OT- The XX Winter Olymipad

[TommyD420]

Anyone else watching this?


:Pat:

[Number Cruncher]

Yeah....

[Mr NFLfan]

Originally posted by TommyD420
Anyone else watching this?


:Pat:



Yes exciting isn't it? :zzz: :zzz: :Eason:

Couldn't they just have taken a lead from the Pats?

announce them as a team the east vs the west.

After the last winter olympics and the couple's figure skating fix its hard to take this serious.

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Mr NFLfan
Yes exciting isn't it? :zzz: :zzz: :Eason:

Couldn't they just have taken a lead from the Pats?

announce them as a team the east vs the west.

After the last winter olympics and the couple's figure skating fix its hard to take this serious.

You gotta admit the Ferrari doing doughnuts on the stage was pretty cool :D


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[Number Cruncher]

Yoko's Italian?????

[Number Cruncher]

apart from sports you rarely get to see... (bobsledding etc....), there's a new event called snowboarding cross... think downhill skiing except with snowboards and four people going down at the same time..... looks cool....

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
apart from sports you rarely get to see... (bobsledding etc....), there's a new event called snowboarding cross... think downhill skiing except with snowboards and four people going down at the same time..... looks cool....

I like the sports where if you fall down, your life is ruined for 4 more years...

So yeah, Speed Skating (especially short track...it's almost a guarantee)...Downhill Skiing..Figure Skating...Good Stuff...

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[Number Cruncher]

Pavoratti doing his Pagliacci imitation....

The great clown, the great sad tragic clown... :D

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
Pavoratti doing his Pagliacci imitation....

The great clown, the great sad tragic clown... :D

He just tore the friggin house down too....

Not bad for a dude who can't read music... :D


:Pat:

[Jh]

I never thought I'd live to see the day where Pavarotti's greatness was stated by a peson who also has 420 in their name.:p

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Jheavner
I never thought I'd live to see the day where Pavarotti's greatness was stated by a peson who also has 420 in their name.:p

I'm just full of surprises :D


:Pat:

[Jh]

further proof that not all stoners are deadbeats

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Jheavner
further proof that not all stoners are deadbeats

Reformed Stoner.

And I was a music major :D (Is that like a double deadbeat or what?)

:Pat:

[Alcoholic9*]

Originally posted by TommyD420


Reformed Stoner.



Nobody likes a quitter :(

[Webslinger]

Did you "take the cure" or just on hiatus?

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Webslinger
Did you "take the cure" or just on hiatus?

Yeah...you could say they "threw the book" at me :D


Hell, I'd even pass the Olympic-Screening at this point (Segue back on-topic that was amazing...)


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[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Alcoholic9
Nobody likes a quitter :(



:LOL: ROFL





:Pat:

[Jh]

I stopped when I became a Momma. Can't have bongs and trays of weed everywhere with kids. Easy for me, had to anyway when I was pregnant. I don't even drink anymore. Never in my wildest dreams (or boringist dreams--at the time) did I thnk I'd ever be completley sober.

No more weed, alcohol, acid, shrooms, ecstacy and others that need not to be named for me!

How 'bout them Olympics!

[Alcoholic9*]

Originally posted by Jheavner
I stopped when I became a Momma. Can't have bongs and trays of weed everywhere with kids. Easy for me, had to anyway when I was pregnant. I don't even drink anymore. Never in my wildest dreams (or boringist dreams--at the time) did I thnk I'd ever be completley sober.

No more weed, alcohol, acid, shrooms, ecstacy and others that need not to be named for me!

How 'bout them Olympics!

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. ;)

Come visit some time. :D

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Jheavner
I stopped when I became a Momma. Can't have bongs and trays of weed everywhere with kids. Easy for me, had to anyway when I was pregnant. I don't even drink anymore. Never in my wildest dreams (or boringist dreams--at the time) did I thnk I'd ever be completley sober.

No more weed, alcohol, acid, shrooms, ecstacy and others that need not to be named for me!

How 'bout them Olympics!

Me either...If you had "Tommy will be sober when he's 30" in the pool...you won.

Anyhoo..I actually kinda liked the OC when I switched over @ 10...It wasn't completely filled with suckitude (save for Yoko), and it had Michael Shumacher's Ferrari doing donuts...a Peter Gabriel sighting...Athletes sparking their lighters and swaying to "Imagine" regardless of their country...and wrapped up by Pavorotti kicking MOLTO ass...It was...Impressive to say the least.

1st event is supposed to be Biathlon tomorrow @ 7AM.

Cross Country Skiing and Guns...cool cool...

Nothing TOO major going on tomorrow...Speed Skating at night I think...Women's Hockey...Ice Dancing maybe...

Only one I really want to see would be speed skating.


I'm such a sucker for the Olympics...They get me every time...


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[Alcoholic9*]

Doh! My pic didn't work

Who's up for spaghetti with mushroom sauce?

[Jh]

I loved watching the figure skating as a girl. It was hard to watch anything at my house besides racing, though. Mainly NHRA and Nascar. If you have any questions about racing from the 80's until the late 90's, I'm your girl.

As I grew, I was more of a Summer Olympics person. I always dreamed of going for softball. How cool would that be to win a gold medal? That means you are the best in the whole entire world at that particular thing. I'd wear mine all the time.
I'm the best, now watch out, ya bitches!

I can't say that I favor either of the two, now. I think there are some great things in both of them.

I really want to see the Skeleton this year. Those fools even go down head first. Oh hell no!

[Jh]

I think of all the shrooms I've ever eaten, most of them looked different than the others. Always a good time.:thumb: Gotta make sure you trust the person you get them from.

Oh man, the memories:cool:

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Jheavner
I loved watching the figure skating as a girl. It was hard to watch anything at my house besides racing, though. Mainly NHRA and Nascar. If you have any questions about racing from the 80's until the late 90's, I'm your girl.

As I grew, I was more of a Summer Olympics person. I always dreamed of going for softball. How cool would that be to win a gold medal? That means you are the best in the whole entire world at that particular thing. I'd wear mine all the time.
I'm the best, now watch out, ya bitches!

I can't say that I favor either of the two, now. I think there are some great things in both of them.

I really want to see the Skeleton this year. Those fools even go down head first. Oh hell no!

LOL.

I gotta take up Curling. Unless maybe Bowling becomes a demonstration sport...

(Hate to burst your bubble, but Softball is gone from the Olympics now..)

I would SO wear my medal everywhere too...End every arguement..."Oh Yeah? Well I HAVE A ****ING GOLD MEDAL!!!! What's up NOW?!?!?"

:D

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[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Jheavner
I think of all the shrooms I've ever eaten, most of them looked different than the others. Always a good time.:thumb: Gotta make sure you trust the person you get them from.

Oh man, the memories:cool:

I was always REALLY alergic to mushrooms..

Never stopped me...but I'm still allergic


:thumb:


:Pat:

[Jh]

Yeah, I know softball's gone. My dream of that was gone once I found a man that made me, hmm, that made me a mom.

Allergic? I know most people puked when they ate them. I never did. Maybe all the years of training my stomach to be tough helped me out.

Good thing you aren't deado:-)!

[Alcoholic9*]

Originally posted by Jheavner


Allergic? I know most people puked when they ate them. I never did. Maybe all the years of training my stomach to be tough helped me out.

Good thing you aren't deado:-)!

Key for me is to chew em in the side of my mouth and do my best not to let em touch my tongue. Not because I'll puke, because I'll have that god awful taste in my mouth for the next 5 hours. :banghead:

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Jheavner
Yeah, I know softball's gone. My dream of that was gone once I found a man that made me, hmm, that made me a mom.

Allergic? I know most people puked when they ate them. I never did. Maybe all the years of training my stomach to be tough helped me out.

Good thing you aren't deado:-)!

Yeah...The girlfriend seems to enjoy the fact I'm not dead...The ex-wife, eh, not so much.

Anyway...this is the official olympic thread...We must force ourselves to stay on topic...

(And not think of sweet, sweet, mary jane)

o:-)

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[Jh]

One more thing, ok?

Alkie, I found that eating them with Cheerios (same consistencey, kinda) and washing them down with OJ worked well. We always drank OJ, always heard it was supposed to make it better. Don't know if it really does or not, we did it everytime, so I guess I couldn't really call it a controlled experiment now could I:shrug:




Go USA! (Or whoever deserves it, I'm fair!)

[Alcoholic9*]

Originally posted by Jheavner
One more thing, ok?

Alkie, I found that eating them with Cheerios (same consistencey, kinda) and washing them down with OJ worked well. We always drank OJ, always heard it was supposed to make it better. Don't know if it really does or not, we did it everytime, so I guess I couldn't really call it a controlled experiment now could I:shrug:




Go USA! (Or whoever deserves it, I'm fair!)

Pretty sure that's an old wives tale. I've heard it both ways too. Both that it can enhance your trip and bring you down from a bad one quicker. :shrug:

And that's for every drug. Shrooms, Acid, Mesc.

I bet crackheads tell eachother to drink orange juice. :D

Now back to your regularly scheduled Winter Olympics thread.....

[ItsGood_ItsGood]

I never did mushrooms in my life, but I was looking for some when Yoko came out.

Here's a woman who should be an international pariah. She stole John Lennon away from his first wife, claimed she had no idea who he was, removed his male genital from his body and carried it around in her purse and thereby ruined cut the career of the greatest pop band in the history of the world down to seven measley years. Didn't anyone in that stadium remember the 4th side of The White Album?

That little speech she read would have been adorable if delivered by a 9 year old girl. From a 79 year old woman and the Janet Jones Gretzy of Rock & Roll, it was embarassing.

[bideau]

Originally posted by Jheavner
Yeah, I know softball's gone. My dream of that was gone once I found a man that made me, hmm, that made me a mom.

Taking fastpitch softball out of the olympics really pisses me off :mad: A purely anti-American move (along with baseball). I'm a fastpitch junkie going back to the years when my daughter traveled around the east coast playing in tournaments. It's more of a sport than most of the other crap thrown in.

Barely watched any of the opening ceremonies. On the plus side, Comcast added a high def channel, UniversalHD, which is broadcasting events without the fluff pieces. My wife and I watched some of the Finland-Germany women's ice hockey. My wife is a Finn, so that caught her interest.

[thomas144]

Originally posted by ItsGood_ItsGood
I never did mushrooms in my life, but I was looking for some when Yoko came out.

Here's a woman who should be an international pariah. She stole John Lennon away from his first wife, claimed she had no idea who he was, removed his male genital from his body and carried it around in her purse and thereby ruined cut the career of the greatest pop band in the history of the world down to seven measley years. Didn't anyone in that stadium remember the 4th side of The White Album?

That little speech she read would have been adorable if delivered by a 9 year old girl. From a 79 year old woman and the Janet Jones Gretzy of Rock & Roll, it was embarassing.

I usually just disappear from the Planet for weeks after reading your crap... I probably shouldn't respond to this...

[ItsGood_ItsGood]

Originally posted by thomas144
I usually just disappear from the Planet for weeks after reading your crap... I probably shouldn't respond to this... :confused:
Is it...me? Honestly, I'm taken aback. In the 25 years I've been on this board, I've never gotten a reaction anywhere close to yours. And it comes because I belittled Yoko Ono?

If it's my anti-Yoko stance...um...I've never actually heard the pro-Ono position articulated. I'm all ears.

WTF?

[Peg]

Originally posted by ItsGood_ItsGood
:confused:
Is it...me? Honestly, I'm taken aback. In the 25 years I've been on this board, I've never gotten a reaction anywhere close to yours. And it comes because I belittled Yoko Ono?

If it's my anti-Yoko stance...um...I've never actually heard the pro-Ono position articulated. I'm all ears.

WTF?

Ooh! Ow! I see what ya mean, IGIG!... WTF?!?!...

Thomas--I know that you are the resident contrarian, but I think that you may have forgotten to take "your pills" today, 'cuz this is harsh, even coming from you... :mad:

[ItsGood_ItsGood]

Originally posted by Peg
Ooh! Ow! I see what ya mean, IGIG!... WTF?!?!...

Thomas--I know that you are the resident contrarian, but I think that you may have forgotten to take "your pills" today, 'cuz this is harsh, even coming from you... :mad:

Jheavner, TommyD...any suggestions to help my man out? When you quit, did you keep a "stash?"

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by ItsGood_ItsGood
Jheavner, TommyD...any suggestions to help my man out? When you quit, did you keep a "stash?"

Nah, but I have the phone numbers to several detoxes and psych hospitals that I'm sure would be ready to help if necessary :D


You should post some random thoughts just on General Principle IGIG :D


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[pookie]

Originally posted by TommyD420
You should post some random thoughts just on General Principle IGIG :D


Or better yet IG, create a random thoughts on thomas144's random thoughts thread.

That could rip a hole in the universe.

[RoadGrader]

Originally posted by ItsGood_ItsGood
That little speech she read would have been adorable if delivered by a 9 year old girl. From a 79 year old woman and the Janet Jones Gretzy of Rock & Roll, it was embarassing.

IG_IG.....ROFL

a friggin' excellent line :thumb: :thumb:

[Wandering Athol]

Answer: Elliot Mintz

Question: who is Janet Jones-Gretzky's current spokesperson?

Six degrees of separation question: who was Yoko Ono's spokesperson during the John and Yoko days?

[ItsGood_ItsGood]

Jeez,

Peg, pookie, RG & Athol...thanks for having my 6 on this one. At least I think you do...It's hard to focus on anything other than pookie's Stacey Keibler avatar. Up until two weeks ago, I had no idea this woman existed...but damn, she's hotter than a Dallas sidewalk.

I have no earthly idea what I did to cheese off Thomas...it's like that having that kid who sits on the other side of your homeroom, the one you've never talked to before, come across the room one day and tell you he hates your guts. What do you do? Reevaluate the way you've been living your life, or just say "Huh?" and forget about it.

Or go with the philosophy that served me well when I dealt with hecklers in one of comedy's many Hell Rooms: "If you liked me, I'd friggin' kill myself."

Now, back to the Winter Olympics thread. Oh wait. Is the answer Brian Epstein?

[dropKickMurphy]

Originally posted by ItsGood_ItsGood
...It's hard to focus on anything other than pookie's Stacey Keibler avatar. Up until two weeks ago, I had no idea this woman existed...

I've been a Stacey Keibler mark for many years. I loved her "Miss Hancock" gimmick in WCW. She played the uptight, frumpy, enforcer of the standards of decency. Somehow, I always suspected that behind those Coke-bottle specs, underneath that perfectly tight librarian hair bun, was a hot babe waiting to come out.

When she went to WWF/WWE, she became one of their top divas. Not much in the boob department (although they are quite perky), but those legs....

The fact that you've just become aware of her in the past few weeks raises some suspicions. You didn't, by chance, get introduced to her on that "Dancing With the Stars" show did you? If so, you might as well upload that picture of Johnny Weir to your avatar right now.

Me, I'm going to hang out with thomas144. We're gonna light candles and sway to and fro to Yoko Ono music.

[pookie]

Originally posted by ItsGood_ItsGood
It's hard to focus on anything other than pookie's Stacey Keibler avatar. Up until two weeks ago, I had no idea this woman existed...but damn, she's hotter than a Dallas sidewalk.


Dan Pires alerted me to Ms Keibler with his avatar. I had no idea who she was either, but she's now my new theme. I googled her and about 15 minutes later got yelled at by Mrs Pookie for ruining the keyboard.

IG, I'm willing to bet that thomas was yanking your chain in his 'deep thoughts by jack handy' kind of way.

[Cletusaurus]

So I watched the half-pipe stuff tonight cuz there was nothing else on (sorry, but the Olympics really don't interest me), and after Shaun White won the gold and was talking to Costas, did he not look or sound completely on another planet? Whether it was just the shock of winning a gold medal in the Olympics at 19 or what, but he didn't look very into it.

And Bode Miller got the shite kicked out of him by that wicked little beast called "karma." Hey Bode, maybe you should've gotten a little sloshed, you might have won a medal then!

[Islndr17]

i actually like watching the olympics... i love how Bode miller choked, i also saw Anton Ono fall in the short track which sucked cuz he would have won gold again.

[Wandering Athol]

Originally posted by ItsGood_ItsGood
Jeez,

Peg, pookie, RG & Athol...thanks for having my 6 on this one. At least I think you do...It's hard to focus on anything other than pookie's Stacey Keibler avatar. Up until two weeks ago, I had no idea this woman existed...but damn, she's hotter than a Dallas sidewalk.

I have no earthly idea what I did to cheese off Thomas...it's like that having that kid who sits on the other side of your homeroom, the one you've never talked to before, come across the room one day and tell you he hates your guts. What do you do? Reevaluate the way you've been living your life, or just say "Huh?" and forget about it.

Or go with the philosophy that served me well when I dealt with hecklers in one of comedy's many Hell Rooms: "If you liked me, I'd friggin' kill myself."

Now, back to the Winter Olympics thread. Oh wait. Is the answer Brian Epstein?

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

I have no idea what that means. I just know that everytime I read one of Thomas's posts, I find myself reading Nietzche for 2 hours.....frightening.

[Hawg73]

I personally think that John Lennon started going downhill when he took off his leather jacket and grew a beard.

When Ono came along it was really pathetic, because it didn't seem like there was anything she wouldn't do to influence him and the cool rebel quickly turned into a Fischer Price pull toy.

Unfortunately, there are still millions of people around that were hoodwinked when he came up with one decent little tune about peace and thought he was still a genius.

That makes one good tune out of several hundred that he did after the Beatles broke up largely over that weirdo Yoko.

He WAS a genius back in the day, but by the time Ono got through with him he had forgotten 95% about everything he ever learned about music.

I'll stop short of thanking Mark David Chapman for shooting the guy, but it hands me a laugh when anyone gets bent out of shape over their percieved mistreatment of Yoko, who instead of being the artist and visionary she pretended to be -- was really just a gold-digging, talentless shrew who got her talons into my boyhood idol and rode him into the dirt.

If I thought Thomas was seriously ripping on IG, then I'd try my personal best to make him permanently disappear from the planet by grinding him into cyberdust everytime he pulls something like this, but instead I just sit back and laugh.

You can't take anything Thomas posts seriously.

[Benign Despot]

This Lennon/Ono stuff will land this thread in the political forum soon. I've never been a big fan of Lennon myself. I'm not so much offended that he ditched his first wife, that stuff happens all the time, but his treatment of his first child (Julian) was inexcusable so my respect level for the man is pretty low.

The "one decent tune" always reminded me of a communist Utopian ideal set to music. I think I'm too much the capitalist.

Back on Topic...



The Olympic Downhill is one of my favorite sporting events.

One Shot, no do-overs, get to the bottom as fast as you can without crashing. I know it was a French guy who won it but the proformance was wild. Cutting 7/10's off the top run when you go last was rediculous.

[Number Cruncher]

Originally posted by Benign Despot
The Olympic Downhill is one of my favorite sporting events.

One Shot, no do-overs, get to the bottom as fast as you can without crashing.


One of the most indelible memories of my childhood is Franz Klammer hauling ass down hill in 1976.... Remember it like it was yesterday...

[bideau]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
One of the most indelible memories of my childhood is Franz Klammer hauling ass down hill in 1976.... Remember it like it was yesterday...

Absolutely.

It's one of the great moments in Olympic history. And he did it in this home country of Austria. That was also the Dorothy Hammil Olympics.

[Hawg73]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
One of the most indelible memories of my childhood is Franz Klammer hauling ass down hill in 1976.... Remember it like it was yesterday...

Roger that.

I was on a ski trip that day and spent a great day skiing and settled back in the motel with a case of beer and a bag weed and watched Klammer tear it up that night with my buddies.

I even tried to ski like him after that, but I don't think it really made much difference.

I like a lot of different events, but the downhill rules.

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Hawg73
Roger that.

I was on a ski trip that day and spent a great day skiing and settled back in the motel with a case of beer and a bag weed and watched Klammer tear it up that night with my buddies.

I even tried to ski like him after that, but I don't think it really made much difference.

I like a lot of different events, but the downhill rules.

No one stayed up last night to watch Curling?

US kicked the ever-living crap out of Norway 11-5.
Norway was the defending gold-Medalist from Salt lake.

(Yes I'm a sick person because I enjoy "the Curling"...)

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[Moebius]

Originally posted by TommyD420
No one stayed up last night to watch Curling?

US kicked the ever-living crap out of Norway 11-5.
Norway was the defending gold-Medalist from Salt lake.

(Yes I'm a sick person because I enjoy "the Curling"...)

:Pat:

One of my business trips to Canada, I had a hotel with about 5 channels. I was apparently up there during some National Curling Championship or something as 3 of the channels had coverage for about 5 straight hours. I was truly horrified that by the end of it I actually understood what was going on.

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Moebius
One of my business trips to Canada, I had a hotel with about 5 channels. I was apparently up there during some National Curling Championship or something as 3 of the channels had coverage for about 5 straight hours. I was truly horrified that by the end of it I actually understood what was going on.

There was just a Chinese Speed Skater on for the 500m heats.

His name was F. Yu (That's how it was listed in the graphic)

I shit you not.

How great are the Olympics??

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[Moebius]

Originally posted by TommyD420
There was just a Chinese Speed Skater on for the 500m heats.

His name was F. Yu (That's how it was listed in the graphic)

I shit you not.

How great are the Olympics??

:Pat:

Actually, I think it was listed as Yu. F. His name was Yu Fengtong. Though if they followed Chinese protocol he would have been listed as F. Yu as the surname is first.

Still pretty funny though.

[Number Cruncher]

So let me understand....

You fall flat on your face being thrown during ice dancing. You get up, call a timeout, go over to the bench, dust yourself off, head back out, stand around waiting for the song to catchup, pick up where you left off, finish your show and GET A SILVER MEDAL???????

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
So let me understand....

You fall flat on your face being thrown during ice dancing. You get up, call a timeout, go over to the bench, dust yourself off, head back out, stand around waiting for the song to catchup, pick up where you left off, finish your show and GET A SILVER MEDAL???????

Pairs, not Ice Dancing. Ice Dancing sucks.

Dude, she's a badass. 5' maybe like 80 lbs, takes a digger into the ice on her f-ing knee from about 12 feet up (Try doing that with no kneepads...)

With the new scoring system, messing up on one element only costs you a point; and they only screwed up on the landing part of it, and got all the rotations in (No one had ever tried a throw-quad before). Everything else was virtually flawless...and the rest of the teams pretty much outright sucked except for the Russian team.

She's a bad mother-****er...I'm glad they got silver and approve of the scoring there.


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[macpac]

Originally posted by TommyD420
No one stayed up last night to watch Curling?

US kicked the ever-living crap out of Norway 11-5.
Norway was the defending gold-Medalist from Salt lake.

(Yes I'm a sick person because I enjoy "the Curling"...)

:Pat:

Canadian here, our women's hockey team is up 26 - 0 after two games. ROFL

Cheek from Carolina the Gold medal winner in speed skating today was a great story. Unexpected.

Lots of injuries today, on the ski hill and in the sledding venue.

[Number Cruncher]

Originally posted by TommyD420
Pairs, not Ice Dancing. Ice Dancing sucks.

Dude, she's a badass. 5' maybe like 80 lbs, takes a digger into the ice on her f-ing knee from about 12 feet up (Try doing that with no kneepads...)

With the new scoring system, messing up on one element only costs you a point; and they only screwed up on the landing part of it, and got all the rotations in (No one had ever tried a throw-quad before). Everything else was virtually flawless...and the rest of the teams pretty much outright sucked except for the Russian team.

She's a bad mother-****er...I'm glad they got silver and approve of the scoring there.


:Pat:

I'm not questioning her toughness. I bet she wouldn't fumble with a pulled hammy....

But shit, if I'm standing over there and I MADE MY JUMP, I'd be a little pissed right now.

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
I'm not questioning her toughness. I bet she wouldn't fumble with a pulled hammy....

But shit, if I'm standing over there and I MADE MY JUMP, I'd be a little pissed right now.

See, unlike singles skating...it's not all about the (throw) jumps. (She landed a Double/Triple combo right after the restart, and landed another throw triple after); there's like a million diffrerent elements Pairs are judged on (lifts, side by side spins, side by side jumps/combos), where in Singles, it's "try to jumps as many times as possible and land them all".

Besides, like I mentioned before...only the Russian Pair was even on the same level as those 2. The other pairs all had their moments where they just flat out sucked, missed jumps, etc. There wasn't another pair who could claim they got screwed out of a medal.


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[Number Cruncher]

Originally posted by TommyD420
See, unlike singles skating...it's not all about the (throw) jumps. (She landed a Double/Triple combo right after the restart, and landed another throw triple after); there's like a million diffrerent elements Pairs are judged on (lifts, side by side spins, side by side jumps/combos), where in Singles, it's "try to jumps as many times as possible and land them all".

Besides, like I mentioned before...only the Russian Pair was even on the same level as those 2. The other pairs all had their moments where they just flat out sucked, missed jumps, etc. There wasn't another pair who could claim they got screwed out of a medal.


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C'mon, even Dick Buttons said the Russians lacked a certain, "Ooh, I doon't knoow..." ... :D

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
C'mon, even Dick Buttons said the Russians lacked a certain, "Ooh, I doon't knoow..." ... :D

That's mainly because Dick Button still thinks its 1963 and hates all non-American teams...:D


Dick Button is a creepy mother****er.

It's not worth watching Women's Singles without him announcing...Espeically when a "not of age" skater takes the ice...

Dick "Latent Pedophilia" Button is just off the Unintentional Comedy charts...just freakin creepy...but no olympics would be complete without him..


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[Number Cruncher]

Originally posted by TommyD420
That's mainly because Dick Button still thinks its 1963 and hates all non-American teams...:D


Dick Button is a creepy mother****er.

It's not worth watching Women's Singles without him announcing...Espeically when a "not of age" skater takes the ice...

Dick "Latent Pedophilia" Button is just off the Unintentional Comedy charts...just freakin creepy...but no olympics would be complete without him..


:Pat:

I really miss Phil Hartman.....
:D

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
I really miss Phil Hartman.....
:D

Yeah...Me too...:sulk:


:Pat:

[Number Cruncher]

Hey Tommy,

I know we will "agree to disagree" but I am watching the "after hours" olympic highlight show.....

That Hammond guy is interviewing the Canadians who got jobbed four years ago (and then got additional golds issued to them).....

Anyway, he asked them why someone who falls flat should still get a chance for a medal, and here is what the guy (jamie sale's partner) said....

"The Russians are so good that it pushes everyone to take chances. But a skiier who goes too fast out of the gate and misses a flag is out, its over. I don't think they should have been allowed to continue....."

WOW....

Interest that a guy within the sport would make my point for me, but.....

THE RULES SUCK.... :)

I'll leave you the last word.... :)

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
Hey Tommy,

I know we will "agree to disagree" but I am watching the "after hours" olympic highlight show.....

That Hammond guy is interviewing the Canadians who got jobbed four years ago (and then got additional golds issued to them).....

Anyway, he asked them why someone who falls flat should still get a chance for a medal, and here is what the guy (jamie sale's partner) said....

"The Russians are so good that it pushes everyone to take chances. But a skiier who goes too fast out of the gate and misses a flag is out, its over. I don't think they should have been allowed to continue....."

WOW....

Interest that a guy within the sport would make my point for me, but.....

THE RULES SUCK.... :)

I'll leave you the last word.... :)

The "tuck rule" isn't the most popular rule either...but as you can tell in my sig, "Rulez iz Rulez"

i think we're talking about 2 different things...Should you be able to "call timeout" have a good cry and comeback and have a do-over? I dunno...but Assuming that's the rule; not landing one element in a routine with about 65 scorable ones shouldn't necessarilly disqualify you from winning a medal.


By the way...Jamie Sale is OMG HAWT~!~!~!




:Pat:

[Benign Despot]

Originally posted by TommyD420

By the way...Jamie Sale is OMG HAWT~!~!~!




:Pat:

Hell YES!

[Hawg73]

Jamie Sale is very, very hot indeed. She has a glow factor. I might consider stalking her.

Since this is the defacto Olympics thread I'm going to give some big ups to the Women's snowboarding team for rocking the Alps and taking a few medals, but beyond that-- I just found it really refreshing that the snowboarders seem to have a different culture.

They try their hardest and do their best and seem to really pull for each other. You didn't see that American girl who had a great run but made one mistake to finish fourth dissolve in a puddle of tears like the Ice Princesses do frequently, sometimes even when they win.

I found it a very exciting and entertaining event and I don't know squat about it.

The American girls were even high fiving the girl from Norway that took the silver. In what other sport do you see that happen?

Nobody seems to have more fun than the 'boarders.

Bottom line is that sports are SUPPOSED to be about fun, aren't they?

The contrast between them whooping it up and the heavy drama of the figure skaters is glaring.

[Jh]

I agree they should all get along, that bugged me about sports, how everyone on the other team was a "bitch".

But I think ice skating is different. They start training when they are like 4, give up their lives, can't indulge in sweets, or go out and party with their friends. All the people I know who snowboard started in thier teenage years and are still able to do whatever they want. They didn't sacrifice and train their whole lives for one moment in the future. Not to mention how much all the lessons and stuff costs.

[ItsGood_ItsGood]

Originally posted by Benign Despot



The Olympic Downhill is one of my favorite sporting events.



Vastly superior to the Olympic Uphill, IMHO...

I hope to make the 2010 US Team in the "Apre Ski" event.

[Benign Despot]

Originally posted by Jheavner
I agree they should all get along, that bugged me about sports, how everyone on the other team was a "bitch".

But I think ice skating is different. They start training when they are like 4, give up their lives, can't indulge in sweets, or go out and party with their friends. All the people I know who snowboard started in thier teenage years and are still able to do whatever they want. They didn't sacrifice and train their whole lives for one moment in the future. Not to mention how much all the lessons and stuff costs.

Didn't Sacrifice?!?!?!

They drug test in the Olympics, that mean no doobage for like six months....

[Wandering Athol]

I suggest you check out Kari Traa.

http://www.hotolympians.com/

This link is for girls and boys.

[TommyD420]

Women's Curling...currently on CNBC.

Yes. I'm watching...


Sweden is leading the US 3-2 in the 9th end...


:Pat:

[bideau]

Originally posted by TommyD420
Women's Curling...currently on CNBC.

Yes. I'm watching...


Sweden is leading the US 3-2 in the 9th end...


:Pat:

I'm watching as well. So many things they could change to make more men tune in. Some cuties out there.

Bikini Curling anyone drool

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by bideau
I'm watching as well. So many things they could change to make more men tune in. Some cuties out there.

Bikini Curling anyone drool

Which one do you like?

Jamie? (http://www.usoc.org/26_32968.htm) (the older one)

or:

Cassie (http://www.usoc.org/26_32967.htm) (the younger one)?

Cassie strikes me as the drinker/party girl of the 2...but Jamie strikes me as a potential bedroom dynamo...

I'm Torn...:sulk:

:Pat:

[bideau]

Originally posted by TommyD420
Which one do you like?

Jamie? (http://www.usoc.org/26_32968.htm) (the older one)

or:

Cassie (http://www.usoc.org/26_32967.htm) (the younger one)?

Cassie strikes me as the drinker/party girl of the 2...but Jamie strikes me as a potential bedroom dynamo...

I'm Torn...:sulk:

:Pat:

There's only one solution....We test drive cars, don't we?? :shrug:

Oh well, almost time for Dancing with the Stars while Survivor is being recorded.

[Jh]

So curling is like hockey or something?

[bideau]

Originally posted by Jheavner
So curling is like hockey or something?

It more like shuffle board on ice.

[macpac]

Canadians are the best in the world at it, and if you want a good workout sweep 40 rocks down the ice, then give me a call in the am and tell me how you are feeling.

In other olympic news.....The current salary cap in the NHL is 39 Million dollars. The Canadian Olympic team is worth 100 Million per year. We don't expect much though, only gold.

[Wandering Athol]

Originally posted by TommyD420
Which one do you like?

Jamie? (http://www.usoc.org/26_32968.htm) (the older one)

or:

Cassie (http://www.usoc.org/26_32967.htm) (the younger one)?

Cassie strikes me as the drinker/party girl of the 2...but Jamie strikes me as a potential bedroom dynamo...

I'm Torn...:sulk:

:Pat:

Hmmm....

http://www.usoc.org/Jamie-Johnson-biomug.jpg
Bachelorette #1 enjoys, "listen[ing] to Queen, Motley Crue, Dire Straits, Aerosmith before bonspiels," counts Anchorman amongst her all-time favorite movies, and would describe herself as "Betty from the Archie comics...because 'she’s like the girl next door'."


http://www.usoc.org/Cassie-Johnson-biomug.jpg
Bachelorette #2 enjoys listening to "O.A.R., Smashing Pumpkins and Korn," counts Happy Gilmore amongst her all-time favorite movies, and says "Rainbow Bright best describes her personality."

Bachelors: please chime in!

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Wandering Athol
Hmmm....

http://www.usoc.org/Jamie-Johnson-biomug.jpg
Bachelorette #1 enjoys, "listen[ing] to Queen, Motley Crue, Dire Straits, Aerosmith before bonspiels," counts Anchorman amongst her all-time favorite movies, and would describe herself as "Betty from the Archie comics...because 'she’s like the girl next door'."


http://www.usoc.org/Cassie-Johnson-biomug.jpg
Bachelorette #2 enjoys listening to "O.A.R., Smashing Pumpkins and Korn," counts Happy Gilmore amongst her all-time favorite movies, and says "Rainbow Bright best describes her personality."

Bachelors: please chime in!

I'm-a gonna have to go with Jamie the first time around...assuming there's no drunken trifectas involved...



:Pat:

[Wandering Athol]

http://www.thecurlingnews.com/upload/images/small36_372800494266.gif


Curling calendar causing a stir

http://www.tsn.ca/curling/news_story.asp?id=141561

Canadian Press

10/31/2005 10:33:06 PM

Women's curling is sure to receive a lot more exposure this year, thanks to a new international calendar that features nude and scantily clad female curlers.

The calendar is the brainchild of Ana Arce, a photographer who skipped the Andorran women's team for three seasons before moving to Spain this year.

''I think it's going to change the image of the sport which is not so nice,'' Arce, who also poses in the calendar, told The Canadian Press. ''I've been playing for eight years and there are so many beautiful girls playing and nobody knows it.

''I doubt that anyone is going to be shocked and everybody's going to enjoy that and like it.''

All proceeds will be split between the teams of the curlers who pose in the calendar, called the Ana Arce Team Sponsorship Calendar 2006.

Arce contacted only women she knew personally through her years in curling, including two Canadians: Melanie Robillard of Ottawa and Lynsay Ryan of Kelowna, B.C., the daughter of two-time world champion skip and 2006 Olympic hopeful Pat Ryan.

Ryan, a 21-year-old student at Hamilton's McMaster University, found herself in July posing in a see-through sarong in the forests of Fussen, Germany.

''I sent him (her father) an e-mail,'' Ryan said with a laugh. ''I thought it might be better if he read about it and had time to think about it before he replied.''

Arce met Lynsay Ryan at a curling clinic in Germany and was surprised the Canadian agreed to be part of it.

''I thought she was going to say no because being Canadian I know it's more difficult,'' she said. ''I think things are different for European girls.

''We are more open here - a little less shy I think. But she said yes and she just wanted to check the pictures and everything was OK.''

The 12 models represent curling teams from Denmark, Italy, Spain, England, Poland, Germany and Canada.

''Some of the girls showed a little bit more, like breasts, because they wanted to,'' Arce said of the black-and-white photos. ''But it is very, very tasteful.''

The calendar isn't the first of its kind. The Canadian women's rugby, water polo and cross-country ski teams all have produced similar calendars. On the men's front, there has been beefcake calendars from the men of Australian Rules Football and the Stade Francais rugby team in Paris.

Some prominent Canadian female curlers had no problem with the calendar but weren't interested in participating.

''I couldn't, I'm too shy,'' said Jennifer Jones, the defending Scott Tournament of Hearts champion from Winnipeg. ''It's very European.

''If the right people want to do it I think it's kind of a fun idea and innovative and hopefully it will get curling some publicity.''

News of the calendar, which will cost about $25 Cdn, came a little bit close to home for former Canadian champion Cathy King.

''Somebody came up to our team just last week and said we should do one of those,'' she said with a chuckle. ''I started laughing and said you three go ahead. I'm not doing it.

''I said to our friend who suggested it: `Get lost, not a chance.'''

It's not the first time the idea of nudity and curling has hit the news. In April 2004, former world champion Colleen Jones lamented the problem of getting publicity for women's curling with plans to split the men's and women's championships into separate events.

''I think the women are going to have to curl naked in order to get people out there,'' she said at the time. ''I'm not kidding.

''You're going to have to hope for an Anna Kournikova to come along to really jazz it up.''

The calendar does just that for the sport, said Arce.

''This proves that curlers are athletes,'' she said. ''Strong but graceful, and of course very beautiful.''

News about the calendar seemed to catch Jones off guard Monday.

''Those words were very prophetic don't you think?,'' said the six-time Canadian champion, who noted finding a way to compete in countries where curling is not popular can be a serious challenge.

''There's a part of me that can say if you thought it was going to cover the cost of your season than maybe you'd do the same thing and become Miss January,'' she said. ''Image and sex appeal in women's sport are still very much how many women athletes are popularized.''

Included in the calendar is Austrian skip Claudia Toth, who previously said no to the German edition of Playboy.

''I loved the whole idea behind it,'' said Toth. ''It seems like one of the very few possibilities to make curling more popular in Europe - especially Austria.''

Anything that brings attention to the sport is a good idea, said defending world and Brier champion Randy Ferbey of Edmonton.

''Good for them,'' he said. ''Anytime you bring publicity to the sport is good. Every other sport has done it.

''I don't think there's anything wrong with it and I'll definitely have a look to see if I know anybody in there. It's just something fun to talk about over a few drinks.''

The fact that his former teammate Pat Ryan's daughter is included in the calendar wasn't lost on Ferbey.

''Obviously I can bug Pat about that now a little bit,'' he said. ''I'll probably put her picture up on the wall somewhere in the locker-room.''

For more information on the calendar, go to www.thecurlingnews.com.

-------------------------------------

I don't know what I found more surprising: this article, or the fact that Canada has it's own national curling newspaper.

One thing I was not surprised to find out: the calendar is temporarily sold out. (http://www.thecurlingnews.com/calendar.html)

[TommyD420]

The Mighty, Mighty Canadians are about to lose to Switzerland in Men's Hockey 2-0.


Do YOU believe in miracles?



:Pat:

[kirjtc2]

Not as big as your women's team losing to Sweden...

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by kirjtc2
Not as big as your women's team losing to Sweden...

The Girls are playing Hockey too?

Isn't that cute....

;)


:Pat:

[Number Cruncher]

Originally posted by TommyD420
The Girls are playing Hockey too?

:Pat:


If FLAG football can be considered football, then yeah, the girls are playing hockey....

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
If FLAG football can be considered football, then yeah, the girls are playing hockey....

Perfect analogy.

:thumb:


:Pat:

[harrisonhits]

Curling sucks bigtime. It is nothing more than tiddley winks on ice and I don't know how it can even be considered a sport. A game yes, a sport that tests the human ability to compete, what a f'in joke.

The Olympics no longer hold much interest for me. Too much other content available on too many subjects.

[mikiemo83]

Originally posted by TommyD420
The Mighty, Mighty Canadians are about to lose to Switzerland in Men's Hockey 2-0.


Do YOU believe in miracles?



:Pat:


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by kirjtc2
Not as big as your women's team losing to Sweden...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



as tommy said The Girls are playing Hockey too?

Isn't that cute....


well look at it like this, women hockey could board me any time


as for curling sucking, I like woman curling, the broads grab a broom and sweep, this is good no? :D

long live mens rights o:-)

[RoadGrader]

Originally posted by mikiemo83

as for curling sucking, I like woman curling, the broads grab a broom and sweep, this is good no? :D

long live mens rights o:-) .....a new low by an obviously high man :thumb:

[bideau]

Gooooooo Finland woohoo (sorry, my wife is a Finn)

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by bideau
Gooooooo Finland woohoo (sorry, my wife is a Finn)

That team looks like the Gold Medal winners to me...Teemu Selanne is on freakin' fire. So long as they keep getting the goaltending they are, it's Finland's to lose...



:Pat:

[#54]

Originally posted by Jheavner
So curling is like hockey or something?

Curling Basics (http://www.curlingbasics.com/)

[#54]

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter06/speed/columns/story?id=2335461

TORINO, Italy -- Eric Heiden sat in the stands and, halfway through Saturday night's 1,000-meter speedskating final, thought about 1980.

He has a single memory that stands out from his five-gold-medal performance in Lake Placid. He can't quite explain why, but it's not a memory from the oval, or the medal stand, or even anything celebratory.

Heiden finds himself, again and again, back in a tunnel leading away from the snow-encrusted ice and down toward the locker room. It was the day he broke the world record in the 10,000-meter discipline. It was the day after the Miracle on Ice. Heiden remembers how long that hallway was, and how it led away from all the lights, toward a door.

"I was leaving a bright place and going into a dark tunnel," Heiden said Saturday. "And I'm wondering, 'What's in store?' "

Heiden was the man of the moment, and still he left it behind even as it happened to him. He sped forward, into the unknown. And Saturday, as he relived that feeling again, Heiden looked out at the rink here in Italy, and a solitary man in a ski hat floated by. The man clasped his hands behind his back and moved slowly, not looking anywhere but straight ahead, into his own tunnel.

Moments later, that man took off his hat and strode into history, becoming the first black to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Games. And of course, Shani Davis did it by coming out of nowhere, going from 25th after one split, to seventh after two, to first at the finish.

Not everyone likes Shani Davis. Some think he was selfish for not joining the team pursuit race the day before the event he's dreamt of winning since he was 8 years old. Others think he's simply difficult, or too bitter. Others still don't like his mother, saying she's too involved. When asked after Davis' performance whether he's happy for the gold medalist, Chad Hedrick complimented only silver medalist Joey Cheek. "I'm happy for Joey," Hedrick said.

To which we should reply: Whatever. The soap opera is for today, but history is forever.

History will not remember Shani Davis for a specific decision he made or for any personality quirks he has. Nor should we. How many remember the disturbance Heiden caused? He said the Olympics were overrated. He said, "Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them? I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money."

That didn't go over any better in 1980 than Davis' outspokenness does in 2006. But who cares? Dozens or hundreds or even thousands of African-American kids will put on skates because of Shani Davis, and that is so much more of a legacy to America than joining one extra race. All due respect to Hedrick, but Davis goes stride for stride with the Texan in contribution to Team USA, and he might even be moving ahead. Perhaps Heiden's modern-day complement is not Hedrick, but Davis.

That's especially so when we have people like Bryant Gumbel telling us to "try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention."

That comment is also for today. Davis' story, from a childhood where he was made fun of for wearing tights, to his place in sports lore, will go on. Mr. Gumbel will talk his entire career and say less than Davis did Saturday without a word. And we reporters asked about all the hot topics, from Hedrick to Davis' mother to the controversy over his decision not to race in the pursuit. Davis rolled his eyes. Good for him.

Rumors flew that Davis would blow off the press conference, but he didn't. He mentioned his past hardships, but he also said, "It's not a hard thing for me. I love what I do." He took no opportunity to snipe or whine or lash out. And there were several opportunities to be had. "Regardless of color," he said, "I want to be the best I can be."

Asked if he thought his achievement would create a big stir, Davis said, "I think it would be if this were a bigger sport. It's what people make of it."

Let's hope people make a lot of it.

There is a long tunnel between the ice and the locker room here in Torino, as well. Davis walked it Saturday, alone in his thoughts. Maybe he'll remember that walk as long as Heiden did. Maybe not. But just like speedskating's first American legend, Davis has walked away from the petty trifles of the moment and into a darker, quieter place that none of us can reach -- a place that cannot be touched by words.

[TommyD420]

Jerome "From Detroit" Bettis is in Turin/Torino and LIVE IN-STUDIO WITH BOB COSTAS.

They've referred to him being from Detroit 3 times....Showed his parents twice already.

And apparently Bus will be a commentator w/ the NBC Sunday football program as well...

Sorry, 3 times showing the parents.


I'm not freakin' kidding...What a travesty.


:Pat:

[MadStork]

Originally posted by #54
Curling Basics (http://www.curlingbasics.com/)

OK, I just tried to read through this and went cross-eyed.

What is the point of this silliness?

I watched the US team beat the Brits yesterday, hoping to at least get a minimal understanding of the game, but ...

The sweety and I couldn't grasp the scoring part - how does a team score?

[Number Cruncher]

Originally posted by MadStork
The sweety and I couldn't grasp the scoring part - how does a team score?

The only rocks that can possible score have to be a least touching the outter-most blue ring or inside it...

Then the closest to the middle gets one point. If that same team has the second closest they get two points, if that same team has the third closest, they get three, etc....

Even if you have five rocks inside the rings, including the closest, if the other team has the second closest, you only get one point....

Kinda like Bocce Ball...

[bideau]

Originally posted by PatPatriot
The only rocks that can possible score have to be a least touching the outter-most blue ring or inside it...

Then the closest to the middle gets one point. If that same team has the second closest they get two points, if that same team has the third closest, they get three, etc....

Even if you have five rocks inside the rings, including the closest, if the other team has the second closest, you only get one point....

Kinda like Bocce Ball...

One thing that confuses people is the different colored rings. It doesn't matter which ring the rock is in. It's one point.

[Moebius]

So back on the topic of the well loved around here women's hockey. I'm watching the gold medal game. Ok, not really watching it, but the tv is on the channel and I can see it over the top of the laptop as I'm sitting here working.

From what I've seen, Sweden has pretty much proven themselves the Denver Broncos of the women's hockey tournament. They weren't supposed to beat the US, and it's showing going up against Canada. This is about as cruise control as it gets.

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Moebius
So back on the topic of the well loved around here women's hockey. I'm watching the gold medal game. Ok, not really watching it, but the tv is on the channel and I can see it over the top of the laptop as I'm sitting here working.

From what I've seen, Sweden has pretty much proven themselves the Denver Broncos of the women's hockey tournament. They weren't supposed to beat the US, and it's showing going up against Canada. This is about as cruise control as it gets.

Heh...I thought Cruise control was:

Canada 16
Italy 0



:Pat:

[Moebius]

Originally posted by TommyD420
Heh...I thought Cruise control was:

Canada 16
Italy 0



:Pat:

For a regular game, sure, but we're talking the Gold Medal game here, and Sweden looked like a high school team playing against the NHL All Star team.

[Mark_Henderson]

I don't know if this has already been posted, but did anyone watch the snowboard cross this weekend? I'd never seen that before. It's pretty cool because it's kind of like a roller derby in that they can bump and cut each other off. And, if one person goes down, they usually take out a few others.

[TommyD420]

Originally posted by Mark_Henderson
I don't know if this has already been posted, but did anyone watch the snowboard cross this weekend? I'd never seen that before. It's pretty cool because it's kind of like a roller derby in that they can bump and cut each other off. And, if one person goes down, they usually take out a few others.

Short Track Speed Skating is even more like roller derby IMO.


By the way for al you Ice Dancing Fans out there...The finals are on tonight...








*crickets*






*tumbleweeds*





Yeah, me either...



:Pat:

[#54]

Schools closed for mens curling final (http://www.cbc.ca/nl/story/nf_burke_schools_20060223.html)

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is closing schools early Friday, so students can watch the Canadian men's curling team compete for a gold medal.

Education Minister Joan Burke said Thursday that schools across the province will be dismissed at lunchtime Friday so they can watch the St. John's based Brad Gushue rink compete in the Olympic curling final.

Burke said buses will be ready to take children home early.

"It's a historic moment for Newfoundland and Labrador," she said.

"[We] certainly want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to see the game. It's exciting for the young people of this province."

The Gushue rink faces Finland in the curling final at 1 p.m. NT, 12:30 p.m. in most of Labrador.

The game will be carried on CBC Television.

Burke said while schools could have arranged to have children watch the game on television, buses would have arrived during the final ends.

"Schoolchildren just can't walk out of school and declare a holiday. We have to do that for them," Burke said.

[kirjtc2]

Can we just let Newfoundland just drift off to sea and end this thing?

[bideau]

The US wins it's first every Curling medal. woohoo :dbanana: :Party:

The US men captured the Bronze by defeating Great Britian, 8-6.

[mikiemo83]

Originally posted by bideau
The US wins it's first every Curling medal. woohoo :dbanana: :Party:

The US men captured the Bronze by defeating Great Britian, 8-6. and got a fan to do his version of the chicken dance

United States' Shawn Rojeski releases the stone as Joe Polo, left, and John Shuster sweep during ...

Streaker Runs Across Ice in Curling Match
By Associated Press
Fri Feb 24, 7:07 PM

PINEROLO, Italy - The men's bronze medal match Friday was interrupted by a streaker. Midway through the United States' 8-6 win over Britain, a man wearing what appeared to be a strategically placed rubber chicken ran onto one of the covered sheets of ice not being used in that session.

He danced around for a bit but never tried to approach any of the players.

Curlers probably feel a little safer than most athletes _ it's hard for intruders to run across ice, especially if they're naked. John Shuster said he never felt in danger.

"Olympic security's been amazing here," he said. "We weren't worried at all."

A couple of security officials from the venue hovered near the streaker for several seconds before finally covering him and leading him away.

[Moebius]

Never managed to catch any coverage of this, but I have to ask. Did he have Golden Palace.com tatooed on his back?

[kirjtc2]

Originally posted by Moebius
Never managed to catch any coverage of this, but I have to ask. Did he have Golden Palace.com tatooed on his back?

How'd you guess :)

[TommyD420]

Ok..it's just about all over...

But the Gold Medal game for Hockey was...well...sick

Sweden beats Finland 3-2 (sorry Bid...)

Sick, that is...if you like hockey :D


:thumb: A quality tourney IMO...even without the US and Canada in the mix.. :thumb:



:Pat:

[bideau]

Originally posted by TommyD420
Ok..it's just about all over...

But the Gold Medal game for Hockey was...well...sick

Sweden beats Finland 3-2 (sorry Bid...)

Sick, that is...if you like hockey :D


:thumb: A quality tourney IMO...even without the US and Canada in the mix.. :thumb:



:Pat:

It was a great game. Three Finns broke sticks in the 3rd period :eek: The first one right off the opening faceoff leading directly to the winning goal.

Finland did beat the Russians. The Finns and Russians have a very long historic dislike for each other, including a war for survival when the Soviets invaded Finland in 1940. My father-in-law was a ski trooper for the Finnish army during that war.

It was a very strong tournament. I loved the open ice, the speed and stick handling. I hope the NHL continues to shut down for future Olympics.