What, no Olympics-thread?

Ethric · Unread postby **Ethric** » 18 Feb 2010, 19:38

Well here it is, then

Woohoo, Norways second gold medal just in, with Tora Berger winning the 15 km biathlon, AND it's Norways 100th winter Olympic gold medal of all time. Huzzah

Anyone else got something to cheer or huzzah at?

Mirez · Unread postby **Mirez** » 18 Feb 2010, 19:52

so far we got gold for 5km speed iceskating
otherwise I wouldn't know

Ethric · Unread postby **Ethric** » 18 Feb 2010, 22:56

Aaand gold and silver for Norway in the men's 20km biathlon

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 18 Feb 2010, 23:57

I gotta pick on the Canadians a bit ...

These are the crummiest, most poorly arranged, least well-organized Olympic Games I have ever seen. Skiers not being let out of the gate at the proper times, slopes and tracks being dangerous to athletes, and I won't even get started on the poor handling of the TV broadcasts. Amateurs. Seriously, I hope Canada are not awarded the Olympics again for a hundred years. End of rant.

Norway had a poor start, with the worst performance ever on the male cross country skiing front, but now we seem back in the proper form, sweeping in medal after medal. Now if we could only get those curling dudes to dress in less clowny-looking pants.

Sure Valla · Unread postby **Sure Valla** » 19 Feb 2010, 10:36

I've seen ice skating yesterday, 1000m Ladies. But i haven't finished it to the end. But i do know that the Number 1, i believe it was Norway? Was pretty good-looking

Kristo · Unread postby **Kristo** » 19 Feb 2010, 19:14

Seth Wescott skied (?) a brilliant race in the finals of men's Snowboard Cross a few nights ago. I watched men's speedskating and women's downhill at bowling on Wednesday night. I didn't bowl right away on my turn a couple times so I could watch Shani Davis and Lindsay Vonn win gold in their events. w00t!

These games have re-affirmed my three core truths about the Winter Games:
1. Lugers are certifiably nuts.
2. Americans really suck at Curling.
3. Figure Skating is still lame.

HodgePodge · Unread postby **HodgePodge** » 19 Feb 2010, 22:00

Kristo wrote: 3. Figure Skating is still lame.

Not so my dear Kristo! The USA won the GOLD Medal in Men's Figure Skating last night.

Although I've been a huge Evgeni Plushenko fan for many years, it was great to see Evan Lysacek win the gold.
Way to go Evan!

Figure Skating ROCKS!!

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 19 Feb 2010, 22:04

Two gold medals for us today. Men's super-G and 15km cross country for women.

HodgePodge · Unread postby **HodgePodge** » 19 Feb 2010, 22:11

And what about that amazing, ever-so-cool Shaun White?

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 19 Feb 2010, 22:37

Btw. check this out.

Fair play + crazy Canadians.

HodgePodge · Unread postby **HodgePodge** » 20 Feb 2010, 00:56

You should like this Kalah … Norway won the Gold in Ladies Cross-country Skiing.

Kristo · Unread postby **Kristo** » 20 Feb 2010, 05:40

HodgePodge wrote:Not so my dear Kristo! The USA won the GOLD Medal in Men's Figure Skating last night.

Although I've been a huge Evgeni Plushenko fan for many years, it was great to see Evan Lysacek win the gold.

Hey, lame sport or not, medals are medals. So congrats all around. But I maintain that any sport with a designated Kiss & Cry Area is unmeasurably lame.

I'm watching men's Skeleton right now. It's luge, but head first. Yikes. Oh BTW, shouldn't we have watersliding in the summer games to match?

Milla aka. the Slayer · Unread postby **Milla aka. the Slayer** » 20 Feb 2010, 08:20

Sure Valla wrote:I've seen ice skating yesterday, 1000m Ladies. But i haven't finished it to the end. But i do know that the Number 1, i believe it was Norway? Was pretty good-looking

Speaking of looking good, do you know who just doesn't in this OL?
That Tora Berger from Norway. Generally that discipline isn't loaded with pretty faces...

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 20 Feb 2010, 12:20

Skeleton is insane. Those guys are the kind of people who do base jumping and bungee jumping at the age of twelve and think to themselves: "No, this isn't quite exciting enough".

Kristo · Unread postby **Kristo** » 20 Feb 2010, 23:23

I just watched the men's 30km Pursuit. Amazing race! It seemed fitting to have Al Trautwig announcing with Team Sweden going all Tour de France on everybody.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 20 Feb 2010, 23:41

I saw. People say tactics don't work in cross country, but it did tonight. I heard one of the Swedish coaches giving the leader feedback in one of the hills; he said "(the other two) are behind you, slowing down the pack".

Our Norwegian fave broke a pole on the last mile, and so lost the chance to sprint for the gold.

Mirez · Unread postby **Mirez** » 21 Feb 2010, 09:35

yeay gold for 1500m speed skating

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 21 Feb 2010, 11:57

Bronze for us. Yay.

Milla aka. the Slayer · Unread postby **Milla aka. the Slayer** » 21 Feb 2010, 23:55

Yaaay, our female curling team actually won a match....

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 22 Feb 2010, 00:33

Some of those Danish curling girls are quite yummy, aren't they?

The Norwegians aren't there. The girls, that is. Only the male team qualified, I think.

One bronze today, in ski cross, but another disappointment in the alpine course. Svindal was leading the combination after the downhill run, but didn't finish the slalom.

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