Olympics -- Winter 2014

[Martina]

Just a thread for general discussion.

[Bèsame*]

Couples ice skating...breathtaking. Those lifts...that's a sport? Just amazing.

[ProfPacker]

great commercial. here is link

http://www.break.com/video/airport-love-2575205

[Happy_Go_Lucky]

Just finished watching the U.S. women's Curling team get defeated by the Swiss. The commenters were saying the US made some tactical errors in the 4th end.

[Daktari]

-6RID82Ru-k

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/06/socchi-2014-channel-4-gay-winter-olympics-russia

[Bèsame*]

. What a sight and sound...

The Russian Police Choir, singing...

Get Lucky, Daft Punk

[Tommi]

:usa: :olympics: :usa:
:usa: Go Shani....:usa:

:usa: Go Anderson :usa:
:olympics:

[firegal]

Go USA womens hockey 3 goals in 55 seconds.

They Rock!

[The JD]

Every 4 years, I'm amazed all over again by the size of the speed skaters' thighs. My God. They're like cannons.

My favorite corny description by an Olympic announcer (describing the slalom ski course): "It'll turn on a dime and give you nine cents change."

[TagHeuer_07]

I love watching Ice speed skating and Speed high jump

go Deutschland (Germany) and aussie :)

But it shame about russia which is anti LGBT

[Martina]

Every 4 years, I'm amazed all over again by the size of the speed skaters' thighs. My God. They're like cannons.


Seems like they used to be even bigger. Remember Eric Heiden? It makes me wonder if they weren't all on steroids back then.

Tonight looks kind of dull. Plus creepy Matt Lauer is replacing poor Bob Costas, who is going to stay in bed all day with compresses on his eyes. Hoping Bob will be back.

I do want to see the women's ski jumping. I always thought that would be a fun thing to do.

[The JD]

Tonight looks kind of dull. Plus creepy Matt Lauer is replacing poor Bob Costas, who is going to stay in bed all day with compresses on his eyes. Hoping Bob will be back.

I do want to see the women's ski jumping. I always thought that would be a fun thing to do.

I do a mean ski jump on WII. I always thought the little dorky WII icon looks like it has to pee, the way it pulls its knees together after it lands. But it turns out the real ski jumpers do that too. Heh.

I'll miss Bob Costas too. But you've got to love Johnny Weir's homage to Bob's pink-eye. In fact, you've got to love Johnny Weir, period.

http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pinkeye__140211180305.png

[Martina]

But you've got to love Johnny Weir's homage to Bob's pink-eye. In fact, you've got to love Johnny Weir, period.


LOL. I doooo. I loved this necklace -- as did the internet. I see links to it all over.

http://02804cf22a6e7b7042d7-acae2c2628dcdf3f1dfc3ee4f6e97624.r48.cf1.rackcdn.c om/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/johnny-weir-necklace-570x547.jpeg

[TruTexan]

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total gold silver bronze total
1 Norway 4 3 5 12
2 Canada 4 4 2 10
3 Netherlands 4 2 4 10
4 Germany 6 1 0 7
5 United States 2 1 4 7
6 Russia 1 3 3 7
7 Austria 1 4 0 5
8Switzerland 3 0 1 4
9 Slovenia 1 1 2 4
10 Sweden 0 3 1 4
11 France 1 0 2 3
12Czech Republic 0 2 1 3
12 Japan 0 2 1 3
14 Italy 0 1 1 2
15 Belarus 1 0 0 1
15 South Korea 1 0 0 1
15 Poland 1 0 0 1
15 Slovakia 1 0 0 1
19 China 0 1 0 1
19 Finland 0 1 0 1
21 Great Britain 0 0 1 1
21 Latvia 0 0 1 1
21 Ukraine 0 0 1 1
24 Albania 0 0 0 0
24 Algeria 0 0 0 0
24 Andorra 0 0 0 0
24 Argentina 0 0 0 0
24 Armenia 0 0 0 0
24 Australia 0 0 0 0
24 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0
British Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0
24 Belgium 0 0 0 0
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0
24 Brazil 0 0 0 0
24 Bulgaria 0 0 0 0
24Cayman Islands 0 0 0 0
24 Chile 0 0 0 0
24 Taiwan 0 0 0 0
24 Croatia 0 0 0 0
24 Cyprus 0 0 0 0
24 Denmark 0 0 0 0
24 Dominica 0 0 0 0
24 Estonia 0 0 0 0
24 Macedonia 0 0 0 0
24 Georgia 0 0 0 0
24 Greece 0 0 0 0
24 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0
24 Hungary 0 0 0 0
24 Iceland 0 0 0 0
24 Independent Olympic Participants 0 0 0 0
24 Iran 0 0 0 0
24 Ireland 0 0 0 0
24 Israel 0 0 0 0
24 Jamaica 0 0 0 0
24 Kazakhstan0 0 0 0
24 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0
24 Lebanon 0 0 0 0
24 Liechtenstein0 0 0 0
24 Lithuania 0 0 0 0
24 Luxembourg0 0 0 0
24 Malta 0 0 0 0
24 Mexico 0 0 0 0
24 Monaco 0 0 0 0
24 Mongolia 0 0 0 0
24 Montenegro0 0 0 0
24 Morocco 0 0 0 0
24 Nepal 0 0 0 0
24 New Zealand0 0 0 0
24 Pakistan 0 0 0 0
24 Paraguay 0 0 0 0
24 Peru 0 0 0 0
24 Philippines 0 0 0 0
24 Portugal 0 0 0 0
24 Puerto Rico0 0 0 0
24 Moldova 0 0 0 0
24 Romania 0 0 0 0
24 San Marino 0 0 0 0
24 Serbia 0 0 0 0
24 Spain 0 0 0 0
24 Tajikistan 0 0 0 0
24 Thailand 0 0 0 0
24 Timor-Leste0 0 0 0
24 Togo 0 0 0 0
24 Tonga 0 0 0 0
24 Turkey 0 0 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands0 0 0 0
24 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0
24 Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0

[TruTexan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/sochi-2014/medals/

[*Anya*]

Infuriating.

Male NBC announcer mansplaining about the Women's Downhill and the 3G forces around a turn:

"...all they have is their Lycra suit and a little bit of make-up".

WTF!

[Martina]

OK, if I hear the word "twizzles" one more time, . . . . *gnashes teeth*

[The JD]

I admit I have been terribly worried about Bob Costas' eyes…most relieved to hear he will be returning tomorrow!

[Smiling]

Curling is a weird sport.

I can't help but to laugh at the sight of Olympic athletes frantically scrubbing the ice; brows furrowed in concentration, lol. Is this sport actually played anywhere outside the Olympics?

P.S. Apropos to nothing, I've always wanted to luge. It looks thrilling!

[The JD]

I'm watching the mens downhill freestyle competition (aka aerials), and they keep wiping out because the snow is so melted that it's slush. I can see the ground (or grass or green scrub) peeking out through the snow. In some places in the landing area, there is more green stuff than white stuff. Who thought having a winter olympics in a subtropical climate was a good idea?

Oh yeah. Putin.

http://planetivy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Putin-rides-a-bear1.jpg

[Bèsame*]

I'm waiting for the start of the winter triathlon. You know, snow boarding down the hill, cross country trekking for miles, and ending with a triple axle. Just why don't we have that?

Things that make me go hmmmm...
Just where do you practice bobsledding? I've never seen a track.

[ProfPacker]

These curlers are so good with the broom that I invited the loosing team to come to my house to clean. All dressed up. Lol

[Bèsame*]

I admit I have been terribly worried about Bob Costas' eyes…most relieved to hear he will be returning tomorrow!

He got there safe and sound, on the red eye!

[The JD]

I'm waiting for the start of the winter triathlon. You know, snow boarding down the hill, cross country trekking for miles, and ending with a triple axle. Just why don't we have that?

Things that make me go hmmmm...
Just where do you practice bobsledding? I've never seen a track.



That sums up why I like the Winter Olympics so much better than the Summer Olympics- cooler toys and playgrounds, and everything gets pushed to the extreme in a way I don't see (or at least don't appreciate) in the Summer Olympics.

In the Summer Olympics, you see people running around a track. In the Winter Olympics, they're running around the track, but going 20 times faster because the track is ice, all while wearing blades sharp enough to decapitate anyone who falls in front of them.

In the Summer Olympics, you have the long jump, where you take a running start and jump 25 feet. But in the winter, there's the ski jump, where you propel yourself down a jacked-up ice ramp, and fly through the air for the length of a football field.

Hell, one of the most boring events of the Winter Olympics is the biathlon, and they're shooting GUNS. I mean, even curling, which by all accounts should be totally lame (because really, it's just shuffleboard on ice) is still fascinating, in a bizarre OCD kind of way.

I've never seen a bobsled track either. But I'm digging the beer bellies on the USA bobsledding team!

[Queenie]

I miss seeing Bob Costas at 8:00 pm every single night during The Winter Olympics. I miss how NBC shows the games. Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with how the BBC shows the games. But it's just not the same! My family thinks I am nuts for missing nbc's coverage of the games. My husband doesn't get it at all. Even tho, I have bitched to him about it during every Olympics since the 2010 winter games. When you live over seas you do miss the oddest of things. And this is one of those things..

[DMW]

The women's gold medal hockey game is going to be rebroadcasted on
NBC sports network at 5 pm eastern standard time.
For att uverse that is channel 640

Warning..if you dvr the game...be sure to record the show following the game.
Otherwise, you may miss the end of the game. Sudden death or shoot out.

If you have livestream...or want the app...
http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/

Currently, Switzerland and Sweden are tied at 2 in the 3rd period.

http://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/photo/3125/6243/Vetter_small.jpg

[C0LLETTE]

YEAYYYYYYYYYYYY Canada ..what a GREAT GAME.:mountie::olympics::kissy:

[C0LLETTE]

Is it me or is there no Canadian flag icon? We're not big flag-wavers but that Canadian women's hockey team deserves some major waving...yeayyyy

[Linus]

Hrmm.. I may have to find one. In the meantime..


https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/s403x403/1911781_681726151890922_1614184954_n.jpg

[Paradox]

Women's Hockey and Women's Curling = Gold
Whoohoo!!! :)

[Leigh]

The Canadian women are golden :-)

[C0LLETTE]

http://3ms4ve1eb1we30q8w527h1j9f4u.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content//uploads/2014/02/RUSSIA_SOCHI_2014_OLYMPIC_GAMES_30264679.jpg

[~baby~doll~]

http://rt.com/files/news/22/a9/50/00/rtx197h7.jpg

Adelina Sotnikova What an amazing figure skating program. Yuna Kim silver was a beautiful program. Carolina Kostner was so elegant. It was a special figure skating event.

[Paradox]

Charles Hamelin regains and gets gold in short track speed skating. :)
Canadian Men's Hockey off to chance to bring home the Gold.

[Leigh]

<~~~ Proud to be Canadian :)

[C0LLETTE]

Women's hockey...GO CANADA; Men's hockey ... GO CANADA.

This is one of those times when it feels great to be Canadian...eh. :canada::canada: ( thanks Linus lol)

ok..I confess I'm a terrible skater, weak ankles etc but I spectate great and proud..lol

[Martina]

Was Don Cherry psyched, or does he only care about the men? I used to watch CBC Olympics coverage when I lived near Detroit. I watched Windsor Channel 9. Much better coverage. I also caught the occasional Hockey Night in Canada. Made me feel better about Americans being so jingoistic. Not many of us can compete with Don Cherry re that.

http://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/bgc9drccqaawmjc.jpg

[Martina]

Bob Costas on the Ukraine and Putin and the Olympics (http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/ukraine-mind-costas-updates-safety-sochi?ocid=yahoo)

[not2shygrrl]

Mikaela Shiffrin makes history by winning slalom gold at Sochi Games!!

[C0LLETTE]

We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do.....:cherry:

[C0LLETTE]

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jH9BPGsXf.PQw03daPq3ww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2014-02-05/96064a07-a46d-4494-acf1-585b3c5f1c21_169651527.jpg


YEAYYYYYY Hockey really is our game!!! ( so is curling, btw lol but at least we don't have to explain hockey ):canada::canada::canada::canada::canada::canada:: canada::canada::canada:

[cricket26]

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/press-pass/10-questions-remembering-miracle-ice-n34566