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02-21-2010, 06:38 PM
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#1951 | | RS Veteran
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Wow, Canada is trailing China in Women's curling after one round of play at 2-0.
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02-21-2010, 06:45 PM
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#1952 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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japanese curlers are pretty cute
compare to the germans,,, this one looks like someone from east hastings..  | 
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02-21-2010, 06:49 PM
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#1953 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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3-0 now. Good coaching goes a long way? I remember them when they first got into curling. A few chuckles, but within a year, they were taking out the top teams.
EDIT: 3-1 now. Canadian comeback in the making?
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02-21-2010, 08:06 PM
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#1954 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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4-4 tie. Wow!
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02-21-2010, 08:53 PM
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wooo..what a shot
5-5
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02-21-2010, 09:15 PM
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#1956 | | ESKETIT
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wow.. china pwned canada in curling lol
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02-21-2010, 09:32 PM
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Go China go......
Canada is such fail.
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02-21-2010, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Lude S  Go China go......
Canada is such fail. | The only fail Canada is letting you and your parents into our great country!!!
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02-21-2010, 11:08 PM
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#1959 | | Banned (BBM)
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Originally Posted by murd0c The only fail Canada is letting you and your parents into our great country!!! |  someone is pissed | |
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02-21-2010, 11:41 PM
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it's funny that nothing was said about the hockey game, and instead, everybody has just been giving updates/talking about curling
probably because the game was such a disappointment
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02-22-2010, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by - kT it's funny that nothing was said about the hockey game, and instead, everybody has just been giving updates/talking about curling
probably because the game was such a disappointment | there's another thread for that.
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02-22-2010, 12:14 AM
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I just heard about this guy, Brian McKeever. He suffers from macular degeneration, and is the first athlete to compete in both Olympic and Paralympic events. Kudos to him! http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic...110288-As.html
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02-22-2010, 12:16 AM
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#1963 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Originally Posted by - kT it's funny that nothing was said about the hockey game, and instead, everybody has just been giving updates/talking about curling
probably because the game was such a disappointment | I guess people feel that curling is our only hope now for a Gold in a team sport, oh wait we still have womens hockey, lol.
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02-22-2010, 12:27 AM
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#1964 | | :inoutugh:
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Originally Posted by Jah Gekko I guess people feel that curling is our only hope now for a Gold in a team sport, oh wait we still have womens hockey, lol. | What about short track relay mens/womens
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02-22-2010, 01:02 AM
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#1965 | | The RS Freebie guru
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We have officially Blown the Podium!
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02-22-2010, 01:21 AM
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#1966 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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i'm done for winter olympics after today's game
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02-22-2010, 03:14 AM
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Stojko talks about Figure skating as a sport. He has many good points. Good watch.  YouTube- Broadcast Yourself. | |
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02-22-2010, 03:56 AM
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#1968 | | I don't get it
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Originally Posted by TOS'd What about short track relay mens/womens | unless both the Korean and Chinese teams go down, it ain't happening. Then it's the US team left to face. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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02-22-2010, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by skyxx | Totally I agree with him.
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02-22-2010, 06:00 AM
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Is Curling fun and exciting to watch? I can never see any action or intensity. I still don't know how it is played. Can someone preach on the game of Curling?
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02-22-2010, 06:02 AM
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#1971 | | Banned By Establishment
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Originally Posted by Tapioca A result of the ruckus - liquor stores shut down early: http://www.vancouversun.com/Police+f...601/story.html
Until the end of the Olympics (Feb. 28), all liquor stores in the downtown core will be shut down at 7 PM. I have no link for this, but this is what the cops told us before they shut us down last night. | I still see a few wine store open after 7pm. Get your drank on with WINE!!
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02-22-2010, 07:09 AM
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#1972 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by sLiCkRiCk Is Curling fun and exciting to watch? I can never see any action or intensity. I still don't know how it is played. Can someone preach on the game of Curling? | I'm not a die hard or know it all curling fanatic.
But from watching the highlights during the Olympics - the curling games are pretty exciting.
Its a game based on a lot of strategy, technical merit and skill.
The game is played turn based where each team takes turns to curl a stone down the curling rink. The object of curling is to try and get as close to the center pin (the smallest circle). For each stone you get closest to the pin at the end, you'll score a point. Sometimes the game is so close its literally by the inches.
The action and intensity comes when a team set's up a shot where they steal 2 or 3 points in the last end to win the game or somehow scoring a impossible point when there are many stones blocking their way (know in curling as guards)
Just think as curling as chest on ice but with lots of emotions and crazy trick shots.
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02-22-2010, 07:53 AM
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#1973 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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Originally Posted by sh0n Just think as curling as chest on ice but with lots of emotions and crazy trick shots. | Where is this "chest on ice" and how do I see it?
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02-22-2010, 07:58 AM
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#1974 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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found this 
2014, Sochi for winter olympics ..looks sweet
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02-22-2010, 08:02 AM
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#1975 | | hoppity HOP HOP
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VANOC bus driver dies of heart attack while on the job
Passengers were not injured in the incident
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The last heroic actions of a VANOC bus driver this morning may have saved lives. The driver, a 62-year old man from Minnesota, was on Highway One near Brunette at about 5:00am when he had a heart attack.
He managed to steer the bus into the HOV lane before passing away. The passengers were other VANOC people heading to work - no one was hurt.
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