[MG1]

Ai karumba, I have to take cold shower.............. Jennifer Jones. I bet in twenty years, she'd still be hot
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[Soundy]

Oops, link to this one didn't work... let's try it this way ;)

[MG1]

Time has been very kind to Katarina......... she's probably been had by just about every skiier from Austria to Colorado. Carmen on Ice.

[Soundy]

Time has been very kind to Katarina......... she's probably been had by just about every skiier from Austria to Colorado. Carmen on Ice.

Modern Olympians have a lot to live up to :ifyouknow:

[AzNightmare]

so glad we have a separate olympic hockey thread now.

[Tim Budong]

so glad we have a separate olympic hockey thread now.

Busy Day 11

Snowboard Cross
Skiing Halfpipe
3000m short track womens
Womens Alpine Super G

And of course.. HOCKEY
hahah

[MG1]

Soundy, do you remember the parade held in Vancouver for Nancy Greene?

My god, she was an awesome athlete, winning gold in the giant slalom by a margin of 2.68 seconds. A margin so big, it took score keepers a while to display the time. One of the most decisive wins in Olympic history.


Sorry, guys.... old timers talk. LOL.

[Soundy]

Oh fuck, those were the days, eh? And then along came them Crazy Canucks...

Nancy wasn't bad to look at in her prime either (little butch, maybe, but still...)

http://cherylyoung.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nancy1.jpg

[6thGear.]

Holy carp, the Russian womens curling team is made up of chicks who could be models. Gorgeous. The Brits have a hottie on their team, too. She has eyes that can look into your soul.

Russian skipper is anne sidorova and the GB chick is eve muirhead. Must say ive watched more curling this time around than i've ever had my entire life...
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[Jmac]

Russian skipper is anne sidorova and the GB chick is eve muirhead. Must say ive watched more curling this time around than i've ever had my entire life...
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http://beauty-around.com/images/sampledata/Sochi_2014/7.anna_sidorova.jpg

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/67388000/jpg/_67388480_eve_muirhead_getty.jpg

[j.f0ng]

Anyone watching snowboard cross? Shits getting exciting

[Manic!]

Snowboard Cross is way to crazy. They should sent them down one by one and go by time.

[daval]

too bad, canadians didn't make the finals.

[j.f0ng]

Fuck, the Russian guy was untouched from beginning to end. Too bad he ended up with a silver :QQ:

[RS_Pat]

Snowboard cross is by far the most exciting event! Some pretty crazy crashes!

[Tim Budong]

This is hockey related, but its a great read on the state of Women's hockey. Finnish Goaltender announces retirement. Noota Raty has been a WALL

What Noora Räty?s Retirement Says About Women?s Hockey | The Pink Puck (http://thepinkpuck.com/2014/02/16/what-noora-ratys-retirement-says-about-womens-hockey/)

[daval]

FUXK. Hamelin went down again.....................such bad luck for the short track skater man.

[ShyGuy]

Poor Charles Hamelin...crashes in 2 races where he is favored to win. The ice looks like shit in Sochi...looks like they're skating in a pool of water.

[Ch28]

Hamelin and St. Jelly both wiped out lol

[Marshall Placid]

So Charles Hamelin falls, again.

His brother fell in the relay.

And Marianne St-Gelais (sp), gf of Charles, falls too.

What is the probability of all 3-related skaters falling?

Nerves? Pressure? Or...

It was exciting to watch all 3 Canadians at the 500m though.

[Ch28]

They're just going to blame it on shitty ice as an excuse.

[SkinnyPupp]

What is the probability of all 3-related skaters falling?

Nerves? Pressure? Or...


:suspicious:

[MG1]

They're just going to blame it on shitty ice as an excuse.

Problem here is, the ice is the same for everybody.

I'm no expert, but if I were to blame something, I'd put it on their skate sharpening - sort of like choosing the right type of wax on skis for different conditions.

Mind you, choking is Canada's favourite pastime, LOL.

[m3thods]

Mind you, choking is Canada's favourite pastime, LOL.

If only the IOC recognized it as an official sport. We would be as dominant in that as the Germans are in sled sports :toot:

[jeedee]

holy crap the Dutch are good at speed skating..

5 gold
5 silver
6 bronze

:ahwow:

[m3thods]

^That's their bread and butter. They aren't really known for dominating (or even consistently medalling in) any other sport, so athletes in the other disciplines are just for show :P

[AzNightmare]

This is hockey related, but its a great read on the state of Women's hockey. Finnish Goaltender announces retirement. Noota Raty has been a WALL

What Noora Räty?s Retirement Says About Women?s Hockey | The Pink Puck (http://thepinkpuck.com/2014/02/16/what-noora-ratys-retirement-says-about-womens-hockey/)



Pretty good article. It helped create awareness that these female athletes can't go on forever regardless how good, because they can't make money playing the sport.

And I feel bad for the women, not just Noora Raty, but all of them who have the talent to play competitively (among women), but there's just no money in an all-female competitive hockey scenario. There's issue with them being in the NHL, issues with being in a lower co-ed league, and issues with creating revenue in an all-female league.

The part that I have a problem with in the article is where the writer thinks females can simply get into the NHL with some exposure and opportunity. Female talent is underrated, but also very overrated if being in the NHL is the goal. (Note that Noora Raty never said this herself.) I don't watch anything other than NHL (any Olympic hockey), so I don't have the statistics, but based on the comments following the article, seems like top caliber Women National teams were on par with Men's college teams... :pokerface:

Because of the different body structure and size difference between the two genders, a co-ed league would be way too physically demanding for females. Too small to take hits as a skater, too small to cover the net as a goalie. The females would need to be 2 tiers better than their male counterparts just to keep up. Really just a dumb idea all around. And lower leagues don't generate much money anyway.

For an all-female league, I'm not sure who would really follow that. Maybe some young girls who dream of becoming in "X" female league can now have a hockey player to look up to, but I don't think any guys would care about it. Not when it's lower level hockey compared to NHL. And just because it's female hockey, it won't necessarily mean females will flock to watch it. People generally still want to watch the highest level of competitive sport, hence the NHL. So a female league will still have trouble getting support regardless of how much exposure they have.

It really sucks that at the end of the day, these talented female players have no where to go... but that's just the way it is... generally, people don't want to pay to watch lower level sports.

[skiiipi]

What about as coached or support players?
While the female may not have the physical ability to keep up with their male counterparts, they could understand the game well enough to be effective coaches, trainers, general managers etc.
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[AzNightmare]

What about as coached or support players?
While the female may not have the physical ability to keep up with their male counterparts, they could understand the game well enough to be effective coaches, trainers, general managers etc.
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For fitness training, I see no problem with that. There's a good trainer for goalies named Maria Mountain that posts her videos on YouTube.

But as a coach, I would not expect a woman, who's highest level of hockey exposure was from a woman's league, to understand the NHL game. While there are coaches that didn't even play in NHL, or had many games under their belt, it was still men's hockey they played, with hitting and much more physical aspect to it. Completely different from a women's type of game.

But aside from all this, I think the original problem is still there, which is that the women don't get to play due to lack of financial support. They are basically being forced to retire, and doing the "admin" work to stick around the game is a weak alternative from their desire to be the athlete.

[m3thods]

^We're barely over having women as Forbes-list CEOs. Good luck having women in a men's professional team setting. I'd like to think that teams like the Canucks are progressive enough to accept it (Hamhuis and Booth is already being coached by a woman for his skating). But I doubt most teams in the US would listen to a woman about hockey.

Let's not forget the sexism that women reporters still get. Remember the fallout from Duncan Keith disparaging Karen Thomson of the Team1040 earlier this season (I believe) when she asked about his apparently beef with D. Sedin?

It won't happen for a long time. Professional athletes already have trouble listening to men coaches. It'll be even harder for said athletes to take women coaches in their sport seriously.

[Ch28]

holy crap the Dutch are good at speed skating..

5 gold
5 silver
6 bronze

:ahwow:

Speed skating to the Dutch is like hockey to Canada
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[7seven]

Because of the different body structure and size difference between the two genders, a co-ed league would be way too physically demanding for females. Too small to take hits as a skater, too small to cover the net as a goalie. The females would need to be 2 tiers better than their male counterparts just to keep up. Really just a dumb idea all around. And lower leagues don't generate much money anyway.



This, we all saw what happened over the weekend when the first female football player played with men. She just got destroyed and rocked, to her credit though, she got up, but she was just not effective.

» Video: First Female Professional Football Running Back Makes History, Gets Obliterated Barstool Sports: Philly (http://philly.barstoolsports.com/around-barstool/video-first-female-professional-football-running-back-makes-history-gets-obliterated/)

I think everyone can agree that female leagues don't work as frankly no one gives a shit, leading to low revenues, sponsorship support,etc... they'll just have to stick to the Olympics, which in my opinion is a bit of farce anyways because they reward losing in the form of silver and bronze medals and include "sports" whos outcomes are the result of subjective judging. I know I'm in the minority feeling that way about the Olympics, oh well. To me Olympics stopped being about the Olympic spirit a long time ago as professionals are allowed to compete in various sports in the Olympics, when you are a pro, the only result that should be rewarded is gold and winning, yup my view is pretty harsh.

[gilly]

Yuna Kim tomorrow I think!! Can't wait

[MG1]

This is hockey related, but its a great read on the state of Women's hockey. Finnish Goaltender announces retirement. Noota Raty has been a WALL

What Noora Räty?s Retirement Says About Women?s Hockey | The Pink Puck (http://thepinkpuck.com/2014/02/16/what-noora-ratys-retirement-says-about-womens-hockey/)

Dude said it best. She was born without the Y chromozone. As a goalie, if she is indeed that good, she may make it in the NHL.

Let's face it, it is still a man's world. A woman has to overcome a lot of obstacles. Is it fair? No. But that's the way the cookie crumbles.

I look at my mom, my sister, my daughter, and my wife and life for them is not fair.

Not much more can be said on the topic that hasn't been said before. So sad this athlete has to face that reality.

I love that Visa commercial where they quote Amelia Earhart, then chick says, "Now we get to fly." something like that.............

[Soundy]

It really sucks that at the end of the day, these talented female players have no where to go... but that's just the way it is... generally, people don't want to pay to watch lower level sports.

It's sad, really - some of the best hockey I've ever seen at Rogers (or GM Place, at the time) was when the All-Star Game was here and we went to the US and Canadian women's game. Man, shit was getting VICIOUS out there - fighting wasn't allowed, but there were plenty of times, you know they REALLY wanted to go.

[Ch28]

Tina Maze

Yum
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[Spidey]

Problem here is, the ice is the same for everybody.

I'm no expert, but if I were to blame something, I'd put it on their skate sharpening - sort of like choosing the right type of wax on skis for different conditions.

Mind you, choking is Canada's favourite pastime, LOL.

You can thank Patrick Chan for starting it all..

[m3thods]

You can thank Patrick Chan for starting it all..

Not if you're looking at previous Olympics. If you take his particular sport, for example, you can name the source as being Browning and Stojko, both of which were multiple world-champions at the time of their respective Olympic games.

It wasn't until 2010 where Canada really shed the choking image in a big way. And even then, you could throw Del Bosco and Hollingsworth and the meltdown in curling belonging to Cheryl Bernard. We should've had 17 gold medals!

Choking in the olympics runs in our country. We just need to embrace it :toot:

[RRxtar]

You can thank Patrick Chan for starting it all..
It has gone on forever. Even in Vancouver, even tho we did so well with the Golds, in the first week of the games, it seemed like every event the Canadians who were the favorites were "soo close except for that missed step" and ended up 4th or 5th.

Canadians all over the last two winter Olympics have been the favorites and world cup champions leading into the games, and fallen short once in the games. and not just being beat, but actually losing it themselves. Look at the skiers, and charles hamelin for example. And ya, look at Patrick Chan, that was hard to watch.


Now, that being said. Full props and support to all the Canadian athletes. Simply making it to the olympics is absolutely fantastic

[Spidey]

I think it happens a lot with other Countries too. It is the nature of the Olympics at such a high level and all the stress that comes at that stage. I just like to make fun of Patrick Chan because of all the commercials that make him like a god lol.

[RRxtar]

Erik Guay. 5th in downhill.
Erik Guay. 5th in super G

Pierre Leuders. 5th in 2 man bobsled
Pierre Leuders. 5th in 4 man bobsled

4 athletes finished either 4th or 5th in Moguls or Aerials

3 athletes finished 4th to 6th in Ski Cross

Patrick Chan finished 5th in Figure Skating

Olivier Jean, Charles Hamelin, and Francois Hamelin, had 3 4th or 5th finishes between them

Melissa Hollingsworth finished 4th in Skeleton

Jeremy Wotherspoon absolutely imploded in speed skating

The 3 Canadian speed skaters who won medals, also had 4 4th-6th finishes


That is about 20 'almosts' for athletes who were supposed to make the podium but couldn't get it done at the olympics. It's one thing to rise up, put on the run of your life, and finish 5th when you weren't supposed to finish that strong, but this is athletes not living up to where they should have been

[m3thods]

To be fair to Patrick- he is portrayed that way because he is in fact delivering at the world stage in World Championships. As one of the favourites coming into Sochi, he was (not to take anything away from the awesome Joannie Rochette tweet) given the gold medal to take, but alas he pulled a Browning/Stojko/pick your choking Canadian athlete of the day.

[Spidey]

To be fair to Patrick- he is portrayed that way because he is in fact delivering at the world stage in World Championships. As one of the favourites coming into Sochi, he was (not to take anything away from the awesome Joannie Rochette tweet) given the gold medal to take, but alas he pulled a Browning/Stojko/pick your choking Canadian athlete of the day.

To be fair to Stojko, one of his two silvers were with a torn groin.. and I guess you can't really prepare for your opponents having the performances of their lives.. minus that Japanese kid who fell twice and still won gold lol

[Soundy]

Time to get back to the hotties!

Bruised And Bloody 'Sochie Selfie' Shows Painful Side Of Competing In The Olympics (PHOTO) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/17/rowan-cheshire-twitter-picture-crash_n_4804959.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/649/8868397807.jpg (http://easycaptures.com/8868397807)
View Screen Capture (http://easycaptures.com/8868397807)

[MG1]

I clicked on link, read the story, then saw pic of American ice dance girl below........ didn't close window fast enough........... someone please upload another hottie from Olympics to erase what I just saw.



There's Integra Girl, now there's Ice Dance Girl.............

[JunFan]

Vancouver 2010 Medal Ceremony Theme OFFICIAL - YouTube

Miss this song...

[MG1]

^real catchy tune........... now it's stuck in my mind. Thanks a lot.

[CRS]

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aeNxXWO_460s.jpg

[Tim Budong]

Silver in 3000m short track relay. Would have been bronze if the Chinese were not dq'd
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[Manic!]

Jennifer Jones is killing it in the semi's right now. She is playing against Brittan's main hope for a gold. don't look like it's going to happen.

[j.f0ng]

Aaaand Canada is done in the women's PGS.

[Jmac]

The blonde GBR curler reminds me of a pre-drug abusing Lindsay Lohan ...

[Manic!]

Jones does it. needed the last rock to win. Now off to the finals.

[v_tec]

Woman's curling :fullofwin:!!

[Manic!]

Woman's curling :fullofwin:!!

Hey it's another gold.

[Harvey Specter]

Puck me, I'm hoping Russia loses.

[Harvey Specter]

Oh lord, Putins going to kill somebody. 3-1 fins.

[Ch28]

8:15am start for the 3rd and 4th runs for the women's bobsled. Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse are currently in 2nd place. They won gold in 2010.

[MG1]

Double post......... so solly.

[MG1]

8:15am start for the 3rd and 4th runs for the women's bobsled. Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse are currently in 2nd place. They won gold in 2010.

Don't want to say the "C" word, but they might actually not _ _oke and finish on the podium. Let's hope.

Do our Canadian techs not know what they are doing?

Do the Dutch win all the time in long track speed skating because they know how to sharpen blades? Our athletes are pretty good and they train hard. It seems we have technical problems - wrong wax, poor skate sharpening, etc. When races are won in thousandths of a second, I believe the equipment plays a large part - last piece of the puzzle, IMHO.

[MG1]

In other news, Jamaican bobsled team qualified for this year's Olympics because the Dutch team pulled out due to their team not meeting strict national governing body standards. The Jamaican bobled team finished in last place htis year, but this was their first time in 12 years to go to the Winter Olympics. There was rumour floating around prior to the Olympics that "Insane" Bolt was going to be on the team. That, would have been totally awesome, yeah?

[pastarocket]

Oh lord, Putins going to kill somebody. 3-1 fins.

Putin should send the Russians to Siberia for a nice holiday, lol.

So much for Ovie and his team mates stepping up their game. :failed:

Selanne is an ageless wonder. 1 goal, 1 assist for the Finnish Flash.
:woot2:

[MG1]

We win gold in womens bobsled


just beat out the Amuricans..... not by much, but our gals did it!

[ShyGuy]

Americans choked this time at the end...go Canada Go!

[thumper]

did anyone watch the finn/russia hockey game live? they were saying on the radio that there was footage of putin holding his head in his hands or doing some sort of facepalm? T or F?

[MG1]

I wish I had multiple TV's. While we were watching ice hockey, the American stations were showing womens bobsledding.

Trying to get NHK and other stations, but no luck.

[MG1]

did anyone watch the finn/russia hockey game live? they were saying on the radio that there was footage of putin holding his head in his hands or doing some sort of facepalm? T or F?

I watched it, but wasn't looking for Putin........ no homo. LOL.


I hope Ovie and others make it back to NA safely.

[ShyGuy]

I wish I had multiple TV's. While we were watching ice hockey, the American stations were showing womens bobsledding.

Trying to get NHK and other stations, but no luck.

if you watch from CBC's website you can watch up to 4 streams at once.

[Matsuda]

wooo another gold in Women's bobsleigh!

[Soundy]

I clicked on link, read the story, then saw pic of American ice dance girl below........ didn't close window fast enough........... someone please upload another hottie from Olympics to erase what I just saw.

http://olympics.cbc.ca/mm/Photo/Photo/General/02/97/46/29746_G08_W01.jpg

[pastarocket]

C'mon Team Canada! Crosby and big goal Carter need to step up their game.


If your country needs you to score a goal now, this is the time to do it!

Doughty is my pick to score the next goal.

[zetazeta]

did anyone watch the finn/russia hockey game live? they were saying on the radio that there was footage of putin holding his head in his hands or doing some sort of facepalm? T or F?

https://twitter.com/YopolisNews/status/436132041931763712/photo/1

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bg1zyArCMAAHqbi.jpg

[MG1]

https://twitter.com/YopolisNews/status/436132041931763712/photo/1

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bg1zyArCMAAHqbi.jpg

Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!!


RIP to whoever gonna pay for this loss.

[Mike Oxbig]

link to yuna kim figure skating?

[Soundy]

I clicked on link, read the story, then saw pic of American ice dance girl below........ didn't close window fast enough........... someone please upload another hottie from Olympics to erase what I just saw.



There's Integra Girl, now there's Ice Dance Girl.............

Here, speaking of skaters... Kaetlyn Osmond

http://wpmedia.sports.nationalpost.com/2014/01/185867971.jpg?w=620

[m3thods]

Aiya I feel bad for looking she's only 18 lol

[rb]

https://twitter.com/YopolisNews/status/436132041931763712/photo/1

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bg1zyArCMAAHqbi.jpg

that image was apparently from the rus/usa game.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/feb/19/tweets/photo-showing-sad-putin-and-medvedev-was-taken-day/

[MG1]

Here, speaking of skaters... Kaetlyn Osmond

http://wpmedia.sports.nationalpost.com/2014/01/185867971.jpg?w=620

^my sanity has been restored thank you, friend............... dat smile. I see one set of dimples, LOL.

Aiya I feel bad for looking she's only 18 lol

You feel bad....... listen, I could be her fricken grandfather............. I'm going to hell in a hand basket and then some.

[MG1]

that image was apparently from the rus/usa game.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/feb/19/tweets/photo-showing-sad-putin-and-medvedev-was-taken-day/

What? I hate to see what he looked like when they lost this morning.

[urrh]

link to yuna kim figure skating?CBC Sports - FULL EVENT: Women's figure skating short program (webcast) (http://olympics.cbc.ca/videos/live/video/figure-skating-women-short-program-webcast-35888.html)
starts at about 2:23

[subordinate]

^my sanity has been restored thank you, friend............... dat smile. I see one set of dimples, LOL.



You feel bad....... listen, I could be her fricken grandfather............. I'm going to hell in a hand basket and then some.

What's to feel bad about? She's 18. :accepted:

[MG1]

^I was like in my 40's when she was born.

[fliptuner]

...and?

[Jmac]

Have you learned nothing from Hugh Heffner?

[fliptuner]

It's gonna be tough to stay awake but 2 legit shots at gold medals this morning should help.

If it was CAN vs RUS for women's curling, I'd stay up for sure :ifyouknow:

[j.f0ng]

Came across this on twitter today and had a pretty good chuckle at it

Y! SPORTS (http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/the-russian-women-s-curling-team-is-not-very-happy-033351156.html)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bgtk_UVCUAA3n-2.jpg:large

[j.f0ng]

No medals for Canada in the men's ski cross finals. The French sweeps the podium.

[MG1]

Came across this on twitter today and had a pretty good chuckle at it

Y! SPORTS (http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/the-russian-women-s-curling-team-is-not-very-happy-033351156.html)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bgtk_UVCUAA3n-2.jpg:large

Classic........ just like Asain boy with chubby cheeks.

[Gh0stRider]

womens curling tied at 1 early on...come on!!


edit: 3-3 in the 5th end.

[MG1]

Jennifer and the rest of the team are 1001 times hotter than the Vikings. Wow, her looks are amplified in this match up.

She's GOLD!


In other News, Swedish womens hockey team got beat earlier by the Swiss.

[Gh0stRider]

nice double takeout!

[fliptuner]

shiiiiittt

they're gonna have to measure to even score 1

edit: phew...I thought SWE was shot....

[Gh0stRider]

woohoo we got the 1 pt

[MG1]

Holy crap, that last Swedish stone hit debris and went way off course......... me thinks the curling gods are helping out our gals. Previously, the two rocks that required a measurement was soooooo close - went to Canada by a blonde hair.

[fliptuner]

Last CAN rock, 9th end, perfect.

At best, SWE can score 1

[fliptuner]

STEAL 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!

Close it out girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MG1]

There is a god!

WOW..................... Canada steals, STEALS two!!!


NOBDY saw that coming.......... Sede must be like, FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuu.......

[fliptuner]

GOLD!!!!!!!

PERFECT TOURNEY!!!

[MG1]

It's over, not enough stones left


GOLD!!!!

[rb]

the announcer basically said "shutout" :p

[Ch28]

Great job by the women!
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[MG1]

Gawd I love Jennifer Jones (and I don't have to add "No Homo," LOL). She's got everything going for her. She's intelligent and good looking. Damn, please tell me she's straight....... she can have my babies, LOL.

[Soundy]

Jennifer Jones (curler) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Jones_(curler)#Personal_life)

[MG1]

How Swede it is.............. we won gold!

Almost as good as......

He was Russian to Finnish his Czeck!

[Soundy]

Here's the money shot:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/t35/1920796_10153849889945402_1799136879_o.jpg?oh=d829 da06855e567908847a91ecebcbba&oe=530859D3&__gda__=1393040517_8c3ec5d5d2bf7ea0c0f06dcfcc4338e 8

[Sentinel]

Damm no gold for Yuna Kim... :(
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[v_tec]

Totally rigged by the Russians :(

[chouchou]

Lol Yuna Kim got completely robbed. Holy cow.

[Teriyaki]

Reporters are all stunned.

[46_valentinor]

no freakin way...yuna was so much better!!

[dbaz]

lols i like how they had interviews after couples with figure skating officials and how they were saying its not poasible to rig figure skating. guess this really proves how rigged its been
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[GGnoRE]

Yuna is lucky that Yulia fucked up or else the judges would have given gold and silver to the russian skaters. Team competition already showed how the judges were determined to be in favor of the russians.

[thumper]

no one is watching women's hockey??! canada just pushed it into overtime...

[Lomac]

There's a Olympics Hockey thread... ;)

[Shades]

I only caught Yuna Kim's performance and she was incredible. How much better was the 17 yo Adelina Sotnikova?

[shawnly1000]

:( However, they still won't be able to serve alcohol until 9 a.m. as usual.


B.C. bars allowed to open early for Olympic gold medal men's hockey game | Georgia Straight, Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly (http://www.straight.com/blogra/591886/bc-bars-allowed-open-early-olympic-gold-medal-mens-hockey-game)

[gilly]

WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF OMG KIM YUNA GOT ROBBBED.

[MG1]

Typical in ice skating..........just enjoy the show and don't let the politics of judging get to you. Judges take an oath at the games. Clearly it means nothing to many of them.

Sad........

[G]

Yuna has the tightest ass. Just putting it out there. :concentrate:

[jdmhaze]

pics of said ass?

[Soundy]

pics of said ass?

Speaking of lazy asses... (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=yuna+kim%27s+ass)

[Hondaracer]

Wasn't that exactly what was supposedly conspired prior to the games?

Americans win the team skate or ice dance or whatever and Russians win the individual event and that's exactly how it played out?
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[Mike Oxbig]

yuna and mao got robbed

Mao - "As of February 20, 2014, she is the only female figure skater who has landed all of the six kinds of triple jumps in one program in a competition"

[fliptuner]

Gawd I love Jennifer Jones (and I don't have to add "No Homo," LOL). She's got everything going for her. She's intelligent and good looking. Damn, please tell me she's straight....... she can have my babies, LOL.

Best pic I could find but right after she moved her hand, you could tell how much she was absolutely glowing.

http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1695601!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/image.jpg

[xXSupa]

Next Winter Olympics is in South Korea.. A lot of koreans are already threatening that the Russians will not get any medals in figure skating.

[CRS]

Next Winter Olympics is in South Korea.. A lot of koreans are already threatening that the Russians will not get any medals in figure skating.

That's fine since you can't rig figure skating...

:troll:

[Verdasco]

hey guys, scott oaks (the CBC announcer) said a scandal was happening in figure skating judging and one of them was banned afterwards, I am trying to find an article about this. Any source??


he said this after yuna kim's score was shown

[radioman]

Too bad she's retiring and she can't win (rig) it in 2018.

[Ch28]

pics of said ass?

http://www.flammablezombies.com/crashymcsquirrel/ot/Skater_stretching.gif

[dbaz]

yuna :jizz: :QQ:

[Gh0stRider]

Tuna Kim

[daval]

two in final ski cross. LET'S GO!!!

[j.f0ng]

two in final ski cross. LET'S GO!!!

Both of them have been doing pretty well throughout the event. Should be a good run!

[Lomac]

WOOOOOOOOO! Gold and silver!

[daval]

1-2...Dominated.

[j.f0ng]

Man what a day its been for Canada :fullofwin:

[daval]

I especially like the run of Thompson in the semis...what a comeback.

[RS_Pat]

Canadian girls kicking ass in these Olympics!!

[Lomac]

Time to nap before the semi-final hockey game now!

[Ch28]

Big few hours coming up

Canada going for gold in men's curling & Team Canada's hockey final berth on the line

[Harvey Specter]

Fin/Swede game is finally picking up but man was it a snoozefest during the first period. So far the best hockey I've watched during the Olympics has to be the womens final, I'm hoping the mens USA/Canada game lives up to the hype.

[fliptuner]

Draw for 3 to be up 4, in the 3rd. YES!!!!

[fliptuner]

And we just stole one in the 4th!!!

BTW are any of the CAN curlers related? Cause the announcer just said, "We love you cuz, but you gotta throw harder" :rofl:

[rb]

E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden are brothers... they're Brad Jacobs cousins.

[fliptuner]

Ahh k, cause if they weren't and the commentator was using slang, it would've been hilarious.

[MG1]

E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden are brothers... they're Brad Jacobs cousins.

Curling inbreeding!!!

[MG1]

We are now sitting second place in medal standings. Woo Hoo.........

8 gold, 10 silver 4 bronze for total of 22 medals.

US 8-6-11 for 25.


We should be getting one more gold shortly.


Norway in lead with 10-4-7 for total of 21 medals

[fliptuner]

Curling Teamsters :troll:

[fliptuner]

So besides hockey and curling, in what events do we have a legitimate shot at winning medals?

Barring some major disaster, curling is in the bag. 8-2 CAN, to start the 7th.

[fliptuner]

Damn, GBR not helping their cause. GG

[rb]

GOLD!!!

[MG1]

GOLD!!!!


freaking tags, LOLOLOLOL

[fliptuner]

CAN SWEEP in curling :troll:

[rb]

wonder if there was a lucky loonie buried in the curling ice as the ice was made by a Canadian.

[Tim Budong]

GOLDDDD
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[SkinnyPupp]

Wow, Canada back in 2nd place!

[Tim Budong]

Wow, Canada back in 2nd place!

Chance for two more gold too
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[MG1]

1-2 punch


GOLD and SILVER in Ski Cross

[StylinRed]

sweet

here i was concerned we'd lose the olympics but we're back in it :D


With regard to Yuna Kim and the Russian, I felt the russian was much better and she had the more difficult routine which she nailed ppl just like to bitch when the person they like loses; it's just like watching American media when an American loses they throw out the cheating/ripoff card immediately or if their athlete does something disrespectful they say "awwww how cute"


anyway

http://i.imgur.com/lkMJb1h.gif

[Laundry]

Good news Charle Cournoyer is in the final of the 500m...

Bad news, he up against Viktor An and two speedy chinese...

4th is the only one that doesnt get a medal...

[m3thods]

Good news Charle Cournoyer is in the final of the 500m...

Bad news, he up against Viktor An and two speedy chinese...

4th is the only one that doesnt get a medal...

Bronze!

[Laundry]

Cause one of the chinese fell, haha, we'll take it!

[slicrick]

Olympic Skier from Colorado Loses It When He Sees His Score Is 4.20 (http://www.brobible.com/sports/article/skier-olympics-420-score/)

http://images.brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20221109/4.20.jpg

19-year-old skier Lyman Currier hails from the stoner capital of Boulder, Colorado. He had a real bummer of a day in the half-pipe on Tuesday, taking a scary fall on his second run and screaming in pain. Recovering from an ACL injury in 2012, he cried from the injury and telling his dad that “it popped.”

But hey, how about a moment of levity? On one run, he scored a 4.20 and — like anyone who hears that magical number combination — he decided to laugh.

Oh Colorado.

[MG1]

Interview with Katarina Twit........... doesn't get it.


We understand that judging cannot be cut and dry, but what the issue here is the deals being made behind the scene.

I wonder if she would be talking like this back when she was competing.

I've always said.......... just enjoy the performances and ignore the scores. Most skaters accept the bullshit and do their best regardless.

As in real life, shit like this happens all the time. Life is never fair.

[AzNightmare]

Olympic Skier from Colorado Loses It When He Sees His Score Is 4.20 (http://www.brobible.com/sports/article/skier-olympics-420-score/)

http://images.brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20221109/4.20.jpg

Sorry, can someone elaborate?
Are these scores out of 5 or 10?
I don't follow these events.

When I saw "loses it", I was thinking of on the lines of smashing his skis in half, like Tuuka Rask rage.

[syee]

Sorry, can someone elaborate?
Are these scores out of 5 or 10?
I don't follow these events.

When I saw "loses it", I was thinking of on the lines of smashing his skis in half, like Tuuka Rask rage.

The article insinuates he's a stoner from Colorado.

Doesn't really matter what it's out of. It's the number plus the fact he hails from one of the states that legalized marijuana that's funny.

[fliptuner]

Legal pot in Colorado, score is 4 20

[jeedee]

Sorry, can someone elaborate?
Are these scores out of 5 or 10?
I don't follow these events.

When I saw "loses it", I was thinking of on the lines of smashing his skis in half, like Tuuka Rask rage.

Loses it as in gone insane and starts laughing hysterically

His score of 4.20 = 420 = "National Pot Smoking Day"

Marijuana is legal in Colorado

Skiier is from Colorado

Jesus have you been living under a rock?

[AzNightmare]

Loses it as in gone insane and starts laughing hysterically

His score of 4.20 = 420 = "National Pot Smoking Day"

Marijuana is legal in Colorado

Skiier is from Colorado

Jesus have you been living under a rock?

yes, I never done the pot and never wanted to be a stoner. Sorry.
:derp:

[GGnoRE]

Interview with Katarina Twit........... doesn't get it.


We understand that judging cannot be cut and dry, but what the issue here is the deals being made behind the scene.

I wonder if she would be talking like this back when she was competing.

I've always said.......... just enjoy the performances and ignore the scores. Most skaters accept the bullshit and do their best regardless.

As in real life, shit like this happens all the time. Life is never fair.

Interesting article regarding this controversy

Brennan: Official says judges slanted toward Adelina Sotnikova (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2014/02/21/figure-skating-scandal-sochi-olympics-adelina-sotnikova-yuna-kim/5680717/)

[MG1]

^clicked on link and immediately saw "crack of Dawn" t-shirt ad.........

threw me right off topic

[MG1]

Legal pot in Colorado, score is 4 20

Hey, it falls on a Sunday!

Vansterdamned......... we should have mini-meet at Ikea.


You're talking to a hippie, man. We invented the stuff, LOLOLOLOLOL.

bake with the shit, mun

[meme405]

yes, I never done the pot and never wanted to be a stoner. Sorry.
:derp:

You don't have to be a stoner to atleast know what 420 is...

Hell its all over the place, at 420 the fox plays bob marley every day...

[MG1]

Just watched the rerun of mens curling. That clusterfuck of stones in the 8th end. Canada's second to last stone - clearing it all out to lie one with shot rock left. Too much for the Brits that they called the game.

And the team leap onto the podium........... Canadians, eh?

I think they are the buffest team in the tournament ----- no homo.

[Soundy]

I think they are the buffest team in the tournament ----- no homo.

http://gamersagainstbigotry.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/inigo-montoya.jpg

[Ronin]

Brad Jacobs clearing stack in the house to lie 1 WTTTFFFFF ARE YOU A WIZARD

[MG1]

Who the fuck is the guy on CBC right now?


So spazzy.........



EDIT: Ron James.

[v_tec]

Why People Think Adelina Sotnikova's Figure Skating Gold Medal Was Rigged - The Wire (http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/02/why-people-think-adelina-sotnikovas-figure-skating-gold-medal-was-rigged/358344/#disqus_thread)

...and
http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/853/9428/original.jpg

[MG1]

From one of the nutjobs on the site......If Yuna would won with mistakes - you would protect judgment. (As you protect judgemt for Yuzuru Hanryu from Japan with two fells) If Adel would be from another country - there would no scandal at all. You just hate russians, you hate that olympic in Russia, and you hate that Russia ever exist in own path. Just because propaganda from childhood. Not fair? Not fair was when judge from USA in USA-Russia sochi hockey match didnt count real goal. Not fair is when Irina Slutskaya dont won in 2002 Salt Lake City.

Is he talking about the US or Russia?

He sounds like he's Jewish............ paranoid - always thinking people don't like you for being Jewish. I have to remind my Jewish friend all the time to stop accusing people of treating him unfairly.

[Soundy]

From one of the nutjobs on the site......

Is he talking about the US or Russia?

He sounds like he's Jewish............ paranoid - always thinking people don't like you for being Jewish. I have to remind my Jewish friend all the time to stop accusing people of treating him unfairly.
But everyone knows people hate Jews just for being Jewish... just ask CharlesInCharge!

[MG1]

No fucking way......... he's Jewish?



Then again, Lomac is Jewish and he's normal..............I think.

[Soundy]

No fucking way......... he's Jewish?
I dunno about that, but he's always going on about Zionists, so at the very least he's got some kinda hard-on for Jews.

Then again, Lomac is Jewish and he's normal..............I think.
:suspicious:

[Soundy]

Watching the four-man bobsled heats, Canada 3 crashed hard... everyone got up and walked away, and got huge cheers from the ENTIRE crowd, and applause and hugs from the other racers. That shows you the true spirit of the Olympics and sport right there: as badly as everyone wants to win, at the end of the day, competing hard and going home safe is the most important thing.

[Manic!]

there is some skicross controversy. The French were 1 2 and 3 and the Canadian was 4th but the French were using illegal suits so they might be disqualified.

[PeanutButter]

So every on the interwebz and my facebook wall seem to believe Yuna Kim should have won Gold over Adelina Sotnikova.

I just watched watched both performances and it didn't seem like Yuna Kim blew Adelina Sotnikova out of the water at all. Adelina Sotnikova's jumps seemed like they were way more powerful and had a lot more height. But, what do I know, I have no idea how to score this event...

[Ronin]

Then you should probably read the post above. Shows the scorecards and the huge discrepancy between judges.

What's this about ski-cross?

[carisear]

Watching the four-man bobsled heats, Canada 3 crashed hard... everyone got up and walked away, and got huge cheers from the ENTIRE crowd, and applause and hugs from the other racers. That shows you the true spirit of the Olympics and sport right there: as badly as everyone wants to win, at the end of the day, competing hard and going home safe is the most important thing.


feel de riddim, feel da rhyme, get up and go, it's bobsleigh time!!

it was totally exactly the same moment as the movie, except with Canada instead

[fliptuner]

Then you should probably read the post above. Shows the scorecards and the huge discrepancy between judges.

What's this about ski-cross?

CAN (4th) and Slovenia (5th) claiming the FRA skiers used illegal pants and should therefore be DQ'd.

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Canada+appealing+results+skicross+claiming+French+ trio+wore/9539921/story.html

[fliptuner]

In other news (not sure if repost but great story):

Burke remembered in Sochi as coach spreads ashes of late skier in halfpipe - The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/burke-remembered-in-sochi-as-coach-spreads-ashes-of-late-skier-in-halfpipe/article17052965/)

[MG1]

Watching reruns of alpine skiing........ Canadian skiier got confused and missed completely. Stopped and didn't know where to go. A couple of athletes up top were chuckling at the noob's mistake.

Felt sorry for the noob. Pretty embarrassing, I guess.


EDIT:

Haha......... one of the athletes who was chuckling at the noob, missed and dnf himself.

Like I said in a previous post, if you are going to lawl someone, make sure you yourself don't get lawl'd.

Poetic justice.

:lawl::lawl::lawl:

[MG1]

EDIT:

Deleted.

I shouldn't make fun of people............ very unChristian of me.

[Lomac]

EDIT:

Deleted.

I shouldn't make fun of people............ very unChristian of me.

:suspicious:

[XplicitLuder]

we at 9 gold ? what were the last 2 we got?

[rexsomnii]

we at 9 gold ? what were the last 2 we got?

Women's Hockey and Women's Curling

[MG1]

^Canadian Beaver Power!

[StylinRed]

norway and russia are tied for first with 11 gold

are there enough events left for us to have a shot at the top spot or is it just hockey that's left?

[RRxtar]

Remaining medals:
Mens 50km mass start cross country. NOPE
4 Man Bobsled. Team Canada 2 and 1 are in 10th and 13th after 2/4 heats and are .59 and 1.01 second back.
Mens Hockey. Yes plz.

[MG1]

bobsled and team are okay after the crash............. for sure I thought someone had broken neck. Slid so far with sled on top of them and their helmets scraping on the ice the whole time.

http://olympics.cbc.ca/videos/must-see/videos/video/seoname=canada-breathtaking-man-bobsled-crash.html

[j.f0ng]

Looks like Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse will be carrying the Canadian flag for the closing ceremony.
Sochi 2014 - CBC Sports - Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse named Canada's flag-bearers (http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/kaillie-humphries-heather-moyse-named-canada-flag-bearers.html)

Speaking of which, anyone know if the closing ceremony will be streamed online through cbc?

[MG1]

^ good choice

List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[MG1]

While clicking on links from previous post, I found dome stuff Charles in Charge would find interesting. Winter and summer olympics in the same year and hosted by the same country.

1936 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1936 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[fliptuner]

bobsled and team are okay after the crash............. for sure I thought someone had broken neck. Slid so far with sled on top of them and their helmets scraping on the ice the whole time.

Sorry but all I could imagine, once the sled stopped, was one of them saying,

"Hey, Sanka... you dead?"

:rofl:


Reference for those under 25
sanka you dead? yeh man - YouTube

@2:00
http://youtu.be/HBLvgHQYg2c?t=2m

[rb]

:lol ... been trying to find a good online stream of that movie for 2 weeks

Sanka - YouTube

[v_tec]

Da carbon fiber on the German team :fullofwin:

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Thomas+Florschuetz+Winter+Olympics+Bobsledding+EzC l3ks5B3Al.jpg
http://media.salon.com/2014/02/sochi-olympics-bobsleigh-men.jpeg23-1280x960.jpg

[j.f0ng]

Well, looks like that's a wrap for Sochi 2014. Quite a bounceback for Canada over the past few days.

[Ronin]

I like that Russia won the overall and golds. I remember what it was like here...I was jacked for the whole two weeks so it's cool that Russia has something to celebrate after losing in hockey.

More importantly, we won both hockey golds. :D

[SkinnyPupp]

I decided to see how each country ranks medal standings, whether it's in gold medals, or total medals:

How each country lists the olympics medal standings - Imgur (http://imgur.com/a/7IR8q)

[RRxtar]

I decided to see how each country ranks medal standings, whether it's in gold medals, or total medals:

How each country lists the olympics medal standings - Imgur (http://imgur.com/a/7IR8q)
Inb4 USA does the rankings by bronze medals.

[falcon]

Well a win for both Men's and Women's hockey, and we have more golds than the USA. I'd consider this Olympics a decent success. We had a lot of choking and a heck of a lot of silvers and 4th place finishes but it was overall pretty good.

[dangonay]

I decided to see how each country ranks medal standings, whether it's in gold medals, or total medals:

How each country lists the olympics medal standings - Imgur (http://imgur.com/a/7IR8q)
Sort of like when Donovan Bailey won the 100M in Atlanta. Then some light bulb at NBC took Donovan's time, doubled it, and found it was slower than Michael Johnson's 200M time. Their conclusion was that Johnson should be billed as the "World's Fastest Man". This despite that at previous Olympics it's always been the 100M winner that gets this unofficial title.

[Hondaracer]

So what's the plan for the cauldron tonight? Lit at 8?
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[LUUUUUUUU]

http://i.imgur.com/x6DzW5f.jpg
lol

[Gh0stRider]

So what's the plan for the cauldron tonight? Lit at 8?
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its lit from 4-8

[fliptuner]

4 measley hours?....after winning gold in men's hockey?...on the last day????

Yeah, that cost figure was inflated for sure.

Someone should've been on standby to lite that mofo when the game ended. Guaranteed, it would've been packed.

BTW, who carried the flag at the closing ceremonies?

[Jgresch]

4 measley hours?....after winning gold in men's hockey?...on the last day????

Yeah, that cost figure was inflated for sure.

Someone should've been on standby to lite that mofo when the game ended. Guaranteed, it would've been packed.

BTW, who carried the flag at the closing ceremonies?

Bobsled ladies

[v_tec]

BTW, who carried the flag at the closing ceremonies?

Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse

[Gh0stRider]

4 measley hours?....after winning gold in men's hockey?...on the last day????

Yeah, that cost figure was inflated for sure.

Someone should've been on standby to lite that mofo when the game ended. Guaranteed, it would've been packed.

BTW, who carried the flag at the closing ceremonies?

It was lit in the morning till 1030am. Not sure how long it was lit for
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[white rocket]

I like that Russia won the overall and golds. I remember what it was like here...I was jacked for the whole two weeks so it's cool that Russia has something to celebrate after losing in hockey.

More importantly, we won both hockey golds. :D

THIS! Really happy to see the hosting city/country make those two achievements, especially after being shut out of a medal in hockey. Mens and womens hockey and curling were big ones for Canada so it was great to see us take all 4 golds. Super stoked for McMorris taking bronze. That dudes awesome! Snowboard cross was probably the most exciting event with all the speed and crashes. All in all I had a great time watching and following all of the events.

[fliptuner]

I would've preferred, in this order:

1. Jennifer Jones for her complete domination of the curling tournament

2. Marie-Philip Poulin for the most epic in win all the games

3. Happy Gilmore Junio for giving up his spot on the team for his teammate, who he felt had a better chance of getting a medal - representing true sacrifice and sportsmanship, for the benefit of his team

Only reason I don't (read: can't) suggest anyone from mens hockey, is cause it was a total team effort and to choose 1 player to carry the flag, would be unjust.

[Soundy]

http://i.imgur.com/x6DzW5f.jpg
lol

https://images.encyclopediadramatica.es/1/11/I_Meant_To_Do_That.png

But seriously, props to the choreographers for owning the gaffe and making it part of the show, I think Russia gains a lotta respect for not trying to gloss it over. It happened, the whole world saw it, okay, ha ha, let's get a chuckle and move on.

[Manic!]

Props to all the athletes.
Props to Russia for getting it done and keeping everyone safe.
Big props to all the companies that sponsored our athletes.

[JSALES]

maybe i"ll go downtown later tonight and see the cauldron lit

[Not really racist!]

maybe i"ll go downtown later tonight and see the cauldron lit

wat........

Olympics are officially over....

edit: strong ninja edit... l0l

[JSALES]

wat........

Olympics are officially over....

edit: strong ninja edit... l0l

LOL I know, made a fool of myself there :lawl:

[Ronin]

Bobsled ladies

Not saying they're not deserving but...Goal Post was the Canadian MVP. :troll:

[Gh0stRider]

Red, White, and Gold - Canada Sochi 2014 - YouTube
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[PeanutButter]

Here is the video of the closing ceremonies where the Russians mock the ring malfunction

Snowflake malfunction: Russia makes fun of itself in Sochi closing ceremonies. (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/02/23/snowflake_malfunction_russia_makes_fun_of_itself_i n_sochi_closing_ceremonies.html)

[Doubl3_H]

Just watched this segment about Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long

Such strong, passionate and dedicated athlete and at a young age of just 21.

I encourage you guys to watch the documentary.

'Long Way Home: The Jessica Long Story' To Air This Weekend Within Olympic Coverage | SWIMMING WORLD (http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/world/37868.asp)

[iEatClams]

I decided to see how each country ranks medal standings, whether it's in gold medals, or total medals:

How each country lists the olympics medal standings - Imgur (http://imgur.com/a/7IR8q)

Inb4 USA does the rankings by bronze medals.

Sort of like when Donovan Bailey won the 100M in Atlanta. Then some light bulb at NBC took Donovan's time, doubled it, and found it was slower than Michael Johnson's 200M time. Their conclusion was that Johnson should be billed as the "World's Fastest Man". This despite that at previous Olympics it's always been the 100M winner that gets this unofficial title.

it's also like how they don't use the metric system like everyone else does.

and I believe their the only country that uses Fahrenheit.

[Tim Budong]

this deserves to be here instead of the Hockey thread

but the IOC is a joke for how it handled this. To shed some light, Lubo Visnovsky went through similar events, however, he was notified within the 48hrs and was able to be retested.

IIHF, NHLPA, NHL and all of Sweden are angry. As a hockey fan, would have love to see Sweden be able to ice an actual centre. Absolutely certain with at least one guy, the play up ice at times would be slightly different

2014 Sochi Olympics - The drug-testing process failed Sweden's Nicklas Backstrom - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2014/icehockey/story/_/id/10506270/2014-sochi-olympics-drug-testing-process-failed-sweden-nicklas-backstrom)

[SkinnyPupp]

Don't take pseudoephedrine if you are competing in the olympics.

[Tim Budong]

no doubt
star of olympics
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhF6-3XIgAAHbjI.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhGG6hdCYAAqS__.jpg

[JSALES]

^ what came to my mind was pedobear lol

[Soundy]

Don't take pseudoephedrine if you are competing in the olympics.

No shit - I mean, it's not like nobody has ever had this happen before EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. Everyone should be well aware of what off-the-shelf products can create a false positive, and have no excuse not to avoid them.

[SkinnyPupp]

Also if you look at their guidelines (http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/World_Anti-Doping_Program/WADP-Prohibited-list/WADA_Additional_Info_Pseudoephedrine_2010_EN.pdf) posted 5 years ago, they clearly state what kind of dosage is considered "therapeutic" and which are "supra-therapeutic" (ie you are using it for something other than allergies)

The threshold level has been established based on the intake of therapeutic doses of PSE, defined as a maximum daily dose of 240mg PSE

That gets you over 150 ug/ml, if you take it within 24 hours of competing. He had 190 ug/ml, so presumably he took more than 240mg

[Hondaracer]

Well, after watching the closing ceremonies today gottay say, my hat goes off to Sochi and the Russians for pulling these olympics off

I probably watched 30-50 hours of coverage. The venues and sites looked stunning and the mountain cluster looked amazing on TV. Great weather, looked to be great participation from volunteers, and everyone else involved in making the games happen

I'm sad it's over because i enjoyed them so, and makes me even more sad to think that its already been this long since all those good feels in Van :(

not much else to say but well done Russia, great job.

[Soundy]

not much else to say but well done Russia, great job.

+1.

[RRxtar]

Im sad as well. I absolutely love the Olympics but the way I felt during the Vancouver games changed the way I feel about them going forward, including Sochi now.

You get emotionally connected to the whole thing. 2 weeks of cheering your home country on, cheering the athletes ups, and feeling for them on their downs. Every morning, turning the TV on to see whats going on, and watching the primetime recap in the evening. These olympics I really got into following the games on my phone on the Sochi app as well. It seems so long ago we watched Mcrib bring the first medal home, and then Chloe and Justine's incredible runs. And to finish it off with Canada gold in Hockey. So many good memories.

And then, after 2 weeks, its over.

Just like Vancouver, there were some negatives leading into Sochi, but after a day or 2 of the games, no one mentioned them anymore and the games were a very positive and successful run.

It is incredible that there is such an enormous lead up for the 8+ years leading up to the games, an astronomical amount of money, and it comes and goes in such a short time. And now we wait another 4 years (or 2 if you're into the summer games as well) for next time.

[Gh0stRider]

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[j.f0ng]

Well, after watching the closing ceremonies today gottay say, my hat goes off to Sochi and the Russians for pulling these olympics off

I probably watched 30-50 hours of coverage. The venues and sites looked stunning and the mountain cluster looked amazing on TV. Great weather, looked to be great participation from volunteers, and everyone else involved in making the games happen

I'm sad it's over because i enjoyed them so, and makes me even more sad to think that its already been this long since all those good feels in Van :(

not much else to say but well done Russia, great job.

Im sad as well. I absolutely love the Olympics but the way I felt during the Vancouver games changed the way I feel about them going forward, including Sochi now.

You get emotionally connected to the whole thing. 2 weeks of cheering your home country on, cheering the athletes ups, and feeling for them on their downs. Every morning, turning the TV on to see whats going on, and watching the primetime recap in the evening. These olympics I really got into following the games on my phone on the Sochi app as well. It seems so long ago we watched Mcrib bring the first medal home, and then Chloe and Justine's incredible runs. And to finish it off with Canada gold in Hockey. So many good memories.

And then, after 2 weeks, its over.

Just like Vancouver, there were some negatives leading into Sochi, but after a day or 2 of the games, no one mentioned them anymore and the games were a very positive and successful run.

It is incredible that there is such an enormous lead up for the 8+ years leading up to the games, an astronomical amount of money, and it comes and goes in such a short time. And now we wait another 4 years (or 2 if you're into the summer games as well) for next time.

Agreed with you two gents. So much feels, especially when that creepy bear blew out the torch and shed a creepy tear :heckno:

I didn't think I would get so involved with the whole Olympic action since I'm not a big sports fan. However, all it took was a single watch of one of the events on the first few days and I was hooked on the entire two and a half weeks. I've probably watched more sports in the last two weeks than I have in the past year. It has definitely been an exciting two weeks, sad to see it go just like that.

[Soundy]

One of the really amazing things about these games, they give the world a TRUE glimpse into other cultures that we normally wouldn't get. Leading up to it, all we saw was the sensationalistic crap from certain media outlets who are more interested in their ratings points, and self-styled activists with a point to make who wanted to make various governments or establishments look bad and to hell with the hard-working everyday folk who are putting all the work into making things happen...

And then when it all gets rolling, we get to see those people who have no sociopolitical axes to grind, who just love their country and their hometown, who are excited to greet visitors and help them feel welcomed, to show off what they think is so great about their land and their heritage, who have given up weeks of their regular pay for the once-in-a-lifetime experience volunteering and performing.

That was the case here, and that was the case in Sochi, and hey, again, fuck the other biased media, and full props to both NBC and CBC for great, balanced, thorough, REAL coverage.

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And again, just another example of how similar we all are, being able to laugh at ourselves. Loved how this segment got the biggest cheer of all from the crowd watching.

[vexor]

bit of a long one, Some of the hotties from Sochi

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aAY21Bo_700b.jpg

[meme405]

There is still the paralympics.

Sledge hockey...:fullofwin:

[Tegra_Devil]

fuck it....im moving to norway...they got some smokin babes!

[Wongtouski]

fuck it....im moving to norway...they got some smokin babes!

Bro I went to Scandinavia last summer.....THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT

(side note: Stockholm has A LOT of fat girls, way more than any other city in that region)

[Soundy]

bit of a long one, Some of the hotties from Sochi

The most beautiful female athletes in Sochi. - 9GAG (http://9gag.com/gag/aAY21Bo)

They missed a few... like:

http://www.shannonszabados.com/images/Header.jpg

[RS_Pat]

I turned on the Olympics to watch the sports, but stayed tuned for the babes :love:

[JSALES]

edit: wrong thread

[Ronin]

...no Olympics today. :cry:

But World Cup in 3 months!

[Hondaracer]

I was surprised to hear that Sochi will be used for World cup events as well as F1??