:37 am

that race was ridiculous

zoraster · Post Post #135 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:43 am

In post 133, mykonian wrote:You foreigners can say whatever you want, the 10k was epic.

in the traditional "it resembles a long ass poem" kind of way, I suppose.

Svenskt Stål · Post Post #136 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:01 am

did kramer style?

shaft.ed · Post Post #137 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:41 am

In post 135, zoraster wrote:
In post 133, mykonian wrote:You foreigners can say whatever you want, the 10k was epic.
in the traditional "it resembles a long ass poem" kind of way, I suppose.

I find it more similar to snooker on ice

mykonian · Post Post #138 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:08 am

In post 136, Svenskt Stål wrote:did kramer style?

He lost on quality. Bergsma had a beautiful race, was a joy to watch him ride. Kramer tried and couldn't make it. Bergsma won with 12:44:45 which is the fastest ever on lowland skating stadium, stunning time. He wasn't an unknown, he's been the prime challenger for Kramer now for quite some time, he's from a marathon-skating team that split their attention to long track skating a couple years ago. Yesterday, their coach mentioned on TV that he didn't think Kramer could make 12:47 from what they knew of him, and in todays race, it was clear that Bergsma had gone on a schedule that would bring him to 12:46, but he could go even faster than intended, which was amazing. And indeed, Kramer tried to match that time, but couldn't keep up the pace at the end, ending with 12:49. Had he gone on a schedule he could keep, Bergsma's coach would probably have been correct: 12:47 was the best time Kramer could have offered here.

Svenskt Stål · Post Post #139 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:57 am

thanks, cool write up

Siveure DtTrikyp · Post Post #140 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:07 am

Wait there's a thread on the sliding olympics here?

gamsimbre · Post Post #141 (ISO) » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:37 pm

That Canadian ice skating team that complained about winning Silver and not Gold because their coach spent more time with the Americans should just be quiet. Then again it's ice skating so there's always drama

zoraster · Post Post #142 (ISO) » Wed Feb 19, 2014 2:48 am

can you link that? That's not what I heard.

Rhinox · Post Post #143 (ISO) » Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:19 am

Majiffy · Post Post #144 (ISO) » Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:26 am

gamsimbre · Post Post #145 (ISO) » Wed Feb 19, 2014 3:45 pm

In post 142, zoraster wrote:can you link that? That's not what I heard.

This was what I was referring to

Aegor · Post Post #146 (ISO) » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:51 pm

Kim Yuna delivered. Anyone excited for the free skate tomorrow?

shaft.ed · Post Post #147 (ISO) » Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:10 am

curling stream no working

rage

Rhinox · Post Post #148 (ISO) » Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:24 am

Majiffy · Post Post #149 (ISO) » Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:43 am

In the Ice Hockey.