Winter Olympics Thread-2018

[Thomkal]

Sorry if we have a thread on this already. Some sports start tonight, including the ever popular Curling event. The Olympics Channel or whatever NBCSN is calling itself these days has the telecast. I think there is some skiing too. Can we try to keep this thread politics free please? Try to avoid spoilers too! Can be hard with the time difference I know

Good luck to the athletes from whatever country you live in!

[henry296]

Sorry if we have a thread on this already. Some sports start tonight, including the ever popular Curling event. The Olympics Channel or whatever NBCSN is calling itself these days has the telecast. I think there is some skiing too. Can we try to keep this thread politics free please?

Good luck to the athletes from whatever country you live in!

Just to clarify, the NBCSN and the Olympic Channel are two different channels. I'm not sure all cable companies have the Olympic channel. We didn't have it on DirecTV but do on FIOS.

[Thomkal]

Just to clarify, the NBCSN and the Olympic Channel are two different channels. I'm not sure all cable companies have the Olympic channel. We didn't have it on DirecTV but do on FIOS.

Thanks Henry I thought they had changed the name to the Olympics Channel

[cartman]

In regards to spoilers, NBC said they are doing away with tape delayed broadcasts for this Olympics.

Winter Olympics 2018: NBC Ditches Tape Delay to Broadcast Live | Fortune (http://fortune.com/2017/03/28/nbc-winter-olympics-live-broadcast/)

[Thomkal]

I'll just shut up now :)

[claphamsa]

love johnny weirs hair!

[digamma]

Poor Nathan Chen.

[Edward64]

Lots of curling going on.

Its, surprisingly, entertaining (for now at least).

[Thomkal]

Poor Nathan Chen.

poor men's figure skating. None of the favorites skated well until the man from Japan. Hope its just Olympic nerves and not a sign to come.

[Butter]

US mixed doubles curling pair looking like a hot mess. They've lost all confidence and are playing like it.

It's like having 2 John Shusters out there.

[nilodor]

poor men's figure skating. None of the favorites skated well until the man from Japan. Hope its just Olympic nerves and not a sign to come.

At least it’s only the team event and they’ll get another shot later.

[Suicane75]

US mixed doubles curling pair looking like a hot mess. They've lost all confidence and are playing like it.

It's like having 2 John Shusters out there.

You try getting 6 ended and keeping your composure.

[NobodyHere]

People Confused the South Korean Flag With the Pepsi Logo at the Winter Olympics 2018 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter-olympics/people-confused-the-south-korean-flag-with-the-pepsi-logo-at-the-winter-olympics-2018/ar-BBIV4gC?li=BBxU6kX)

[Suicane75]

No wonder I was so damn thirsty all night.

[EagleFan]

People Confused the South Korean Flag With the Pepsi Logo at the Winter Olympics 2018 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter-olympics/people-confused-the-south-korean-flag-with-the-pepsi-logo-at-the-winter-olympics-2018/ar-BBIV4gC?li=BBxU6kX)

I'll confess. I walked in and it was on the screen when they lit up the symbol in the arena for the opening ceremonies and my first thought was Pepsi, then I remembered that it's in Korea.

I also have to say, good lord there are some hot female athletes in these games.

[JPhillips]

Young, single and an athlete at the Olympic village is a pretty good way to go through life.

[Edward64]

Watching replay of the opening ceremony now. The drones to snowboarder to rings were pretty cool.

[JPhillips]

The LED drones were amazing.

[MIJB#19]

Double screening today as the speed skating and shorttrack finals were planned together to the minute. Weird with the skating halls being next to each other.

Een, twee, drie. :cool:

[Jas_lov]

US mixed doubles curling pair looking like a hot mess. They've lost all confidence and are playing like it.

It's like having 2 John Shusters out there.

They aren't very good. And they look more like lumberjacks than curlers.

[NobodyHere]

They aren't very good. And they look more like lumberjacks than curlers.

And they're ok. They sleep all night and work all day.

[Jas_lov]

They are up 6-3 on Norway now so maybe they'll win a match. I think the Olympics should get rid of mixed curling next time. I don't like the rule changes.

[bhlloy]

Can’t say Ive ever been a big ice skating fan, but that Italian pair was ridiculous.

[kingfc22]

I think the Olympics should get rid of mixed curling next time. I don't like the rule changes.

Agreed.

[Suicane75]

The stamina of these guys doing the 30k Skiathalon is ridiculous.

[EagleFan]

The Olympic tv coverage is horrible.

[bronconick]

The Olympic tv coverage is horrible.

Other nations have sporting events. America has soap operas.

[Suicane75]

The Olympic tv coverage is horrible.

XFinity, which I will bash at any opportunity, has been great. You can essentially watch everything live on TV through their Olympic App. And if by chance you can't find something, the NBCS website has it. I was watching the speed skating and the USA/Finland hockey game live last night at 3am and it was great.

[kingfc22]

Other nations have sporting events. America has soap operas.

Don’t watc NBC coverage. Download the NBC Sports app and watch whichever event you want, when you want.

[EagleFan]

Don’t watc NBC coverage. Download the NBC Sports app and watch whichever event you want, when you want.

But I want to watch it on my television while I use my laptop for other things. I liked previous olympics when there would be about 6 different channels that you could choose from to watch whatever you wanted.

[Suicane75]

But I want to watch it on my television while I use my laptop for other things. I liked previous olympics when there would be about 6 different channels that you could choose from to watch whatever you wanted.

Do you have comcast?

[EagleFan]

Do you have comcast?

Verizon. I see there are some on demand channels setup but nothing for hockey.

[bhlloy]

The standard NBC TV coverage is laughably bad. Showing stuff live has actually almost made it worse, because now they cut interchangeably between live stuff and stuff that happened earlier (or even a day earlier) and don't seem to have any rhyme or reason or context to what's happening. They had live ice dancing on one station yesterday and then the recording of what happened earlier in the day on the other - what on earth is the point in that? I swear I watched the same routine three times at some point in the day.

[digamma]

Just follow Leslie Jones on twitter for the best Olympics coverage.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">600 years?! Wtf?! <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCOlympics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Olympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/rAJq1MOu9e">pic.twitter.com/rAJq1MOu9e</a></p>&mdash; Leslie Jones �� (@Lesdoggg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/962785356583194625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Logan]

But I want to watch it on my television while I use my laptop for other things. I liked previous olympics when there would be about 6 different channels that you could choose from to watch whatever you wanted.

Do you have a Fire stick? Roku? Apple TV? I imagine the app is available on all of those.

[EagleFan]

Do you have a Fire stick? Roku? Apple TV? I imagine the app is available on all of those.

What is this new fangled wizardry you speak of... Oh, and Get Off My Lawn... :)

[bhlloy]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to have nightmares of shrill Norwegian, Chinese and Russian women screaming "hard, hard, HAAAARD" for weeks.

And yes, there's an obvious joke in there somewhere.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The standard NBC TV coverage is laughably bad. Showing stuff live has actually almost made it worse, because now they cut interchangeably between live stuff and stuff that happened earlier (or even a day earlier) and don't seem to have any rhyme or reason or context to what's happening. They had live ice dancing on one station yesterday and then the recording of what happened earlier in the day on the other - what on earth is the point in that? I swear I watched the same routine three times at some point in the day.

Yet I've seen women -- non sports fans mind you -- in my FB feed discussing who wore what, whose hand was where (apparently there was some controversy?), and so forth.

You're watching like a sports fan ... but that's not the audience for this.

[Suicane75]

Refereeing in the Canada/Finland womens Hockey game has been awful. They missed a clear goal which got overturned on replay. Then they missed a 2nd one that somehow was not overturned even though it was clearly in the net. Only thing I can think of is that the ref blew the whistle, which makes it even worse cause the puck was still loose (and in the net).

[Suicane75]

Yet I've seen women -- non sports fans mind you -- in my FB feed discussing who wore what, whose hand was where (apparently there was some controversy?), and so forth.

You're watching like a sports fan ... but that's not the audience for this.

Johnny Weir so sassy, ya betta recognize.

[Suicane75]

Also, there's apparently a Canadian womens league that has an expansion team...In China. What?

[kingfc22]

Shaun White’s clutch rating = 99

[Edward64]

Its ridiculous how good he is (and the other men).

I enjoyed watching the women, but the men are a class to themselves.

[Suicane75]

Japan is smacking around the USA Lady Curlers

[miami_fan]

Yet I've seen women -- non sports fans mind you -- in my FB feed discussing who wore what, whose hand was where (apparently there was some controversy?), and so forth.

You're watching like a sports fan ... but that's not the audience for this.

Winner!

[bhlloy]

Congratulations to the Germans from Ukraine and France

[Edward64]

I did enjoy watching the pairs skating but TBH some of the music selection didn't seem quite right. I'm sure its me.

Yes, congrats to the Germans. Their short program from the previous night wasn't that great but I thought the long program was fantastic.

Also congrats to the NK pair, they were really good. A little childish but I couldn't help but think, wow they looked great and well fed.



Oh, they also showed the German pair waiting for the last pair to finish up. Those 2 were very emotional and I really felt for them.

[MIJB#19]

The Netherlands in disbelief, 'greatest of all-time' Sven Kramer didn't win the 10 km speed skating. Fourth attempt, presumably last chance, 1 silver medal in 2014 but nothing else to show for. It's weird, because he just won his three gold in a row at the 5 km. But here, majority of fans and media wanted two things: Kramer to win the 10 km and any Dutchman to win the men's 1500 meters.

[Thomkal]

I did enjoy watching the pairs skating but TBH some of the music selection didn't seem quite right. I'm sure its me.

Yes, congrats to the Germans. Their short program from the previous night wasn't that great but I thought the long program was fantastic.

Also congrats to the NK pair, they were really good. A little childish but I couldn't help but think, wow they looked great and well fed.



Oh, they also showed the German pair waiting for the last pair to finish up. Those 2 were very emotional and I really felt for them.

Yes the Germans certainly deserved the gold for that performance. Nice to see her finally get it after 5 Olympics.

Music has gone through a transition of late in skating. Non-vocals music was the only thing allowed until just a few years ago. You could pretty much predict what music was going to be used every year. Swan Lake anyone? So even though Swan Lake got used again, it allowed for that fantastic choice by the french pair who skated to the Disturbed version of Sounds of Silence. It got them noticed on YouTube, and has brought a younger audience to the sport I think.

It was really disappointing to see only one American pair team make the Olympics this year, and finish mid-pack. That part of the sport needs a lot of new blood if we are ever going to get a medal there again. (Yes, I like watching ice skating :) )

[PilotMan]

The women's USA Curling team is really struggling. That's about the enxtent of my coverage watching this year.

[bhlloy]

Every time I see them Tara Lipinski and JohnnyWeir look more and more like they walked off the Hunger Games set right before filming.

[Edward64]

The women's USA Curling team is really struggling. That's about the enxtent of my coverage watching this year.

Curling was interesting to me because I think it was first up (?) but other things have earned my interest.

I did see a quick segment on the pillow that was shaped like a curling rock which I thought was pretty cool.

[Edward64]

Every time I see them Tara Lipinski and JohnnyWeir look more and more like they walked off the Hunger Games set right before filming.

Yeah, I could do without Weir and his hair-do's.

[Young Drachma]

Had no idea how many people still really get into the Olympics, I've been talking to a few folks who have been talking about it and I just didn't realize. It was must-see TV in the era of a few channels, but for whatever reason now -- maybe it's NBC coverage -- I just don't care as much.

[JPhillips]

Every time I see them Tara Lipinski and JohnnyWeir look more and more like they walked off the Hunger Games set right before filming.

I don't understand why they don't have their own TV show. It may burn out quickly, but I think there's a lot of money to be made with them and the right vehicle.

[Edward64]

Holy crap, its been 16 years since Apollo Ono !!

[ISiddiqui]

Had no idea how many people still really get into the Olympics, I've been talking to a few folks who have been talking about it and I just didn't realize. It was must-see TV in the era of a few channels, but for whatever reason now -- maybe it's NBC coverage -- I just don't care as much.

I'm right there with you. The only times I really have sat and watched is when its been on the TV at the bar. At home I may watch for a few minutes and then channel surf on.

[EagleFan]

Has anyone tried the VR options that I keep seeing advertised?

[Thomkal]

Nice comeback for Nathan Chen (he would have won the gold medal 4 years ago with that score), but too far back to make the podium.

[SirFozzie]

Oh. my. Goodness.

The leader was already starting to give post race interviews, when out of absolutely NOWHERE, Ester Ledecka comes down to win the women's skiing Super-G by .01.

Her previous best this season in the World Cup? 19th. (she had a 7th place last year in the downhill)

Oh, and the fact is, she was racing on borrowed skis, because she's really here for the SNOWBOARDING EVENTS next week.

And a big oopsie to NBC, who had already anointed the gold medalist, but then again, who could've seen this coming

[bhlloy]

Yeah, I was trying to figure out how Lindsay Vonn had come outside the medals in two events today, because NBC had convinced me the Austrian had won the gold, and then three hours later I'm hearing about some Czech woman who beat Vonn.

[jaygr]

Has anyone tried the VR options that I keep seeing advertised?

I tired with Samsung Gear VR and while I could get into the app, I couldn't really get any events to run. Any of the saved videos were just tours of the tracks and not events. I also found navigating to be really clunky.

[Logan]

I know there was some discussion about how NBC chooses to select which events to show, but what I don't understand is why they aren't making use of even some of their additional channel availability. 10am eastern on a Saturday and only one channel showing stuff? Confusing.

[whomario]

Oh. my. Goodness.

The leader was already starting to give post race interviews, when out of absolutely NOWHERE, Ester Ledecka comes down to win the women's skiing Super-G by .01.

Her previous best this season in the World Cup? 19th. (she had a 7th place last year in the downhill)

Oh, and the fact is, she was racing on borrowed skis, because she's really here for the SNOWBOARDING EVENTS next week.

And a big oopsie to NBC, who had already anointed the gold medalist, but then again, who could've seen this coming


No matter how surprising, the iron clad rule is to wait till No 30 before calling it ... And yeah, that run was awesome. Friend of mine who is knowledgeable on this (coaching the speed disciplines at state-level and being an avid Snowboarder as well) said it's absolutely insane to even be World-Circuit level in both sports, much less win in both (won 2 World Championships as a Snowboarder).

[AlexB]

Team GB just won their first gold today, Lizzie Yarnold retained her skeleton title.

I didn’t realise the issues she had since Sochi, which included taking a year out to combat severe exhaustion and then subsequently having to overcome severe motion sickness!

All of these people have to overcome tough situations, but I’m guessing motion sickness and skeleton is not a common combination!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Let the hilarity ensue

Report: Russian curling medalist at Games suspected of doping (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter-olympics/report-russian-curling-medalist-at-games-suspected-of-doping/ar-BBJhdY8)

[CrimsonFox]

hahahahaha!

[NobodyHere]

Had no idea how many people still really get into the Olympics, I've been talking to a few folks who have been talking about it and I just didn't realize. It was must-see TV in the era of a few channels, but for whatever reason now -- maybe it's NBC coverage -- I just don't care as much.

Olympics Ratings Fall To 2018 Low On 2nd Saturday; Steady With Sochi 2014 | Deadline (http://deadline.com/2018/02/john-henry-krueger-olympics-ratings-low-pyeongchang-nbc-1202293927/)

I looked up the ratings and so far it seems they are down 9% from 2014.

[Thomkal]

Well I guess Adam Rippon didn't get that NBC job after all...

https://www.tmj4.com/sports/olympics/olympic-figure-skater-adam-rippon-pulls-out-of-nbc-gig

[Edward64]

Scott Moir & Tessa Virtue definitely deserved to win. They were "hot".

I'm glad the Shibutani's placed also but TBH, I think "siblings" are at a disadvantage vs "couples".

[bhlloy]

I know complaining about NBC coverage is completely pointless at this point, but they are showing the same live feed of ice dancing on both NBC Sports and NBC, while the US hockey game is relegated to CNBC.

How does that make any sense? Trying to drive people to CNBC? I’d have though they are far more at risk of losing viewers who either don’t have access to that channel as part of their package or who don’t realize the game is on after flipping between the two usual channels, but maybe I’m missing something. Ping JiMGA?

[nilodor]

I know complaining about NBC coverage is completely pointless at this point, but they are showing the same live feed of ice dancing on both NBC Sports and NBC, while the US hockey game is relegated to CNBC.

How does that make any sense? Trying to drive people to CNBC? I’d have though they are far more at risk of losing viewers who either don’t have access to that channel as part of their package or who don’t realize the game is on after flipping between the two usual channels, but maybe I’m missing something. Ping JiMGA?

It’s a small comfort that while your accessibility to media is vastly superior to ours we somehow have managed to deliver decent Olympic coverage while you are stuck with hot garbage.

[stevew]

Meet the Olympic Athletes Who Probably Don't Belong There | Lifestyle (https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/meet-olympic-athletes-probably-dont-belong/)


The Oakland freestyle ski lady competing from Hungary was brutally hilariously bad.

[stevew]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How freeskier Elizabeth Swaney made it to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinterOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WinterOlympics</a> with this very simple halfpipe run: <a href="https://t.co/enfDyoQjGC">https://t.co/enfDyoQjGC</a> <a href="https://t.co/kHTAV7XND4">pic.twitter.com/kHTAV7XND4</a></p>&mdash; NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/965746567192997889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Thomkal]

nice 3 must win games by US curling to get into the medal rounds as the 3rd seed vs Canada.

[JonInMiddleGA]

How does that make any sense? Trying to drive people to CNBC? I’d have though they are far more at risk of losing viewers who either don’t have access to that channel as part of their package or who don’t realize the game is on after flipping between the two usual channels, but maybe I’m missing something. Ping JiMGA?

Last numbers I see (give or take last year), CNBC had about 10m more homes than NBCS. So putting the hockey game there would be a boost, not a demotion.

Plus, a lot more people know CNBC exists/where to find it than know NBCS exists (even during the Olympics). So as long as they've done a good job of promoting that they're using CNBC for Olympic coverage, this was to the benefit of the hockey game.

[bhlloy]

Interesting. Pretty surprising, but I suspect again I’m guilty of thinking as a sports fan rather than their actual target audience.

Hanks for the insight.

[Suicane75]

Seems weird that the ladies gold medal hockey game is at 11pm est. Figured 8 or 9 would have been better all around.

[B & B]

yep, ladies gold medal game doesn't start for 2 hours

if you think that's late, then wait til it goes to OT.

Enjoy.

[whomario]

The Men's hockey tournament is so damn pointless. I wonder if at any point there will be debate of cancling it alltogether (maybe just as a pressure tool), because i can't imagine many other sports being made/stay olympic if the not only a few are missing but essentially some countries are missing like 45 of their best 50 players.

And that's coming from a German who just saw his NT beat Sweden to reach the Semifinals for the first time ever. I mean, it's nice and all but doesn't really feel like an accomplishment when they miss 50 roster players (Germany like half a dozen)

[EagleFan]

The live times are killing me this year.

Saw what must have been a repay of the women's team cross country this afternoon. What a great finish!

[Butter]

nice 3 must win games by US curling to get into the medal rounds as the 3rd seed vs Canada.

Shuster was making some shots in the past few games. Think he won 4 straight, including over 2 medal round teams, just to make the medal round.

Ladies crapped out, basically thanks to one bad shot in a couple of matches.

[jbergey22]

The Men's hockey tournament is so damn pointless. I wonder if at any point there will be debate of cancling it alltogether (maybe just as a pressure tool), because i can't imagine many other sports being made/stay olympic if the not only a few are missing but essentially some countries are missing like 45 of their best 50 players.

And that's coming from a German who just saw his NT beat Sweden to reach the Semifinals for the first time ever. I mean, it's nice and all but doesn't really feel like an accomplishment when they miss 50 roster players (Germany like half a dozen)

Just more negativity towards the NHL. You might think they would want to bring in fans to their sport rather than turn them away. This is why the NHL has been dying a slow death.

[EagleFan]

Just more negativity towards the NHL. You might think they would want to bring in fans to their sport rather than turn them away. This is why the NHL has been dying a slow death.

Go back to the college kids like it used to be.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Just more negativity towards the NHL. You might think they would want to bring in fans to their sport rather than turn them away. This is why the NHL has been dying a slow death.

I far prefer having the NHL players where they belong: playing in the NHL.

Zero interest in having that season disrupted for something of this sort. (Same holds true with every major sport afaic).

[jbergey22]

I far prefer having the NHL players where they belong: playing in the NHL.

Zero interest in having that season disrupted for something of this sort. (Same holds true with every major sport afaic).

As if you would even notice. Do you pay any attention to the NHL?

I dont care about the NHL unless maybe the Wild make their once a decade playoff run. Team USA vs Team Canada makes for some great hockey. Actually, watching numerous countries against each other make for some great hockey. Its like watching the best in the world against each other where they actually care to win.

[jbergey22]

Go back to the college kids like it used to be.

The USA college kids against the pros of Russia? I guess it would still be better than whatever this is.

[JonInMiddleGA]

As if you would even notice. Do you pay any attention to the NHL?

Excuse me?

Finally gave in & joined my early adopter kid in taking the Preds after the Thrashers bailed (#fuckwpg4life), though Vegas is such a great empty cupboard that it's hard for me to not be a fan there as well.

I had a fucking THN subscription delivered to Monticello, GA for cryin' out loud.

My hockey fan roots go back to sneaking a goddamned transistor radio to bed to listen to Jiggs McDonald call a team coached by Boom Boom Geoffrion.

I've seen more pro hockey (NHL + ECHL + SPHL) in person over the last two decades than all other pro sports combined, all in person college sports combined as well.

I dont care about the NHL unless maybe the Wild make their once a decade playoff run.

Kinda makes you asking me that question a bit asinine, now doesn't it?

[jbergey22]

Kinda makes you asking me that question a bit asinine, now doesn't it?

Not really. I dont know how you spend your free time. I take it back I had no idea you were a huge hockey guy. I dont follow the hockey threads on here.

[Suicane75]

I have no idea how that's not a penalty. She destroyed her.

[kingfc22]

Some fantastic penalty shot moves.

[SirFozzie]

Was that the triple deke from the mighty Ducks?

[Jas_lov]

Shuster on his game again today. US up 2 on Canada in the 9th end!

[SirFozzie]

USA wins!

So, we've beaten Canada in women's hockey and curling in the space of 12 hours.

By subsection 104.c.2.b of the Olympic Code, I think this means we can trade heads of state.

[JonInMiddleGA]

By subsection 104.c.2.b of the Olympic Code, I think this means we can trade heads of state.

What, Canada loses so they get first draft pick?

[MrBug708]

USA wins!

So, we've beaten Canada in women's hockey and curling in the space of 12 hours.

By subsection 104.c.2.b of the Olympic Code, I think this means we can trade heads of state.

I heard Jon finds JT dreamy :)

[JonInMiddleGA]

I heard Jon finds JT dreamy :)

I'll just say that I actually just had a facial tic appear for a moment.

Dat boy makes me seriously wonder if we've identified Tide pod Patient Zero.

[Thomkal]

USA wins!

So, we've beaten Canada in women's hockey and curling in the space of 12 hours.

By subsection 104.c.2.b of the Olympic Code, I think this means we can trade heads of state.

Too late the President has tweeted about it (just the hockey of course) now, so the expiration date on this offer has passed. :)

[cartman]

oops

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/02/23/russian-bobsled-pilot-who-wore-i-dont-do-doping-t-shirt-fails-olympic-doping-test

[MizzouRah]

The USA - Canada women's final was better than most Blues games are to watch lately.

[Edward64]

The USA - Canada women's final was better than most Blues games are to watch lately.

I watched the replay of the overtime + shootout. I do think the US women deserved to win.

In the overtime period, the US women took many more shots than the Canadians ... it was almost as if the Canadians were tired and just playing defensively.

[nilodor]

Well deserved win for the American women. And how bout your curlers! They’ve done really well.

What a story ester ledecka is. Winning gold on skis and snowboard. Here reaction to winning the super g was priceless

[Ryche]

Game over!

[MizzouRah]

I watched the replay of the overtime + shootout. I do think the US women deserved to win.

In the overtime period, the US women took many more shots than the Canadians ... it was almost as if the Canadians were tired and just playing defensively.

I watched the whole game. Canada came out with fire and team USA looked a bit nervous.. but as the game went on, team USA settled in and played fantastic the rest of the way. Shootout to end it is dumb though.

[Edward64]

Shootout to end it is dumb though.

Yeah, I'm not well educated in hockey but my preference is keep on playing until sudden death/next score.

Curling replay is on now. Yawn, a little slow for me.

[Thomkal]

Well it was impossible to not get spoiled about the US Men's curling results this morning, but I watched anyway, and wow that 5-point end was incredible. I wouldn't have given you a dollar on the US chances this year when I saw who their skip was again, and looked like I was right to feel that way early in the tournament, but then everything just seemed to click for them. Well done Team USA!

Now someone needs to wake up US speedskating-no medals in Sochi, just one here.

[cartman]

Lots of empty seats for the men&rsquo;s hockey gold medal game.

[MizzouRah]

Yeah, I'm not well educated in hockey but my preference is keep on playing until sudden death/next score.

Curling replay is on now. Yawn, a little slow for me.

It's a shootout in the NHL during the regular season and sudden death in the playoffs - should be the same in the medal games imho.

Curling puts me into a deep snore. :D

[Thomkal]

Russians will likely be banned from the next Olympics if this is true:

Russians hacked hundreds of Olympic computers and attempted to blame North Korea: report | TheHill (http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/375479-russians-hacked-olympic-computers-attempted-to-plant-blame-on-north)

[PilotMan]

Russians will likely be banned from the next Olympics if this is true:

Russians hacked hundreds of Olympic computers and attempted to blame North Korea: report | TheHill (http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/375479-russians-hacked-olympic-computers-attempted-to-plant-blame-on-north)

They're too busy planning the World Cup to care.

There's no way they get both the wc and Olympics in the same 5 year span without some obvious shenanigans.

[whomario]

Lots of empty seats for the men&rsquo;s hockey gold medal game.

Filled up nicely now. It was starting at noon after all.

1:1 midway through the 2nd

[jbergey22]

This gold medal hockey match is fun to watch. The outmatched Germans are playing great.

[whomario]

So close and then the “shorthanded“ (5:5 only due to the Goalie going off), damn ...

[BishopMVP]

Yeah, I'm not well educated in hockey but my preference is keep on playing until sudden death/next score.

Curling replay is on now. Yawn, a little slow for me.I get it in soccer where the players literally can't run anymore after 120' minutes due to the limited subs, but in hockey with it's line changes no reason you can't play until a winner.

Also, watching this(/any) OT, if they have 4-man/2-man bobsled, and potentially a 3v3 basketball tournament next Olympics, can we get a 3v3 hockey tournament?