The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler

[cuervo72]

That kid is fun to watch.

[DaddyTorgo]

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i didn't think he'd land the double at the end there...looked like he almost didn't have enuf speed to get the air for it...i'm sure he wanted more for an ideal one...

[DaddyTorgo]

he had zero speed to get that though...i'm surprised he landed it...amazing

[DanGarion]

I'm just being sarcastic guys
The coverage is all over the Intarwebs no way to avoid it. Fucking NBC.

[DaddyTorgo]

holy shit...48.4

if he had the speed to land that cleaner (fucking vancouver) that woulda been like a 49.0

[cuervo72]

Vonn has a little Bo Derek thing going on.

[RainMaker]

I'm liking Mancusso.

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[DaddyTorgo]

i'll be the meat in that silver+gold sandwich any day

[Oilers9911]

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.

He's just that much higher than everyone else in snowboarding.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

i'll be the meat in that silver+gold sandwich any day

+1

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

holy shit...48.4

if he had the speed to land that cleaner (fucking vancouver) that woulda been like a 49.0

That was un-freaking believable. The only run all day that beats his first run and it's his freaking victory lap. That guy is a freak.

[sterlingice]

What a run! Wow!

Again, Lago should have gotten Silver. The Fin got way too high of a score for a run that wasn't that clean or even that risky.

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[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

I'm liking Mancusso.

I dunno. She looked pretty bitchy up on the podium.

Heck, the Austrian looked the happiest to be there. She looked like the slightly chunky, nerdy kid crashing the sorority party

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[EagleFan]

Why does this statement make me laugh?

"Ziggy Palfy is still almost scoring at will in the slovac league..."

Said after he missed on a breakaway; talking about how he retired a few years ago but is still playing.

Since he just "almost scored" does that mean he is "almost scoring" at will or almost "scoring at will"?

[bhlloy]

For some reason watching these games makes me really sad that EHM died a death. I think it's all the Euros who were so great in game but you could never get to come to North America.

Usually I'm not a huge fan of international hockey but so far this year it's really captured my imagination and I've watched pretty much every game. I think it's the NHL rink which has led to a slightly more physical style of play.

[Lathum]

Some nasty crashes in the womens downhill

[whomario]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Some nasty crashes in the womens downhill

yeah, seriously. This must rank right up there as one of the most difficult and possibly insane tracks ever. 4 jumps, 2 right into turns, a ridiculous finishing jump that wasn´t changed one bit from the men´s track, multiple steep turns, a very "hard" surface with a ton of unsteady riding.
All that with 1 single practice ! That didn´t even go all the way down in one run (they went to a certain point, had a 3 hour break and then rode the last bit).
It wasn´t like it was bad riders falling or almost falling, there were legit Top10 riders (or even medal candidates) biting the snow.

Pärson seems to be fine, a million bruises aside. A romanian rider has ruptured her knee tendon though

Vonn/Mancuso were brilliant though, very impressive.

tonigh part 2 in the super combination (downhill + slalom), they are working on lowering the final jump at least.

- Germany put up a great fight against Sweden in Hockey, very good start. Heck, a little more luck and who knows ...

[JPhillips]

Ovechkin's Olympic skates:

[sterlingice]

JiMGA- do you have some ratings break downs by sports? I'd be curious what is more and less popular to the general populace.

Also, last night was easily the best night of coverage for my bucks. They did a good job marketing as they had star power (Davis, Vonn, Ono, White) and almost everything was live, except the downhill. But no figure skating so I'm sure ratings are down, even tho they had everything else pretty much line up.

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[Butter]

Could the US curling teams be any worse?

[whomario]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Could the US curling teams be any worse?

well, they could exchange shorts with the norwegians

[Scoobz0202]

Why do the Olympics have videos of the olympics on lockdown but not have videos of events on their website?

[whomario]

spoiler be damned : Anja Pärson = Tough as nails Not only did she get up after that horrific fall, she raced today.
Hats off
I want her to win a medal so bad right now.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Why does this statement make me laugh?

"Ziggy Palfy is still almost scoring at will in the slovac league..."

Said after he missed on a breakaway; talking about how he retired a few years ago but is still playing.

Since he just "almost scored" does that mean he is "almost scoring" at will or almost "scoring at will"?

Ziggy Palffy is pretty good at almost scoring, so I think it's that he's "almost scoring" at will.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

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

Narrow isn't really the word here. Granted, Mo T-B and had a fast time (on this ice), but Davis was the only one below 1:09. Although I was obviously rooting for Groothuis to win bronze, Shani Davis winning felt like all is right with the world. Now Shani Davis and Sven Kramer both have their gold medals now, they've been far and beyond the two best skaters in the world for a good number of years.

[sterlingice]

More high drama for Team USA curling. The men are going into extra ends again, this time against Denmark.

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[yacovfb]

John Shuster makes Nate Kaeding look clutch

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by yacovfb

John Shuster makes Nate Kaeding look clutch

No kidding. This is their second heartbreaking extra end loss that they easily could have won.

I miss Pete Fenson.

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[Big Fo]

Unfuckingbelieveable. Three straight devastating losses. USA are out of it, I need someone to root for the rest of the way, someone other than Canada or Britain.

Nice goal by Kessel puts USA 1-0 up early over Norway in men's hockey. edit: It might have already ended, there's no live up in the top corner logo.

[Peregrine]

Jesus Shuster is getting killed - how did he miss that hammer!?

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Big Fo

Unfuckingbelieveable. Three straight devastating losses. USA are out of it, I need someone to root for the rest of the way, someone other than Canada or Britain.

Nice goal by Kessel puts USA 1-0 up early over Norway in men's hockey.

I'm really enjoying watching Canada's matches, tho. Kevin Martin is a beast and the announcers are good.

You could always cheer for the pants-- err.. Norway.

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[Pumpy Tudors]

I'm just a little unsettled by you guys going gaga over the pants of a men's curling team. I don't think you guys are doing this right.

AND STOP TALKING ABOUT PANTS IN THE WHISTLER THREAD ANYWAY

[MikeVic]

Power Forward Dany Heatley putting Canada ahead 1-0!

[Dr. Sak]

Swiss tied it at 2 after 2.

[EagleFan]

lol, readig a story about what Shaun White's coach said yesterday. Claims that his language marred what could have been a good event.

Are you freaking kidding me? If hearing two "bad words" is enough to ruin an event you really shouldn't be watching sports of any kind, or going out in public for that matter.

[EagleFan]

They really should have done the women's halfpipe before the men's. They are good and all but it just doesn't seem to compare to yesterday.

[Dr. Sak]

Jonas Hiller....wow

[EagleFan]

Torrah Bright... wow

[Dr. Sak]

Swiss and Canada going to OT.

[EagleFan]

Nash was out of control, give him a damn penalty for that.

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Nash was out of control, give him a damn penalty for that.

Exactly! I don't understand how that wasn't a penalty.

[Fidatelo]

Good grief I can't believe this is coming down to a shootout. God forbid Mike Green was on the team for powerplays like that one in the last couple minutes. Fuck.

[EagleFan]

Nice save.

[sterlingice]

The downhill was pretty cool

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So, yeah, Vonn wiped out and the really bitchy American (Mancuso? Really- falling to the ground and kicking the feet in the air coming a day after last night's annoying interview and tiara on the medal stand- yeah, you're high maintenance while you could stand to have some class) got silver, unfortunately. But the two who wiped out yesterday got gold and bronze so it was kindof a "neat" consolation prize- wipe out one day and bounce back to get medals the next. Cool to see

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[Fidatelo]

Crosby didn't fuck around on that second chance. What a rocket. Thank God!

[Dr. Sak]

Great game...can't wait for Sunday!

[EagleFan]

Crud...

Not sure what is more annoying, Crosby and his whining or Brodeur's bush league shaking of the glove tactic.

[bhlloy]

Hiller was unreal, but if I was a Canadian fan I'd be very concerned about the defense. Keith and Doughty don't look ready to be out there and are turning the puck over way too much. If Switzerland had some of the offensive players that Slovakia or Russia have, this game would have been a loss.

[Dr. Sak]

Plus the Canadian power play didn't look all that hot.

[EagleFan]

Didn't see the goals, why did Brodeur call the Swiss goal (2nd one I believe) a "lucky goal"?