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Chazwozel
Oh I know.
I'm more miffed that they're using NHL regulation rinks for the Olympics this year.
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Chazwozel
It's going to be strange. I like NHL hockey and all, but I always enjoy the IIHF style of play during the Olympics.
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Kitty Sinatra
I believe I am tired of hearing this song
"This is a private video. If you have been sent this video, please make sure you accept the sender's friend request."
Weird, cause it shows up on the youtube homepage in the Spotlight section too, but the link won't work from there either. You think someone at CTV put the wrong privacy setting on it?
WOOOOOOOOOO!
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Kitty Sinatra
Weird, indeed. But I'm sure all of us Canadians know which song it is, and any of us who watched the Superbowl know why I'm so tired of it already. Mostly because I can't get it out of my head
Weird, indeed. But I'm sure all of us Canadians know which song it is, and any of us who watched the Superbowl know why I'm so tired of it already. Mostly because I can't get it out of my head
[/QUOTE]I actually have no television, as internet is expensive enough. So I haven't heard it yet.
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crono1224
I never really understood the thought process behind this, Olympics are suppose to be about the best people of every country competing. Now if you exclude every pro person from every single sport I think the quality would drop dramatically.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/News/2010/02/10/12821236-qmi.html
I am on the floor rolling with laughter right now.
I am on the floor rolling with laughter right now.
I never really understood the thought process behind this, Olympics are suppose to be about the best people of every country competing. Now if you exclude every pro person from every single sport I think the quality would drop dramatically.[/QUOTE]
It's meant to be about the purity of sport and competition, a way for countries to "fight" each other outside of warfare. If you are already getting paid, your motivations are different. Even though athletes, pro or amateur, can receive prize money or other gifts from their government for bringing home medals, I think offering post-game prizes is a different situation from allowing pro athlete to participate in the Olympics.
My Polish friend actually printed that out from the original paper's site and showed it to me the other day, and I didn't even notice pedobear right away.
"(laughing) Look!"
"Yeah, its the Canadian Olympic mascots. They're cute."
"Are they?"
".......except that one. That one's pedobear."
Dave
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Dave
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Georgian luger dies in practice run.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=txluglugerdies&prov=st&type=lgns
The thing that sucks about this is it's international news and as of the writing of the article nobody had contacted his family.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=txluglugerdies&prov=st&type=lgns
The thing that sucks about this is it's international news and as of the writing of the article nobody had contacted his family.
Zappit
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And now there's an Olympics death...
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=txluglugerdies&prov=st&type=lgns
Poor guy basically cannonballed into a steel pole going down the luge run. It looks like he didn't last long at all after taking the hit.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=txluglugerdies&prov=st&type=lgns
Poor guy basically cannonballed into a steel pole going down the luge run. It looks like he didn't last long at all after taking the hit.
Came to post the same story. Holy crap.
That is so terrible.
Looks like there have been several crashes and minor injuries at this track.
That is so terrible.
Looks like there have been several crashes and minor injuries at this track.
Citius, altius, fortius.
http://www.rdsolympiques.ca/video/index.html?assetid=bfdfee73-051f-43fa-8106-4f225cdd78c0&cid=sbrds
Look at this lack of protection.
Look at this lack of protection.
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Chazwozel
What I don't get is what idiot engineer designed there to be steel poles right at the exit point on the fastest turn on the track! At the least they could have tunneled off that last stretch with glass boards so instead of, you know, plowing into a steel pillar, he would have just skidded along the boards and slowed down.
What I don't get is what idiot engineer designed there to be steel poles right at the exit point on the fastest turn on the track! At the least they could have tunneled off that last stretch with glass boards so instead of, you know, plowing into a steel pillar, he would have just skidded along the boards and slowed down.[/QUOTE]
Forethought? That's crazy talk, you crazed crazy person!
I like that they had a technical malfunction with the cauldron there. Silly America's hat
That speed skating final was hilariously unexpected. I'll bet those Koreans are kicking themselves.
I like hockey, and the x-games sports. Other than that, meh. I don't get pumped for the Olympics anymore. I liked it better when the summer and winter were in the same year, and we had to wait four years. It made it more of a big deal for me.
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Philosopher B.
So much damn touching all up in short track speed skating. I swear, after one semifinal, I saw a guy pat another guy on the ass for no good reason.
Also, fuck yeah Bob-Costas fist-bump.
Edit: Oh, okay. I was apparently 4 the last time that happened.
Also, fuck yeah Bob-Costas fist-bump.
They were held in the same year?
Edit: Oh, okay. I was apparently 4 the last time that happened.
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Chazwozel
There are just too many things to cover if you do both at the same time.
Can we just hurry up and have the USA vs Canada Women's Hockey gold medal game already?
18-0 Canada vs Slovakia, and right now its 8-0 USA vs China, and what's more, this is not exciting hockey to watch either.
OOOOO, the Zambonis are on!
18-0 Canada vs Slovakia, and right now its 8-0 USA vs China, and what's more, this is not exciting hockey to watch either.
OOOOO, the Zambonis are on!
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Kitty Sinatra
I was watching that US/China match and thinking that China vs Sweden mght make for a good bronze medal game. Well, not good, but decent. sorta decent anyway. The Chinese looked like they knew what they should be doing even if they couldn't execute at all.
Oh they are for sure playing well. Their goalie is doing a phenomenal job, I'd say. I unfortunately missed the Canada vs Slovakia match but from what I've read the Slovak goalie was really impressive too.
Just at this point, no other country is coming CLOSE to the level of play we see from the Canadian and American women. Women's hockey has not caught on outside of North America with as much intensity as it has within it.
In say, three more winter Olympic games, I predict/hope the playing field will be a little more even, and we'll see some great games thanks to the Swiss, Chinese, and of course the Russians. But at least until 2018, its going to be us and the Yanks battling it out, sez I.
AAAAAND while typing this, score's gone up to 10-0 for the USA.
Men's hockey begins on Tuesday! Can't wait!
*EDIT* YES! China finally scored one!
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Okay, that one China's goalie pretty much just let in.
Just at this point, no other country is coming CLOSE to the level of play we see from the Canadian and American women. Women's hockey has not caught on outside of North America with as much intensity as it has within it.
In say, three more winter Olympic games, I predict/hope the playing field will be a little more even, and we'll see some great games thanks to the Swiss, Chinese, and of course the Russians. But at least until 2018, its going to be us and the Yanks battling it out, sez I.
AAAAAND while typing this, score's gone up to 10-0 for the USA.
Men's hockey begins on Tuesday! Can't wait!
*EDIT* YES! China finally scored one!
---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:05 PM ----------
Okay, that one China's goalie pretty much just let in.
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Kitty Sinatra
I found myself cheering for Slovakia's goalie. Her only problem was that the entire game was played in front of her. No goalie can hold out against that. I was cheering for China, too, but it's just not fun to watch these games.
A lot of the men's are gonna be just as bad, too. Well, they certainly are at the juniors championships.
A lot of the men's are gonna be just as bad, too. Well, they certainly are at the juniors championships.
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