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The U.S. seems to get goalies (besides Hiller) off their game.
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Nice move by Wilson to put Thomas in.
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The USA are on a roll today, apparently. In speed skating the team pursuit teams both pulled an upset, beating the heavily favored Canadian women and Dutch men.
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If you go to the Summer Games, then you get into the really one sided stuff. For some reason, table tennis is an Olympic Event. China and South Korea have 23 of the 24 gold medals handed out since 1988, They have 58 of the 76 medals. The only reason some of these individual events are competitive is because 1-3 countries bring multiple teams. Everyone else sends a qualifier for forms sake. Fine. The Canadians and Americans will send 3 women's teams each next time, and the other 6 slots can go to the rest of the world. It'll look more competitive that way. |
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By upsetting the Dutch the US will at worst tie their previous best for most medals in a Winter Olympics. They won 34 medals in Salt Lake, right now the count is 32 and it's either gold or silver to come in both men's hockey and men's speed skating team pursuit. |
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Can Germany still catch us in total medals? |
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not a whole lot of cards to play this last 2 days
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I'll put my spoiler tags since I'm counting stuff that happened today that NBC will likely show tonight...
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Iīd prefer a counting of Gold x 3, Silver x 2 and Bronze x 1 or sth along those lines, similar to how itīs done all season long in world cup competition (well, there first gets 100 and 30th 1 for example, but you get the picture).
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anybody saw the 4 men bobsled ? That track really borders on insanity, just unbelievable scenes in that 2nd heat ... Whoever approved that ought to be tied onto a luge/sled and be sent down a couple times himself right now ...
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Good grief did anyone see that epic fail by Sweden in women's curling?
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I've been called a lot of names in my life...mostly bad...but that one hurt the worst. |
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yeah it was. They canīt move the bobsled-start whereas you have a bit of flexibility to go down for the luge/skeleton. |
No! Canada! :(
Wow- hopefully Bernard can pull it out in extra ends SI |
Wow, that was a huge swing. I thought Canada had it in the bag.
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Fantastic match. Great comeback by Sweden when it looked like they were out of it.
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Can't help but feel Canada blew that - they should have won it in the 10th, and had a chance in the 11th (but that was a tough shot).
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Well played Sweden, glad to see them win it.
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Yeah, that was just a brutal loss for Canada and a great finish by Sweden
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Yeah looked like Canada had it wrapped up about twice in that one. Think Bernard choked. She is still a MILF.
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Some Korean threatened to bomb the Australian embassy due to their DQ from the women's relay (referee is an Aussie). Get over it you fucks.
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If Canada loses to Slovakia (a team that has plenty of talent), does it kill the hype and excitement for the gold medal game in the U.S.?
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I don't think so. We like to see our people with a chance of winning gold no matter who the opponent is.
Personally I'd much rather have Slovakia win tonight. |
If this has already been posted forgive me (wait for the connection to this thread at the end if you haven't seen it already)
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Was talking about this with a friend today. I want to play Canada. If we lose, a silver is a nice consolation for a team that wasn't expected to medal, especially knowing that better things could be ahead for the team if everyone plays in 4 years. But being able to take the gold from Canada on their home ice would be very special, like what they did to us in 2002 but with even more meaning. |
How much better could that be? None more better.
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The Swedish captain can celebrate with her partner, Detective Frank Drebin |
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Same here. I figured we already beat Canada. :) |
This short track racing is so awesome. Other than the hockey this has been the highlight of the Olympics for me.
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Same here. This has been the only must watch event for me besides USA hockey. |
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My son kind of wondered about the upselling of it by Costas earlier tonight (as I wandered through the den that my wife has turned into Olympic central) and I explained that short-track speed skating was kind of like a green-white-checker finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. Few minutes later there's the pileup in the quarterfinal & my analogy made perfect sense :) |
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I like this article. Sex and the Olympic city - Times Online |
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Yeah they fucking pathetic. I remember the Ohno thing in SLC they were threatening the guy's life openly all over the place. Geez they sure missed the point of the Olympics. |
Did Apollo just knock down two guys?
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I wonder if Ohno gets disqualified for that first guy that went down.
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Ohno might have knocked down one. The guy who was in second fell on his own maybe.
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Seems like a fair call.
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I dunno, that wasn't much contact watching it again. Harsh on Ohno maybe. And the Korean who got silver without finishing the race either fell on his own or was touched by Hamelin, who was not DQ'd, winning gold. Kind of a weird sport with shady judging really even though it is fun to watch.
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I didn't see any push from Ohno, but I guess anything that might knock you off the line in the sport is frowned upon.
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I thought the Korean slid across the line after he fell? Rewinding it to watch it again. Yeah, he slid across the line 3rd behind Ohno and he was in 2nd when he fell. |
Looking like the US will play Canada for the gold. 3-0 Canada going into the 3rd.
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Nice race by Katherine Reutter.
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That silver (plus the two guaranteed gold or silvers mentioned earlier) means the US will finish with more medals than they won at any previous Winter Olympics. At least 35. Germany holds the all-time record with 36 in a Winter Olympics. So c'mon USA, get one in this short-track relay. Quote:
That explains the Korean silver at least. I still think the DQ was iffy. Apparently Ohno said the ref being Canadian might have had something to do with it? I'd switched over to hockey after the race. |
Yes, he did say that in the post race interview. He kind of laughed when he said it.
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Did the Korea guy hold up Apollo at the end with his arm out?
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Okay, how freaking funny would a Slovakia comeback be after the fans were chanting "We Want USA"?
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Uh oh... eh :)
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Oh shit, how did that happen? I was watching the bobsled.
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They just kept plugging away. Maybe the fans pissed them off a bit when they started chanting like it was already over. |
Wow, what a chance he had to tie that game with seconds left and he missed.
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Heck of a finish to that one. Demitra is going to be seeing that in his sleep.
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Even though Demitra didn't get that last puck in, he really impressed me. He was the most lively player on the ice for the last few minutes there. That was fun to watch.
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Was a great ending to the game, I thought Demitra had that tying goal!
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I missed the game (had my own hockey game) but I've been semi-watching the replay on TSN right now. We are down to the last 10 minutes, so I'm looking forward to seeing all the end-game craziness.
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Our top bobsled team was laying down excellent runs. It was like the Canadian team in the 2-man who set a track record their first 3 times out and cruised to victory. Oh that ours could do the same but the track is treacherous. SI |
oh boo-freaking-hoohoo, little apolo ohno gets dqed
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There are lots of ways to fail in the olympics but the Kramer/Kemkers Inside lane DQ was the first time I've seen OCD be the cause. :)
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Sure does make some people upset when others have success. I guess it makes people feel better to root against the people that work their ass off to have success. The Envy Test - 3SmartCubes.com |
I've been only flipping through the Olympic coverage for the few sports I want to watch in the last few days, but I find it funny that after all the initial hoopla about Canada wanting a gold on home soil, they are actually leading all countries in gold medals right now. And for all the media coverage talking about what a "failure" their own the podium effort was, they've done very well in these games.
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My issue with this is that Hamelin knocked down THREE separate racers in three separate events, including Ohno in one earlier in these Games and Celski in another, without a single DQ. In the race last night, he stuck his arm out, pulled the Korean back, causing the Korean's hand to hit his skate and go down. I think Ohno was an iffy but justifiable DQ, but Hamelin's action was much worse with no DQ? Very shady. |
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The whole thing about winning the first gold was overblown, it was always going to happen. But Canada's goal was 30-35 medals. They didn't plan on being so far behind USA and Germany. They haven't owned the podium like they said they were going to. If Canada wins gold in men's hockey and men's curling this weekend they'll be delighted even so I imagine. |
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Nobody in Canada said we were going to own the podium. That was the goal and the powers that be thought it was possible but it certainly hasn't happened. That said, all will be forgiven if we win that hockey game on Sunday. |
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Please find any video where Hamelin knocked down Ohno or anyone else. Did you happen to see the one race where the Korean actually grabbed Hamelin's hand and pulled in backwards as he stretched for the finish line? In no way did he "pull back" the Korean guy yesterday. His hand did make contact with the Korean but if they DQ'd skaters for that nobody would ever win a race. And yes Ohno is acting like a little bitch whining about the big bad Canadians. |
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I agree. Ohno's move was very similiar to Hamelins yet nothing for Hamelin. I wasnt terrible upset about the DQ as Ohno didnt deserve to medal the way he ran that race but it was a very strange ruling none the less. |
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watch it over and over again. Ohno's looks less and less DQ'able and Hamelin's looks more and more DQ'able. That's my opinion. |
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I thought the whole rule that they kept harping on during the coverage was that the guy in front has the right of way and it's the passer's job to not hit him. In at least 1 of those instances, he was in front and one of the others (Korea) tried to sneak by him and he caught them with an arm. But that's part of being in front- he still has to have room to skate himself- and when someone is trying to pass, that space is his by default, not the passers. (That also helps point out what I think makes Ohno so good- he had one great speed burst in the 1500 semis, iirc, where he just blasted past everyone but in all the other races, he wasn't the fastest at all. He doesn't have the great speed he had before. But, man, he is the most savy guy out there on the ice for picking his spot and passing, usually seamlessly. He's that baseball cliche of a veteran pitcher who has gone from thrower to pitcher because he can't just get people out with stuff any more but he's learned how to do it with command and guile.) SI |
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He must not be an American. |
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I kind of figured that. Athough Ive heard Americans ripping on Lindsay Vonn which pissed me off so its hard to be certain. |
I don't rip on any Olympic athlete because of the crazy amount of work and effort and years of their lives they dedicate to what they do, usually (except for a rare few) for minimal reward. What I do sometimes rip on is the obsessively worshipful media coverage some of them get during the Olympics.
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If any of you new curling fans want to try a curling game, I found this freebie.
SHOTSTONE - 3D Curling by Singularity Software |
The AI was kicking my butt in that game even on the novice level.
Gold medal match in men's curling just started, c'mon the pants! Norway is so cool. |
trying to get the right weight on the on the rock in that game is KILLING me
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try the free demo of Granite2.. it has a "rock path" option to show you where your stone will end up (and if you use auto throw, it generally is good)
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cool foz!
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10th end in the gold medal game is starting. Canada is up 6-3 but Norway has the hammer- it's only a faint glimmer of hope for them, tho.
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Aw: With 3 rocks to go for each side, the crowd broke out into "Oh, Canada". I could almost see a tear in Martin's eye (not really, but he cracked a smile towards the crowd which I'd never seen).
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I liked how the Canadian second (is that the right term?) waited until O Canada was done before taking his rock.
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Canada got the gold. Kevin Martin was just unbeatable this tourney. But their third, John Morris, was great as well. The whole team just dominated.
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The pants couldn't get it done but they inspired millions. Norway <3
Great show from Canada throughout the tournament, 9-0 in the group stage and bringing home the gold. It was fun for me seeing the game played that well, having never really watched it much and suffering through most of the US team's group matches. How famous is Kevin Martin in Canada? Like as famous as say Lebron James or Peyton Manning are in the US? |
Martin is pretty famous, but not in the same sense as James or Manning. For example, you don't see Gatorade commercials or whatever involving Martin. That said, most Canadians probably know who he is. I would wager he is the most famous curler for sure, at this point.
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Great to see Martin win the gold...he, and his team, certainly deserved it as they were machines throughout the entire week and a half.
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anybody ever tried Free multiplayer Curling game - Play Curling? It's an online multiplayer flash game. Played a few ends and it's kinda cool. You have to sign up and it tracks your record so we could almost set up some sort of FOFC league although I don't think they manage it from within the game.
Let me know if you want to play a few ends. FM |
Horrendous error in the latest AP piece on the status of the medal counts, basically about the US record haul & the Canadian record gold haul. Early in the article it mentions how the men's hockey final will add to at least one if not both of those marks. And then it ends with this gem
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Maybe they should have read that one again before sending it out. I mean that's just poor. Unless they have the inside scoop on some doping scandal, both teams are going to be DQ'd, and the Finland-Slovakia game going on right now will decide who gets gold. |
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Or not. Knotted up at 3 now.
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So they present all the medals (in hockey) after tomorrow's game?
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this is currently one of the headlines on vancouver2010.com. I'm sure that apostrophe will make many people around here cringe... :)
FM PS: really, really happy for Anderson btw. He looked absolutely speechless right after his win. He came back from 0.76 sec behind to win it by 0.35 in some really crappy conditions... |
Pretty awesome that Canada has 13 golds right now!
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Oh man, bobsled is just insane. Would not want to tip over in one of those. Sandpaper face anyone?
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Good for Finland, it was nice to see Teemu with another medal. I feel a bit bad for the Slovaks though, they played a hell of a tournament and it would have been nice for them to get their first medal as well.
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