The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler - Page 9

johnnyshaka · 02-17-2010, 04:48 PM

Somebody is going to be going to sensitivity training tomorrow!!

digamma · 02-17-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Spoiler

Is your spoiler written in code? I have no idea what this means.

SirFozzie · 02-17-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

Is your spoiler written in code? I have no idea what this means.

Spoiler

digamma · 02-17-2010, 05:30 PM

Yes, I remember that. You didn't spoil anything by your post. That was my point.

SirFozzie · 02-17-2010, 06:30 PM

the downhill doesn't air till tonight on NBC, I thought

Big Fo · 02-17-2010, 06:35 PM

US has made a great comeback in curling, down 4-0 but now winning 6-4 in the ninth (though the Swiss look like adding at least one here), doing a lot of that scoring without the hammer.

B & B · 02-17-2010, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Fo

US has made a great comeback in curling, down 4-0 but now winning 6-4 in the ninth (though the Swiss look like adding at least one here), doing a lot of that scoring without the hammer.

YOURE WATCHING CURLING.

Big Fo · 02-17-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by B & B

YOURE WATCHING CURLING.

Hell yes, it's up there with skiing moguls and the snowboarding events as one of the best sports at the Winter Games, definitely more entertaining than stuff like cross-country skiiing, figure skating, and hockey.

Big Fo · 02-17-2010, 06:57 PM

Damn, Shuster left the final throw about 1-2 inches short, now it's going to extra innings. Second straight game he's been just off when it matters most.

DeToxRox · 02-17-2010, 07:02 PM

What time is the Halfpipe final tonight? I thought I saw 10;15 east but I can't find it now. I want to see Shaun White bust out the double cork.

MrDNA · 02-17-2010, 07:12 PM

Man, those snowboard uniforms are hideous. They remind me of when our old TV used to go out of whack.

Young Drachma · 02-17-2010, 07:21 PM

Would-Be Teammate Criticizes Davis’s Withdrawal - NYTimes.com

Gosh, this guy can't get a break. I don't think he does himself any favors at all, but...goodness, it's really unbecoming of the people in this sport to be so catty every four years.

Big Fo · 02-17-2010, 07:24 PM

Damnit, another one-point/final throw loss in the curling for the US. At 0-3 with the Canucks and Brits still to come it will be near impossible for them to make the semifinals.

DanGarion · 02-17-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

the downhill doesn't air till tonight on NBC, I thought

Yeah but it's not live...

BishopMVP · 02-17-2010, 07:32 PM

Germany/Sweden on MSNBC in the late 2nd. Germany hit 2 posts on a 5x3 and D. Sedin blatantly jumps into Germany's goalie for their ensuing 1-0 lead. I forgot how awesome the Olympics non-commercial break action was.

Dr. Sak · 02-17-2010, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Germany/Sweden on MSNBC in the late 2nd. Germany hit 2 posts on a 5x3 and D. Sedin blatantly jumps into Germany's goalie for their ensuing 1-0 lead. I forgot how awesome the Olympics non-commercial break action was.

And Sweden gets another power play right away after a crappy penalty call by the ref.

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 08:38 PM

This has been the most fun night of coverage so far. I can't help but notice there is no figure skating but we've had snowboarding, speed skating, short track, and downhill.

SI

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 08:49 PM

Bad couple of downhill runs in a row

SI

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 08:53 PM

Holy crap is Vonn fast.

SI

Scoobz0202 · 02-17-2010, 08:56 PM

Can't help but feel good watching Vonn in the interviews..

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 08:57 PM

yay Vonn! and Mancuso!

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 09:02 PM

They were talking through the announcing about how it wasn't a technically sound race but she beat everyone senseless by almost (over?) a second

SI

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 09:19 PM

Snowboarding time and it's live

SI

cuervo72 · 02-17-2010, 09:25 PM

Those are some sweet flannel nightshirts they have! Almost as good as the blue pjs with the snowflakes the women's mogul team wore.

(Wait...those were stars? Totally looked like snowflakes from a distance.)

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 09:28 PM

My wife and I had this conversation a couple of nights ago.

Me: "That's kindof cool- they have snowflakes on their uniforms" (the guys and girls both had them, I think)
Her: "Those are stars."
Me: "Oh"

SI

Young Drachma · 02-17-2010, 09:35 PM

Congrats to Shani Davis, narrowly winning gold in the 1000m for the 2nd straight Olympics.

Toddzilla · 02-17-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Can't help but feel good watching Vonn in the interviews..

watching Vonn makes me feel good in the pants.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-17-2010, 09:39 PM

That was a very impressive run by the Flying Tomato.

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 09:39 PM

Man, that first Japanese guy would have had the lead if he hadn't fallen. He had a great run.

SI

DeToxRox · 02-17-2010, 09:40 PM

46.8 won't be topped. This is already over. Can't wait for his last run though.

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 09:40 PM

Shaun White was fucking sick!!! He got some SERIOUS air there on his straight-air, and massive air on the double corks too. Just insane!

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

46.8 won't be topped. This is already over. Can't wait for his last run though.

That's what I just said - no way anybody tops that - they'll have to go all-out to beat it and they'll mess up.

DanGarion · 02-17-2010, 09:43 PM

Great guys, ruin everything for us west coasters...

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 09:45 PM

White's first run is good. His second run is going to be awesome. He has nothing to lose and playing conservatively won't get him anything since he already has such a great score.

SI

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 09:45 PM

it's not over yet dan...that was just the first runs for everybody. all that's ruined is that you know that Shaun threw down a hell of a run (which isn't really any surprise)

DeToxRox · 02-17-2010, 09:46 PM

Honestly if White doing great is a spoiler then the Olympics announcement should have read:

Spoiler

It's one of the biggest givens in sports.

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Shaun White was fucking sick!!! He got some SERIOUS air there on his straight-air, and massive air on the double corks too. Just insane!

I was talking with my wife: he gets so much more air than everyone else so he has that much more "space" to do elements.

SI

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Honestly if White doing great is a spoiler then the Olympics announcement should have read:

Spoiler

It's one of the biggest givens in sports.

seriously. the guy never fails to fucking bring it.

sterlingice · 02-17-2010, 09:49 PM

Hm... should we have some spoiler protection for the NBC events? Even for west coast?

I mean, the curling or hockey stuff that you can only see online or is shown live- well, that's live. But what about the primetime stuff?

Should we do something like this so people know the event and can look if they're watching it but it saves the others?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sample

Snowboarding- what a run!

Spoiler

SI

Fidatelo · 02-17-2010, 09:50 PM

How on earth does he go so much higher than everyone else? It's like he has some kind of anti-gravity boots or something.

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

How on earth does he go so much higher than everyone else? It's like he has some kind of anti-gravity boots or something.

yeah

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 10:05 PM

damn - he just barely got that last one in....wow

MrDNA · 02-17-2010, 10:06 PM

Wow. Just found out you need a cable or satellite subscription in order to watch the live feeds from nbcolympics.com. Guess I won't be watching any curling after all.

DeToxRox · 02-17-2010, 10:09 PM

That Finnish kid probably did the most perfect run he could do and still doesn't top White just going conservative.

sovereignstar · 02-17-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

Great guys, ruin everything for us west coasters...

tomba won gold.

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 10:12 PM

Spoiler

DaddyTorgo · 02-17-2010, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

That Finnish kid probably did the most perfect run he could do and still doesn't top White just going conservative.

didn't think that was a 45.0 run though - he didn't get THAT MUCH air...

illinifan999 · 02-17-2010, 10:14 PM

ooooooooooooooooooooo

Eaglesfan27 · 02-17-2010, 10:14 PM

DeToxRox · 02-17-2010, 10:14 PM

Haha amazing.

02-17-2010, 06:30 PM	#405
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02-17-2010, 07:12 PM	#411
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02-17-2010, 08:38 PM	#417
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	This has been the most fun night of coverage so far. I can't help but notice there is no figure skating but we've had snowboarding, speed skating, short track, and downhill. 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!"

02-17-2010, 08:49 PM	#418
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Bad couple of downhill runs in a row 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!"

02-17-2010, 08:53 PM	#419
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Holy crap is Vonn fast. 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!"

02-17-2010, 04:48 PM	#401
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Somebody is going to be going to sensitivity training tomorrow!!

02-17-2010, 05:30 PM	#404
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Yes, I remember that. You didn't spoil anything by your post. That was my point.

02-17-2010, 06:35 PM	#406
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	US has made a great comeback in curling, down 4-0 but now winning 6-4 in the ninth (though the Swiss look like adding at least one here), doing a lot of that scoring without the hammer.

02-17-2010, 06:57 PM	#409
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Damn, Shuster left the final throw about 1-2 inches short, now it's going to extra innings. Second straight game he's been just off when it matters most.

02-17-2010, 07:02 PM	#410
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	What time is the Halfpipe final tonight? I thought I saw 10;15 east but I can't find it now. I want to see Shaun White bust out the double cork.

02-17-2010, 07:21 PM	#412
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Would-Be Teammate Criticizes Davis’s Withdrawal - NYTimes.com Gosh, this guy can't get a break. I don't think he does himself any favors at all, but...goodness, it's really unbecoming of the people in this sport to be so catty every four years.

02-17-2010, 07:24 PM	#413
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Damnit, another one-point/final throw loss in the curling for the US. At 0-3 with the Canucks and Brits still to come it will be near impossible for them to make the semifinals.

02-17-2010, 07:32 PM	#415
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	Germany/Sweden on MSNBC in the late 2nd. Germany hit 2 posts on a 5x3 and D. Sedin blatantly jumps into Germany's goalie for their ensuing 1-0 lead. I forgot how awesome the Olympics non-commercial break action was.

02-17-2010, 08:56 PM	#420
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Can't help but feel good watching Vonn in the interviews..

02-17-2010, 08:57 PM	#421
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02-17-2010, 09:02 PM	#422
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	They were talking through the announcing about how it wasn't a technically sound race but she beat everyone senseless by almost (over?) a second 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!"

02-17-2010, 09:19 PM	#423
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Snowboarding time and it's live 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!"

02-17-2010, 09:25 PM	#424
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Those are some sweet flannel nightshirts they have! Almost as good as the blue pjs with the snowflakes the women's mogul team wore. (Wait...those were stars? Totally looked like snowflakes from a distance.) __________________ null

02-17-2010, 09:28 PM	#425
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	My wife and I had this conversation a couple of nights ago. Me: "That's kindof cool- they have snowflakes on their uniforms" (the guys and girls both had them, I think) Her: "Those are stars." Me: "Oh" 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!"

02-17-2010, 09:35 PM	#426
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Congrats to Shani Davis, narrowly winning gold in the 1000m for the 2nd straight Olympics.

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02-17-2010, 09:39 PM	#429
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Man, that first Japanese guy would have had the lead if he hadn't fallen. He had a great run. 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!"

02-17-2010, 09:40 PM	#430
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	46.8 won't be topped. This is already over. Can't wait for his last run though.

02-17-2010, 09:40 PM	#431
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Shaun White was fucking sick!!! He got some SERIOUS air there on his straight-air, and massive air on the double corks too. Just insane! __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

02-17-2010, 09:43 PM	#433
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02-17-2010, 09:45 PM	#434
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	White's first run is good. His second run is going to be awesome. He has nothing to lose and playing conservatively won't get him anything since he already has such a great score. 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!" Last edited by sterlingice : 02-17-2010 at 09:45 PM.

02-17-2010, 09:45 PM	#435
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	it's not over yet dan...that was just the first runs for everybody. all that's ruined is that you know that Shaun threw down a hell of a run (which isn't really any surprise) __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

02-17-2010, 09:46 PM	#436
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Honestly if White doing great is a spoiler then the Olympics announcement should have read: Spoiler Shaun White to participate in 2010 Olympics It's one of the biggest givens in sports.

02-17-2010, 09:50 PM	#440
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02-17-2010, 10:05 PM	#442
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02-17-2010, 10:06 PM	#443
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02-17-2010, 10:09 PM	#444
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	That Finnish kid probably did the most perfect run he could do and still doesn't top White just going conservative.

02-17-2010, 10:12 PM	#446
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Spoiler White for gold...Lago for bronze...the Finnish guy (somehow) slipped in and got silver...not sure his run was a 45.0 but oh it was __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

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