Winter Olympics Medals - I'll take a glazed please!

CraigSca · 12-01-2005, 05:31 AM

So uh...how much did Dunkin Donuts have to pay for this?

Turin medals have hole in the middle

Posted: Wednesday November 30, 2005 1:58PM; Updated: Thursday December 1, 2005 2:02AM

The Olympic medals for the Turin Winter Games are unveiled on Wednesday

TURIN, Italy (AP) -- No, athletes at the Winter Games are not being rewarded with gold doughnuts -- it just looks that way.

The new medal design for the Olympics in Turin, unveiled Wednesday, features a hole in the center of the metal disc.

While it may appear as though biathletes have been using them for target practice, the medals are actually meant to represent the open space of an Italian piazza, or city square.

The medals have the Turin logo on one side and images from various sports and disciplines on the other. The red silk ribbon that goes around the winner's neck is looped through the hole in the center.

Emiliano · 12-01-2005, 06:53 AM

Saw this today in the newspaper. They said that "it will show the hearth of the athletes"...

JeeberD · 12-01-2005, 08:44 AM

Italian pizzas have holes in the middle?

ISiddiqui · 12-01-2005, 08:50 AM

Eh... it's not bad. Though it doesn't really matter so much with the nice red ribbon going through it.

rkmsuf · 12-01-2005, 08:51 AM

What do they play when you put them in the CD player?

Joe · 12-01-2005, 09:13 AM

so they just wanted the medals to be cheaper, right?

FrogMan · 12-01-2005, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George W Bush

so they just wanted the medals to be cheaper, right?

or lighter...

FM

Critch · 12-01-2005, 10:28 AM

Look terrible, but it's only Winter Olympics so they're not real gold medals anyway.

Honolulu_Blue · 12-01-2005, 10:31 AM

I think they look fine.

As for the Winter Olympics versus Summer Olympics debate... Hrmmm... Well, overall I would give the edge to the Summer Olympics, but the Winter Olympics have the best event of all Olympics by far: Olympic Hockey. Oh yeah....

rkmsuf · 12-01-2005, 10:41 AM

I'm waiting for Ksyrup to weigh in on this.

sterlingice · 12-01-2005, 12:59 PM

In the record books, the names still look the same so I doubt the competitors care that much.

SI

FrogMan · 12-01-2005, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I think they look fine.

As for the Winter Olympics versus Summer Olympics debate... Hrmmm... Well, overall I would give the edge to the Summer Olympics, but the Winter Olympics have the best event of all Olympics by far: Olympic Hockey. Oh yeah....

Oh yeah baby! The only hockey I watch anymore!

FM

Wolfpack · 12-01-2005, 09:28 PM

Good, now they can use them as washers whenever they need something tightened with a wrench.

DaddyTorgo · 12-01-2005, 09:35 PM

maybe i'm in the minority, or i never looked at the old medals, but i think those are gorgeous

ISiddiqui · 12-01-2005, 09:36 PM

And Curling, dammit! I love Curling!

Oh, and speed skating is fun. Especially when they knock into each other and scramble for the finish.

The Winter Games have far more cool sports (no pun intended) than the Summer Games.

12-01-2005, 06:53 AM	#2
Emiliano College Prospect Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nuremberg, Germany	Saw this today in the newspaper. They said that "it will show the hearth of the athletes"... __________________ Xbox Live&PSN: Emiliano81 GM of the Rome Gladiators in the WOOF

12-01-2005, 08:44 AM	#3
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Italian pizzas have holes in the middle? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

12-01-2005, 08:50 AM	#4
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Eh... it's not bad. Though it doesn't really matter so much with the nice red ribbon going through it. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

12-01-2005, 08:51 AM	#5
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	What do they play when you put them in the CD player? __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

12-01-2005, 10:31 AM	#9
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I think they look fine. As for the Winter Olympics versus Summer Olympics debate... Hrmmm... Well, overall I would give the edge to the Summer Olympics, but the Winter Olympics have the best event of all Olympics by far: Olympic Hockey. Oh yeah.... __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

12-01-2005, 09:13 AM	#6
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	so they just wanted the medals to be cheaper, right?

12-01-2005, 10:28 AM	#8
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	Look terrible, but it's only Winter Olympics so they're not real gold medals anyway.

12-01-2005, 10:41 AM	#10
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	I'm waiting for Ksyrup to weigh in on this. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

12-01-2005, 12:59 PM	#11
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	In the record books, the names still look the same so I doubt the competitors care that much. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

12-01-2005, 09:28 PM	#13
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Good, now they can use them as washers whenever they need something tightened with a wrench.

12-01-2005, 09:35 PM	#14
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	maybe i'm in the minority, or i never looked at the old medals, but i think those are gorgeous

12-01-2005, 09:36 PM	#15
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	And Curling, dammit! I love Curling! Oh, and speed skating is fun. Especially when they knock into each other and scramble for the finish. The Winter Games have far more cool sports (no pun intended) than the Summer Games. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

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