O, Canada!

[AuntShecky]

Now that the Winter Olympics begin tonight in Vancouver, and pitchers and catchers are starting to report for Spring Training (best o' luck, Blue Jays fans!) here are the official lyrics of the Canadian anthem which those of us south of the border would do well to study, so that we can sing along!

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/symbl/anthem-eng.cfm

UPDATE: I just turned on Dylan Ratigan's show and heard about the tragedy on the practice for the
luge. Deepest Condolences to Georgia and to all of their brave participants.

[papayahed]

Nice! I hear it all the time at sporting events but I only ever remember the first two lines.

I love the opening ceremony and the parade of nations. I was just reading today about the brouhaha over the final torch bearer. Apparently it's not Wayne Gretsky.

[OrphanPip]

Nice! I hear it all the time at sporting events but I only ever remember the first two lines.

I love the opening ceremony and the parade of nations. I was just reading today about the brouhaha over the final torch bearer. Apparently it's not Wayne Gretsky.

The Canadian press is predicting Betty Fox, the mother of the cancer research activist from Vancouver, Terry Fox. I think it's a pretty decent prediction considering that Vancouver is the host city. Gretsky is from Ontario, although he's been really secretive about what he's up to. His brother was on TV this morning and refused to tell where he was.

Here is the original 1880 lyrics

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

You'll likely hear a bilingual version at the Olympics where the middle part of the song will be the French lyrics and the beginning and end in English, or half-half.

The translation of the French lyrics since the English version isn't a translation:

O Canada!
Land of our ancestors,
Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious garland of flowers.
As in thy arm ready to wield the sword,
So also is it ready to carry the cross.
Thy history is an epic
Of the most brilliant exploits.
Thy valour steeped in faith
Will protect our homes and our rights
Will protect our homes and our rights.

[papayahed]

The Canadian press is predicting Betty Fox, the mother of the cancer research activist from Vancouver, Terry Fox. I think it's a pretty decent prediction considering that Vancouver is the host city. Gretsky is from Ontario, although he's been really secretive about what he's up to. His brother was on TV this morning and refused to tell where he was.


Ohhh, that is a good choice.

[Virgil]

Should be fun. I love the Olympics. I'm sure Canada will do a wonderful job on this. They had the Olympic games not too long ago over in Calgary; so they have the experience. Yay Vancouver!

http://committedindians.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/2010_winter_olympics_logo1.png

[Babbalanja]

An ex-roommate of mine went to school at McGill and used to sing,

O, Canada
Your flag is but a leaf
O, Canada
You only drink O'Keefe

Regards,

Istvan

[OrphanPip]

We had the Olympics in Montreal as well, it will be the third time for Canada. Only the 2nd winter games though.

It's costing a fortune too, comes with a 1 billion dollar bill for the tax payers.

[AmericanEagle]

We had the Olympics in Montreal as well, it will be the third time for Canada. Only the 2nd winter games though.

Canada has yet to win a gold medal on home soil. Hopefully, third time's the charm.

[OrphanPip]

Canada has yet to win a gold medal on home soil. Hopefully, third time's the charm.

They're predicting 25 medals, up from 23 in Turin, the government pumped a whole crap load of money into Sports Canada for this Olympics. Gah, so much waste, I enjoy the Olympics and enjoy what they stand for, but too much money is thrown around for it.

[Virgil]

We had the Olympics in Montreal as well, it will be the third time for Canada. Only the 2nd winter games though.

It's costing a fortune too, comes with a 1 billion dollar bill for the tax payers.

It's a fact, you don't make money on the Olympics. It's really not worth hosting. But it is an honor. :)

[AmericanEagle]

The Canadian press is predicting Betty Fox, the mother of the cancer research activist from Vancouver, Terry Fox.

There's a rumour that Terry Fox will be present via a holographic image. That would be so cool if it were true. He really is an inspiration, and a true Canadian hero.


They're predicting 25 medals, up from 23 in Turin, the government pumped a whole crap load of money into Sports Canada for this Olympics.

Was that a part of the "Own the Podium" initiative?

I just hope that Canada will win at least one gold medal. My best bet is the women's hockey team.

[OrphanPip]

Was that a part of the "Own the Podium" initiative?

I just hope that Canada will win at least one gold medal. My best bet is the women's hockey team.

The women's team is guaranteed at least a silver, the US team is the only real competition and the Canadian team has managed to win most of the time.

The curling teams have a good chance at gold as well.

We got 7 gold 4 years ago, so I would be really surprised if we didn't get any this time round.

Standings from 2006

1 Germany (GER) 11 12 6 29
2 United States (USA) 9 9 7 25
3 Austria (AUT) 9 7 7 23
4 Russia (RUS) 8 6 8 22
5 Canada (CAN) 7 10 7 24

Edit: Guess I made a mistake on the medal count from before :p

[AmericanEagle]

We got 7 gold 4 years ago, so I would be really surprised if we didn't get any this time round.

Jenn Heil is the first to compete for gold. Do you think she can successfully defend her Olympic title? She practically has the weight of a nation on her shoulders.

[Virgil]

Oh my God. I just saw the Luge accident that led to that poor man's death. That was horrific and I wish they hadn't shown that on TV. That course is not safe. They need to design a way for the lugers not to topple over the edge. Poor man. :(

[Nax]

I feel so ripped off

Moved to Aus too late for Sydney, and now im stuck here and the winter games are in Canada!

And my dad promised if they ever came to Canada he would take us :( stupid globe and its bigness

Tho I do hope we win lots of gold, then I can be all boastful lol

[Niamh]

Oh thats awful! what a tragedy!

[papayahed]

I was just reading today about the brouhaha over the final torch bearer. Apparently it's not Wayne Gretsky.

I guess I was reading the wrong newspapers, but technically it wasn't Gretzky it was Gretzky and 3 others...

[OrphanPip]

I guess I was reading the wrong newspapers, but technically it wasn't Gretzky it was Gretzky and 3 others...

Ha and a broken torch that didn't rise.

The opening ceremony was a bit boring, but whatever.

[papayahed]

Ha and a broken torch that didn't rise.



Yeah the camera kept showing the 4 torch bearers and the look on their faces was like "what the hell do we do now?"



The opening ceremony was a bit boring, but whatever.

I thought it was nice, who's the poetry guy? and the fiddling was pretty cool.

[OrphanPip]

I thought it was nice, who's the poetry guy? and the fiddling was pretty cool.

Some guy they found on youtube.

The fiddlers apparently each came from different traditions in Eastern Canada. I wasn't so crazy about that part though.

I liked the whales on the floor, and K.D. Lang haha.

[Virgil]

Oh thats awful! what a tragedy!

Listen to this:


The International Luge Federation and Vancouver Olympic officials said their investigation showed that the crash was the result of human error and that “there was no indication that the accident was caused by deficiencies in the track.”

In a joint statement they said Kumaritashvili was late coming out of the next-to-last turn and failed to compensate. “This resulted in a late entrance into curve 16 and although the athlete worked to correct the problem, he eventually lost control of the sled, resulting in the tragic accident.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/luge/news?slug=ap-lug-lugerdies&prov=ap&type=lgns

Human error? Bull sh*t! Human error flying at 90 mph is very likely. The course should not have allowed him to flip over the edge into a pole. All it would have taken is a plexi glass shield above that barrier. To hurt yourself within the course is one thing and part of the game; to flip over the course is another thing entirely Someone is to blame for this man's death.

[OrphanPip]

It's the olympic culture as a whole that pushes for continual higher speeds and more dangerous tricks. It's a problem in figure skating where no one is taken seriously anymore unless they can do quads, and just look at that American snowboarder who ended up near dead trying to pull of a dangerous trick in training. The IOC pushes the designers of the track to build faster tracks, they shouldn't be surprised when this kind of stuff happens.

[Virgil]

It's the olympic culture as a whole that pushes for continual higher speeds and more dangerous tricks. It's a problem in figure skating where no one is taken seriously anymore unless they can do quads, and just look at that American snowboarder who ended up near dead trying to pull of a dangerous trick in training. The IOC pushes the designers of the track to build faster tracks, they shouldn't be surprised when this kind of stuff happens.

I understand O.P. But higher speeds requires certain safety adjustments. Someone did not do their homework in designing and testing this facility. And for the IOC to scoff this off now and just say it's human error is akin to malpractice. If someone else gets hurt in this manner, then I would say their judgement is criminal.

By the way, I'm not blaming Canada for this, if that's what you're thinking.

[OrphanPip]

I understand O.P. But higher speeds requires certain safety adjustments. Someone did not do their homework in designing and testing this facility. And for the IOC to scoff this off now and just say it's human error is akin to malpractice. If someone else gets hurt in this manner, then I would say their judgement is criminal.

By the way, I'm not blaming Canada for this, if that's what you're thinking.

I didn't think you were, the track was designed by a German engineering team I believe, I was just saying that it is a problem with the Olympic culture as a whole. The IOC has reinforced dangerous behavior and practices and made the sports hazardous, and they realize it too.

[Niamh]

those metal pillars should not have been exposed like that. there should be some form of padding around them and netting along the sides.

[Katy North]

I agree Nimah... when I saw the footage and heard that his head had banged into a STEEL pole, I was like, well, at the very least they could have had padding on the polls! They have stuff like that on kids playground equipment all over the world, you'd think they could afford to put some up at the Olympics!

Watching the luge is going to be terrifying now.

On a lighter note I will say that I thought that the fiddlers in the open ceremony were awesome, and the light show was beautiful. I thought it was lovely that the ceremony had an almost literary feel to it with the quotes throughout, the reference to folk stories, and the beat poet at the end.

[Hurricane]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that no matter what you hit, when your body is almost instantly decelerating from 90 mph to 0 mph, you're probably not getting up. Padded or not, hitting anything going that fast is a bad day.
Even with, at best, a higher wall like the one they are currently putting in, a crash at that speed changes your survival chances only from "certain death" to "very probable death."

[Niamh]

Yes but netting of some sort could have helped.

[OrphanPip]

Yes but netting of some sort could have helped.

Yes, but then that would interfere with the press's ability to film the events.

Besides, it is highly unusual for anyone ever to fly out of the track.

Now the athletes are complaining because they have to start further down the track and won't be able to reach top speeds and break records.

[JuniperWoolf]

They're flying down a rollercoaster-like ice tube at 140 km/hour... who could possibly be surprised that someone died doing this? Anyone engaging in a sport that dangerous accepts the risks involved, there's no point blaming the track. Dangerous sports are exhilarating, and people are going to keep participating because they love the feeling. It's not the first time that something like this has happened, and it won't be the last. C'est la vie.

Side note: I thought that the opening ceremony was wicked, except for the Saskatchewan part (but it's pretty hard to make Sask seem interesting).

[Virgil]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that no matter what you hit, when your body is almost instantly decelerating from 90 mph to 0 mph, you're probably not getting up. Padded or not, hitting anything going that fast is a bad day.
Even with, at best, a higher wall like the one they are currently putting in, a crash at that speed changes your survival chances only from "certain death" to "very probable death."
Yeah, I don't think padding would have done anything.

On another note, I've heard they've now altered the course for the men and moved the starting line up to the women's. They won't reach the extreme speeds now. I heard even the most experienced luger had an accident in trials.

[NikolaiI]

Go Canucks! :)

[papayahed]

They're flying down a rollercoaster-like ice tube at 140 km/hour... who could possibly be surprised that someone died doing this? Anyone engaging in a sport that dangerous accepts the risks involved, there's no point blaming the track. Dangerous sports are exhilarating, and people are going to keep participating because they love the feeling. It's not the first time that something like this has happened, and it won't be the last. C'est la vie.


yeah, even with the changes that were made to the course the lugers were reaching speeds of 90 mph. At those speeds not much is going to help.

[OrphanPip]

As the competitions come to a close today, the Americans did quite well topping the standings with 4 medals (1 G, 2 S, 1 B), Korea is in second with 1 G and 1 S.

Other gold medal winners today: Netherlands, Slovakia, and Switzerland.

Canada, Germany, and Poland finish the day with one silver each.

France and Austria round it off with a bronze each.

The highlights I think were Anton Ono for the US getting a surprise silver as two Koreans crash in the men's short-track 1500m speedskating. Meanwhile, Canada's women's hockey team set an Olympic record defeating Slovakia 18-0.

There were some upsets for Canada in the moguls as Jenn Heil wasn't able to defend her 1st place position from Turin, but Hannah Kearney, of the USA, earned her gold with a stellar performance.

[AmericanEagle]

There were some upsets for Canada in the moguls as Jenn Heil wasn't able to defend her 1st place position from Turin, but Hannah Kearney, of the USA, earned her gold with a stellar performance.

It was a huge disappointment for Canada, but congratulations to Jenn for winning Canada's first medal.

[OrphanPip]

I don't think Jenn's silver win is all that disappointing, Hamelin's failure to even qualify for the speed skating finals is more disappointing. For every upset there's usually an unexpected surprise too.

[AmericanEagle]

I don't think Jenn's silver win is all that disappointing, Hamelin's failure to even qualify for the speed skating finals is more disappointing. For every upset there's usually an unexpected surprise too.

I just didn't like how Jenn stood there flanked by two Americans waving their flags. She looked so forlorn. Someone should have handed her a Canadian flag.

[OrphanPip]

She did seem pretty disappointed in the interviews afterward, but I'm sure she was happy enough with the silver. She didn't make any mistakes, she did a solid performance, Kearney simply pulled out an outstanding run that was better.

[AmericanEagle]

She did seem pretty disappointed in the interviews afterward, but I'm sure she was happy enough with the silver. She didn't make any mistakes, she did a solid performance, Kearney simply pulled out an outstanding run that was better.

As soon as Kearney finished her run, I knew she had it in the bag. It was a well-deserved win.

If Kristi Richards hadn't fallen, she would have been a medal contender, too.

[Virgil]

I enjoyed the speed skaters this evening. That is a cool sport. :)

[Niamh]

Has the bobsleighing been on yet? Ireland has their first ever team participating! :D

[AmericanEagle]

Has the bobsleighing been on yet? Ireland has their first ever team participating! :D

Women's bobsleigh begins on February 23.

[OrphanPip]

An exciting day for Canada at the Olympics today. Alexandre Bilodeau wins Canada's first gold on home soil in the men's moguls. Canadian born Australian Briggs took silver and Americans got a bronze.

The medal standing at the end of today is as follows:

USA 6, picking up a silver and bronze today.
Germany 4, picking up a gold and two silvers.
France and Canada have 3 each.

Others are the same as yesterday for the most part, the Czechs pick up their first gold in speed skating.

I was also surprised to see Finland's women's hockey team beat Russia.

[JuniperWoolf]

GOLD! YES!
Let's go Canada, Let's go!

[papayahed]

GOLD! YES!
Let's go Canada, Let's go!
:hurray:

[OrphanPip]

Ouch the Norwegians just snatched the men's curling victory away, going into an extra end, Canada has the hammer so we should win *fingers crossed*.

Also, the Norwegians are wearing ridiculous checkered pants.

The Swedes beat Great Britain too, somehow the Scandinavians have become good at curling...

Edit: The American curling team is unusually young, only one member over 30, looks like they're going to lose to Germany. (Germany won)

Edit2: Looks like we're about to lose *sigh*

Edit3: Woot! Canada wins with a fantastic final throw.

Switzerland beats Denmark also.

Thus, after round 1 of curling.

USA, Den, Nor, GB 1 Loss, 0 Wins
Can, Swe, Swi, Ger 0 Losses, 1 Win

China and France have yet to play.

For those who don't know how Olympic curling works. There's a round robin tournament where everyone will play everyone else once, and after that the first place team plays the fourth place for a position in finals, and the second place plays the third. The losers play for the bronze, while the winners play to determine who gets gold and silver.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Omg pip, that last throw was amazing!So was the last throw in the womens' match against the Swiss!

Also, I have renewed confidence in our hockey team for this year. They might just turn out alright (and not because they swept Norway 8-0. That doesn't really tell me much). We might have a chance against the Russians!

[BienvenuJDC]

Canada...:seeya:...congratulations on the Snowboarding victory...Maelle deserved it all the way!!
:thumbsup:

[BienvenuJDC]

Personal opinion here...
Plushenko is an arrogant individual... I hope he gets what his pride has coming to him...

[OrphanPip]

Personal opinion here...
Plushenko is an arrogant individual... I hope he gets what his pride has coming to him...

Weir is a bit of an *** in interviews as well. It's a shame Abbot had such a bad skate, he seems like a nice guy. I'm glad Lysacek did so well, he deserves the gold, it takes a lot of skill to top the standings without doing the quad.

I'm routing for Patrick Chan before all of them, but realistically I don't think he has much of a chance. Would prefer the gangly giant Lysacek over Plushenko anyday.

[AmericanEagle]

I'm routing for Patrick Chan before all of them, but realistically I don't think he has much of a chance.

I'm rooting for Patrick, too, but I don't think he'll make the podium, either.

I'm waiting for the women's competition. I think that Canada should give Yu-Na Kim citizenship. She trains with Brian Orser in Toronto, so she might as well represent Canada. :D

[OrphanPip]

It's a shame cause he is usually a contender, but messing up the triple axle and getting the time violation ruined his chance this time. He might pull off a bronze if he's perfect tomorrow, and one of the top three has a terrible performance. It's highly unlikely though, he's only 19 so he'll be back next Olympics.

[JuniperWoolf]

Also, I have renewed confidence in our hockey team for this year. They might just turn out alright (and not because they swept Norway 8-0. That doesn't really tell me much). We might have a chance against the Russians!

Sid the Kid has put Ovechkin to shame before.

[OrphanPip]

I think Yzerman put together a good team this year. He didn't just choose players that are big names, but he tried to put together a team that could work with each other.

I'm interested to see who's going to become the regular goalie, Luongo is a fantastic goalie but Brodeur has the experience.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Sid the Kid has put Ovechkin to shame before.

Yeah, but I hate that everyone boils it down to those two players. There's a lot of depth to all three lines.


I think Yzerman put together a good team this year. He didn't just choose players that are big names, but he tried to put together a team that could work with each other.

I'm interested to see who's going to become the regular goalie, Luongo is a fantastic goalie but Brodeur has the experience.

Yzerman knows better than to make a team of big names. He's an awesome guy. I suspect Brodeur will be the pick for goal, though it sucks we didn't get to see much from Luongo. I'm sad we won't get to see Fleury. He's my fav.

[JuniperWoolf]

Yeah, but I hate that everyone boils it down to those two players. There's a lot of depth to all three lines.

Haha, that's how we Crosby fanatics choose to view reality.

http://ladiesdotdotdot.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/crosby.jpg

...le sigh.

[OrphanPip]

Ha, well if it was a beauty contest between Ovechkin and Crosby, Sid wins hands down :p

[*Classic*Charm*]

Haha, that's how we Crosby fanatics choose to view reality.

http://ladiesdotdotdot.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/crosby.jpg

...le sigh.

Hahaha, that's alright. This is how we from goalie families choose to view reality.

http://cdn.nhl.com/penguins/images/upload/2008/12/122308_Fleury_700.jpg

Now THAT'S Le sigh..



Ha, well if it was a beauty contest between Ovechkin and Crosby, Sid wins hands down :p

Yeah, but Alex wins it just for loving life as much as he does. He's the happiest guy ever.

[OrphanPip]

People only care about the goalies and the centers.

I played defense my entire hockey career, never get any respect T_T.

[*Classic*Charm*]

People only care about the goalies and the centers.

I played defense my entire hockey career, never get any respect T_T.

Don't be silly. People who really appreciate goalies appreciate the defense too. A goalie can only do so much without good help in front. :)

p.s. Sorry Sweden, our womens' hockey team didn't mean to destroy you.

[JuniperWoolf]

My friend Woody is five rows back from the German bench right now. He just sent us this picture that he took with his camera phone:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=579&pictureid=6206

[OrphanPip]

That's pretty cool, I saw Canada play the USA in the world championship once. I think it must have been 6 years ago, it was being cohosted between Montreal and Toronto, unfortunately it was in the preliminaries and not for a medal.

Edit: haha apparently I have a bad memory cause it was in 2008.

[Katy North]

*sigh* I keep missing the figure skating... :frown5:

[*Classic*Charm*]

Men's long program tomorrow!

Can't remember when the pairs long or the womens' short are...

[OrphanPip]

Men's long program tomorrow!

Can't remember when the pairs long or the womens' short are...

The pairs free skate was two days ago, Chinese got gold and silver, Germans got bronze.

I think the Women's singles is going to be last.

We have the three ice dance events before the women. (Compulsory dance, original dance, free dance).

[Virgil]

Whoo hooo!! Lindsey Vonn did it!! What an awesome run!

http://www.woaolympians.com/files/image/John%20Amabile/WOA%20News%20Stories/December%202009/vonn534.jpg

And her team mate, Julia Mancuso got the silver!

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/tim_layden/03/16/grades/p1.julia.mancuso.getty.jpg

US, one, two!

[*Classic*Charm*]

The pairs free skate was two days ago, Chinese got gold and silver, Germans got bronze.

I think the Women's singles is going to be last.

We have the three ice dance events before the women. (Compulsory dance, original dance, free dance).

Yeah, heh, I realized that after (I watched it- brutal I know).



Whoo hooo!! Lindsey Vonn did it!! What an awesome run!

And her team mate, Julia Mancuso got the silver!

US, one, two!

WELL DESERVED!

[1n50mn14]

'Also, the Norwegians are wearing ridiculous checkered pants.'

I am so glad somebody commented on that.
I think they're fabulous... :lol:

Never really thought about uh, the pairs luge before, but after seeing some photos online/the news, I am so delighted. How exactly does one get into that sport... and where do they buy their delightful outfits?

[Hurricane]

Shaun White = The Man. Really, really good run by Peetu Piiroinen as well. Two Americans and a Finn walking away with medals? Good to go!



The pairs free skate was two days ago, Chinese got gold and silver, Germans got bronze.

That was a pretty brutal event to watch. I mean, the Chinese definitely earned it, but considering the criteria for doing well was basically not falling, it certainly wasn't the best.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Shaun White = The Man. Really, really good run by Peetu Piiroinen as well. Two Americans and a Finn walking away with medals? Good to go!

Yeah, he really has no competition at all. His last round was just an exhibition haha

That was a pretty brutal event to watch. I mean, the Chinese definitely earned it, but considering the criteria for doing well was basically not falling, it certainly wasn't the best.[/QUOTE]


Yeah, that night was awful. Pretty embarrassing on the part of everyone but the Chinese.

[OrphanPip]

I thought the German pair had pretty good skates. The Chinese, Russians, and Germans were the only ones going into that competition that had any chance of medalling anyway.

On the other hand, the men's singles was fantastic. Some great performances, too bad Patrick Chan choked a little. He always chokes, any competition I've watched him in he does it. When he's on he's on, evident from his silver at worlds, but he's so rarely on.

[*Classic*Charm*]

I thought the German pair had pretty good skates. The Chinese, Russians, and Germans were the only ones going into that competition that had any chance of medalling anyway.

On the other hand, the men's singles was fantastic. Some great performances, too bad Patrick Chan choked a little. He always chokes, any competition I've watched him in he does it. When he's on he's on, evident from his silver at worlds, but he's so rarely on.

I was throughly unimpressed with the Germans. I'm sorry, but you shouldn't be able to stumble through your program and win an olympic medal. I was sad about the Russians- I really liked that pair. I was talking to a friend of mine who is a figure skater and follows the circuit really closely, and I was asking her about the Canadian pair. Apparently they are definitely good enough to compete with the Chinese teams, but the girl doesn't do well under big pressure. :( She's sure they'll come back to medal at the Worlds but that still sucks :(

Yeah, the mens was way better. Not surprised about Chan, though still disappointed. He hasn't skated a clean short program yet this year, which sucks. Also, too bad Plushy's a giant tool.

[Hurricane]

I thought the German pair had pretty good skates.

The Germans skated to something from the "Out of Africa" soundtrack. Obvious flaws aside in their skating, that will permanently endear them to my heart.

[OrphanPip]

Yeah, the mens was way better. Not surprised about Chan, though still disappointed. He hasn't skated a clean short program yet this year, which sucks. Also, too bad Plushy's a giant tool.

Haha, he was badmouthing Lysacek at the press conference after for not doing the quad.

Lysacek is a bit of an awkward gangly weirdo, but at least he doesn't come off as a jackass like Plushenko.

The male figure skaters are a weird group this time round. Weir is probably the most over the top flamboyantly gay figure skater ever.

Patrick Chan is really awkward in interviews also, and he's a bit cross-eyed. I want to rout for him because he's Canadian, but you can feel the nervousness radiating from him.

Can't really comment on the Japanese figure skaters, besides them being very talented on the jumps.

[AuntShecky]

Oh my God, this is just "so awesome,Dude!" that I am so HONORED by my Country and especially by Mom and Dad,
and other examples of COURAGE and MAGIC in the
great Olympic "Sap-O-Meter":

http://www.slate.com/id/2243532/

[Katy North]

:rofl:

[OrphanPip]

Chan choked, he got an unusually high score anyway, but he's not going to medal.

Lysacek had a great skate, has a real chance to win a gold.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Chan choked, he got an unusually high score anyway, but he's not going to medal.

Lysacek had a great skate, has a real chance to win a gold.

Aw come on now Pip! Give the guy a chance! He's only 19!

Edit: our curlers kicked some serious behind today! Woot!

[OrphanPip]

Aw come on now Pip! Give the guy a chance! He's only 19!

Edit: our curlers kicked some serious behind today! Woot!

Ha, well I'll forgive him if he wins gold in 2014 :p

Brodeur saved the day in the men's hockey against Switzerland today.

I feel bad for the American curlers, both the men and women have lost every single match.

[byquist]

Never have enjoyed the Olympics as much as this one. Yea to Canada and Vancouver from south of the border.

[JuniperWoolf]

Oooooh, tonight's going to be a deciding factor! Canada vs. America, men's hockey. If they lose, they've still got a shot at the gold but I'm still pretty nervous... I hate being a hockey fan, by the time I'm thirty my stomach is going to be one big ulcer.

[Nax]

man i wish we got coverage down here

ill have to watch it online or something

[DanielBenoit]

Watching hockey. Rooting for Canada because JuniperWoolf told me to. You happy now? :p

[*Classic*Charm*]

Miller owned us. Period.

[Nax]

bah! we actually did get some of the coverage down here

unfortunately

pretty poor effort. seemed like the yanks were skating circles around us, we were falling over and making stupid moves the entire game

[Virgil]

I've really enjoyed the alpine sking. Terrific, both the mens and the womens.

[OrphanPip]

Miller owned us. Period.

Mmhmm, out shot the Americans by a large margin. Miller was on his game and Brodeur made one huge mistake in the first period when he decided to bat that puck out of the air.

On a happier note, Virtue and Moir took first place in the ice dance, they have a 4 point gap over the Americans going into the free skate tomorrow.

[AuntShecky]

I thought that Virtue and Moir were impressive in the ice dancing, but I found the couple who did the "aboriginal" dance inauthentic and a bit offensive. Funny thing -- there is one more element tonight to determine the medal standings, but a headline in the sports pages of our local
paper said "Canadian Couple Takes Gold." A little premature, don't cha think?

I tell you something, though, as soon as the Olympics finish, there has to be something really, really special on before I watch network prime time again. I'll go to my grave before I spend one minute watching "Parenthood"or the two inane game shows. The commercials were quite oppressive in frequency as well as their length-- one minute of Olympic action followed by 5 minutes of ads?

By the bye, Julia Mancuso has an online business, but she had to take her website down temporarily because of an Olympic rule forbidding participants from using their name, likeness, photos for commercial purposes. If that's the case, how can NBC run ads featuring a U.S. female figure
skater (some cell phone provider), a female snowboarder (AT&T and Chap Stick), and other Olympic participants in commercial ads? Orwellian aspects in the Olympics: Every athlete is equal, but some athletes are more equal than others.

[AuntShecky]

Post script to the last reply above:

I guess I'm not alone in my intense disdain for NBC's oppressive commercials during the Olympics. Norm Chad's funny column yesterday (it may have been in the Washington Post, perhaps) and an article on AOL's welcome screen says pretty much the same thing. NBC's slavish devotion to the bottom line is going to end up biting them you-know-where.

And I guess the sports article I mentioned re: the ice dancing was a good prognosticator-- The Canadian team of Virtue and Moir did in fact win the Gold Medal. And man, did they ever deserve it! Their free-style dance was elegant, delicate, and emotionally moving without being cloying. Both ice dancers were physically appealling with
a boy-next-door, girl-next-door accessibility.

I think Tanith Belbin the American girl who ,with her partner Ben Agosto, won 4th place is absolutely gorgeous, like Julia Roberts, for instance. Hollywood should sign her up.

The American team who won Silver Davis and White were absolutely charming. I loved the Indian folk dance they did the other night, and apparently the folks in India do as well, as they've been downloading the video by the thousands. I loved their costumes last night, but the music? Ugh. What was it Phantom of the Opera by Andrew
Dice Webber? Andrew Lloyd Clay? Something like that.

The Bronze winners--that Russian team -- might be strong and as far as we know they could be as personable as the North Americans, the Israelis, the French, and the Italian teams, who as far as we know, are all "good skates." But just like their "aboriginal" dance, I thought Douminina and
Shabalin of Russia relied too much on gimmicks. What was up with those ropey things last night?

I really enjoyed the ice dancing events but I really miss seeing a team as electrifying as Torville and Dean. (Most of you are probably too young to remember them.)

[OrphanPip]

On the topic of figure skating, Joannie Rochette will be skating her short program tonight only three days following the sudden death of her mother. She's not expected to medal, but I hope she has the skate of her life tonight.

[BienvenuJDC]

What do you all think of Plushenko's bizarre claim (as Yahoo refers to it as)?

[OrphanPip]

What do you all think of Plushenko's bizarre claim (as Yahoo refers to it as)?

I didn't hear what his claim was, was it about Lysacek winning without the quad?

Plushenko's a sore loser, Lysacek deserved that gold. Doing a quad is really difficult, and it should justly be highly rewarded, but doing a quad doesn't mean you can ignore your transitions, footwork, speed, and skate a slow plodding routine like Plushenko's to win gold.

[Virgil]

Post script to the last reply above:

I guess I'm not alone in my intense disdain for NBC's oppressive commercials during the Olympics.

I'm with you. I've basically only watched the alpine sking events, and it's ridiculous. They have two skiers come down, which must take around five minutes of time, and then they go to a series of commercials lasting about five minutes. The commercial time must equal the show time. I'm sure it has to do with the cost of these games, but it certainly doesn't make for a pleasant watching experience.

[BienvenuJDC]

I didn't hear what his claim was, was it about Lysacek winning without the quad?

Plushenko's a sore loser, Lysacek deserved that gold. Doing a quad is really difficult, and it should justly be highly rewarded, but doing a quad doesn't mean you can ignore your transitions, footwork, speed, and skate a slow plodding routine like Plushenko's to win gold.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/In-Plushenko-s-mind-and-website-he-s-the-plat?urn=oly,221408

This is the story that I saw on Yahoo...

[OrphanPip]

Oh geez, Plushenko is probably the biggest douche ever to compete in an Olympic sport.

[BienvenuJDC]

I had thought his attitude and comments were extremely arrogant at the end of the short performance, but after losing the gold, his attitude was a complete embarrassment (even though it seemed that Russia stands with him).

[OrphanPip]

I had thought his attitude and comments were extremely arrogant at the end of the short performance, but after losing the gold, his attitude was a complete embarrassment (even though it seemed that Russia stands with him).

Russia still stands by their 2002 pairs gold, even after it was revealed the French skating organization cut a deal with them to score up each others skaters.

They have a controlled media that is going to spin it in their favor no matter what.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Oh geez, Plushenko is probably the biggest douche ever to compete in an Olympic sport.

Not probably. Definitely.

[OrphanPip]

I'm really glad Joannie had a great skate. Coming in third is fantastic for her.

Yu-Na Kim from S. Korea will probably win the gold just like everyone expects, she's leagues ahead of her competition.

[Hurricane]

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/In-Plushenko-s-mind-and-website-he-s-the-plat?urn=oly,221408

This is the story that I saw on Yahoo...

Oh, wow. Talk about embarrassing. Then again, this is a man who performed a strip-skate to "Sex Bomb", so I don't know how much class anyone can really expect.

[BienvenuJDC]

I've been impressed with MOST of the skaters this year...

[JuniperWoolf]

I can't decide if I want Switzerland or America to win... if Switzerland wins, we'll have a better chance against them if we get past Russia and also they'll keep the yanks away from the podium. If America wins and we get past Russia, we get to have an epic battle with the Americans which is always fun. Either way is good, I guess... as long as we get through Russia (oh god please let us beat Russia).

[OrphanPip]

I can't decide if I want Switzerland or America to win... if Switzerland wins, we'll have a better chance against them if we get past Russia and also they'll keep the yanks away from the podium. If America wins and we get past Russia, we get to have an epic battle with the Americans which is always fun. Either way is good, I guess... as long as we get through Russia (oh god please let us beat Russia).

I'm more concerned about whether Canada can get pass Russia later today. I'm surprised the Americans are having so much trouble against the Swiss, it's 1-0 now though. I thought they were going to have an easy ride to the semies.

Women gold medal match against the Americans tomorrow though :p

Edit: Womens curling playing switzerland in the semi-finals tomorrow, and the men playing the UK or Sweden.

[AuntShecky]

The women's figure skating short program last night had me enthralled. I know it was sentimental, but you couldn't help getting a lump in your throat after the Canadian's performance. Loved the energetic performance of Rachel Flatts and kudos to her for choosing for her music "Sing, Sing, Sing" (including the Jess Stacey piano solo!) I do think Ms. Kim will win -- sheer beauty and agility.

By the bye, please don't be offended,folks, but could we please refrain from using "to medal" as a verb? Why not say "earn (or gain or win) a medal?"

[OrphanPip]

Great day for Canada.

Men's team beats Russia in hockey quarter finals.

We got a silver in women's speed skating 3000m relay.

Our flag bearer this year, 37 year old Clara Hughes, ends her career on a high note, taking home a bronze in 5000m long track speed skating. That makes it her 4th winter medal, which goes along with her 2 summer medals, to make her one of the most decorated Olympic athletes to compete in both seasons.

Best of all, Canada's women's bobsleigh two person teams take gold and silver.

[JuniperWoolf]

Whhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Thanks for coming out, Russia.

[OrphanPip]

Thanks for coming out, Russia.

Haha, I thought the funniest aspect of all this hyped up game was that neither Crosby or Ovechkin got any goals.

Luongo played great and Nabokov played terrible in the first period. The game was pretty much decided after that awful performance in the first.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Super excited Luongo got the call. He definitely deserved it (not that I'm hating on Bordeur). That was pretty uncharacteristic of Nabokov though.

[OrphanPip]

Super excited Luongo got the call. He definitely deserved it (not that I'm hating on Bordeur). That was pretty uncharacteristic of Nabokov though.

It was inevitable after Brodeur's botched game against the Americans. That was out of character for Brodeur, who is such an experienced goalie.

Goalies have off days, but it really hurts and stands out when it happens at the Olympics.

[*Classic*Charm*]

It was inevitable after Brodeur's botched game against the Americans. That was out of character for Brodeur, who is such an experienced goalie.

Goalies have off days, but it really hurts and stands out when it happens at the Olympics.

I wouldn't have thought that one game was enough to bench him against Russia. Brodeur's not really the type to have his confidence broken, nor do I think you'll see the same mistakes again.

I think Luongo deserved the chance in his own right.

[JuniperWoolf]

Switzerland has some pretty attractive curlers... but did anyone else think that the redhead looked a lot like Shaun White?

Anywho... we're moving on to the gold medal game, which is cool. Bring it on, Sweden!

The women's hockey gold medal game against the U.S. is on today. If they win, I have to take another shot of Canadian whisky. Ugh, after yesterday's medal celebrations I don't know if I'll survive.

[OrphanPip]

The women's hockey gold medal game against the U.S. is on today. If they win, I have to take another shot of Canadian whisky. Ugh, after yesterday's medal celebrations I don't know if I'll survive.

It's a third straight Olympic gold for Canada's women's hockey team.

[Hurricane]

*Sigh*

Good game, Canada...

[JuniperWoolf]

It's a third straight Olympic gold for Canada's women's hockey team.

Haha, it's funny how patriotic the games can make you feel, especially when they're in your country. A Tim Hortons commercial almost made me shed a tear earlier today. That can't be healthy.

[DanielBenoit]

Haha, it's funny how patriotic the games can make you feel, especially when they're in your country. A Tim Hortons commercial almost made me shed a tear earlier today. That can't be healthy.

Hahahaha, somehow I can imagine, you Juniper, doing that :p

[*Classic*Charm*]

Haha, it's funny how patriotic the games can make you feel, especially when they're in your country. A Tim Hortons commercial almost made me shed a tear earlier today. That can't be healthy.

Isn't that just a great commercial though? It's so Canadian!

[OrphanPip]

Even better than the gold medal in hockey, Joannie Rochette takes home a well deserved bronze in the women's singles figure skating.

Under normal circumstances ending a career with an Olympic medal would be fantastic. For a skater like Rochette, who was considered by most to be pass her prime, to go out there and earn that medal is amazing. Add to that the recent death of her mother and she's probably one of the most inspiring stories of the games.

Yu-Na Kim wins with an outrageous 150+ in her free skate, to put that in perspective there was a 20 point gap between her and the silver medalist. She truly is in a league all of her own.

[BienvenuJDC]

Yu-Na Kim wins with an outrageous 150+ in her free skate, to put that in perspective there was a 20 point gap between her and the silver medalist. She truly is in a league all of her own.

See what happens when I go to help a friend...I miss the performances that I wanted to see...I guess there's always youtube

[AmericanEagle]

Yu-Na Kim wins with an outrageous 150+ in her free skate, to put that in perspective there was a 20 point gap between her and the silver medalist. She truly is in a league all of her own.

I agree that Yu-Na really is in a league of her own. Her triple jumps are textbook-perfect, and she has the artistry to match her technical skills. Brian Orser must have been proud to see his protege win Olympic gold, something that had eluded him twice.

Mao Asada deserves props, too, for landing two triple Axels. Too bad she popped her later jumps.

[BienvenuJDC]

I agree that Yu-Na really is in a league of her own. Her triple jumps are textbook-perfect, and she has the artistry to match her technical skills. Brian Orser must have been proud to see his protege win Olympic gold, something that had eluded him twice.

Mao Asada deserves props, too, for landing two triple Axels. Too bad she popped her later jumps.

I bet they are both almost as good as me...

[Nietzsche]

I bet they are both almost as good as me...

Do you wear tights when you ice skate?

[BienvenuJDC]

Do you wear tights when you ice skate?

I cannot reveal such things...I wouldn't want to have to kill you.

[Nietzsche]

I cannot reveal such things...I wouldn't want to have to kill you.

If there is something to kill me over, then that means you do.

Hey everybody! Bien wears tights!

It would be cool if skate/snowboarding were married with ice skating, with some sort of propelled snowboard capable of doing tricks on ice.

[BienvenuJDC]

If there is something to kill me over, then that means you do.

Hey everybody! Bien wears tights!


Don't give everybody such a visual that would make them sick of their stomachs...

[Nietzsche]

Don't give everybody such a visual that would make them sick of their stomachs...

I'm sure there's at least one person on here who'd fancy it (and it isn't me)

[AmericanEagle]

I'm sure there's at least one person on here who'd fancy it (and it isn't me)

And it isn't me, either.

[BienvenuJDC]

I'm sure there's at least one person on here who'd fancy it (and it isn't me)


And it isn't me, either.

And it isn't me either...

[Nietzsche]

And it isn't me either...


So you don't pose in front of the mirror in your tights?

[Nax]

aww i wanna be all patriotic:(

stupid earth being all big and full of water n junk

[BienvenuJDC]

So you don't pose in front of the mirror in your tights?

The closest to tights I've ever worn is long johns...

[Nietzsche]

The closest to tights I've ever worn is long johns...

and I had a slew of transvestite jokes too...

[OrphanPip]

I did figure skating until I was 13, and I never wore tights!!

I used to be able to do a salchow, but now I'm fat and unfit.

[Haunted]

After alpine skiing, I almost can't watch figure skating without falling asleep.

[BienvenuJDC]

After alpine skiing, I almost can't watch figure skating without falling asleep.

hmmm...me in tights puts you asleep?

[Haunted]

hmmm...me in tights puts you asleep?

er...can someone please pass the remote, I need to change the channel.

[Nietzsche]

er...can someone please pass the remote, I need to change the channel.


Nope, it's Bien in tights all night long on every channel. The picture is now burned into your retinas.

[AmericanEagle]

Even better than the gold medal in hockey, Joannie Rochette takes home a well deserved bronze in the women's singles figure skating.

Am I the only one who thought that Joannie's scores were inflated?

[Haunted]

Nope, it's Bien in tights all night long on every channel. The picture is now burned into your retinas.

No worries, my eyes were already closed when figure skating came up.

[JuniperWoolf]

Am I the only one who thought that Joannie's scores were inflated?

People are going to say that, because her mom died. Then the reaction is going to be vehemontly opposed. It'll happen.

[Haunted]

Am I the only one who thought that Joannie's scores were inflated?

It's what they called a sympathy vote.

[OrphanPip]

Am I the only one who thought that Joannie's scores were inflated?

I don't think they were inflated in the free skate. I looked at the breakdown on the Olympics site. She shines in the components category, and I think she has the best footwork and transitions of the top 5 besides Yu-Na Kim. Even given her excellent performance in that category she only received 1 more point than Asada. Otherwise, she skated a more technically difficult routine than Asada (Rochette had the next most difficult after Kim), and probably made about the same amount of mistakes.

Her short program score could arguably be considered a little on the high side, maybe a 68 would have been more appropriate than 71. Either way, she would have gotten the bronze.

Nagasu was arguably underscored in her components category, but I think Joannie is a more graceful skater than her.


It's what they called a sympathy vote.

I think this is ridiculously dismissive of Joannie's capabilities. She did receive the silver in the world's last year, it's not like she isn't a top tier skater.

[BienvenuJDC]

er...can someone please pass the remote, I need to change the channel.

:shocked:
oh...was that just mean? :sad:

[AmericanEagle]

People are going to say that, because her mom died. Then the reaction is going to be vehemontly opposed. It'll happen.


It's what they called a sympathy vote.

I really didn't think Joannie deserved 200+ points. But I guess it was a combination of sympathy and home ice advantage.

[Nietzsche]

I really didn't think Joannie deserved 200+ points. But I guess it was a combination of sympathy and home ice advantage.


Doesn't ice freeze the same regardless of location?

[OrphanPip]

I really didn't think Joannie deserved 200+ points. But I guess it was a combination of sympathy and home ice advantage.

The scores have been inflated for everyone though, I don't think Kim deserved a world record either. Relative to the inflated scores of all the other skaters, she deserved it.

[Haunted]

:shocked:
oh...was that just mean? :sad:

awww sorry...

what I meant was, I couldn't wait to switch over to the NCIS reruns. ;)

[BienvenuJDC]

awww sorry...

what I meant was, I just wanted to switch over to the NCIS reruns. ;)

I'm not buy it...

[Haunted]

I'm not buy it...

It's true. Figure skating is sooo dull next to Jethro back slapping DiNozzo. :p

[JuniperWoolf]

It's what they called a sympathy vote.

Haha, and so it begins.

Even if Rochette DID get the "sympathy vote" (as you so kindly attributed her victory to), she would have gotten the bronze anyway with a much lower score. But that's beside the point, because she deserved it.

[Haunted]

Haha, and so it begins.

Even if Rochette DID get the "sympathy vote" (as you so kindly attributed her victory to), she would have gotten the bronze anyway with a much lower score. But that's beside the point, because she deserved it.

I"ll admit this, I would be one of the suckers to make sure she gets a medal regardless. After seeing other competitors, she's clearly not gold material. That's just my opinion, so don't jump all over me on that. But I saw a few good bronze contenders, and she could easily be in 3rd, or 4th, or 5th. However, if I were a judge — and being human — there's just no way that I would have let her leave the games without a medal in light of what happened.

So is it the right medal? Not sure. Is it the right call? Yes.

[OrphanPip]

Too bad the women's curling loses a close match against Sweden to take home a silver. Sad to say they messed up the tenth end allowing the Swedes to tie it up.

Anyway, two golds and a bronze in short track speed skating makes this another great day for Canada.

Only real medal opportunities left for Canada are the men's pursuit tomorrow, men's hockey, and men's curling. All guaranteed at least silvers, if we're lucky golds.

4 man bobsleigh have a good chance at a medal as well.

[AuntShecky]

What is the difference, if any, between "bobsled" and "bobsleigh"?

[OrphanPip]

What is the difference, if any, between "bobsled" and "bobsleigh"?

Bobsled is the American name I think.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Damn right, Canada.

[symphony]

Good game. :D

[Virgil]

Good game. :D

I'm not much of a hockey fan, but when i heard it went into overtime, I decided to watch the rest. Well done Canadians! :)

[OrphanPip]

I was ripping my hair out in the third, Canada was falling apart, playing like crap. They pulled it together in the OT and dominated.

Canada finishes the games with the most gold medals of any nation in a single winter games, 14, and third in the overall medal standings. Not too bad.

Edit: The USA, Germany, and Norway did well also, getting first, second, and fourth position in the overall medal standings.

Russia had a disappointing finish back in 6th.

[The Comedian]

Canadians -- that was one hellova game. I really wanted us to kick your ***, but in the end, it was great sport. I tilt a Molson to you this evening!

[papayahed]

Canadians -- that was one hellova game. I really wanted us to kick your ***, but in the end, it was great sport. I tilt a Molson to you this evening!

I'll crack open a Labatt.


But why did it have to be a penguin that scored the winning goal?????

[Basil]

But why did it have to be a penguin that scored the winning goal?????
Canada had penguins playing for them??

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq298/Mr-Sack/penguin.jpg

I guess it's easy to win the gold medal when you have ringers like that on your team.

[Nax]

Cant believe its already over, seems to go so quickly. Makes me soooo homesick:(

[JuniperWoolf]

WHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
FUn TImes abound!
:banana: :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::b anana:
Im taking a break from canada cebebrations to say, yay! Forever!

[DanielBenoit]

Lol, when I heard the news I was thinking "omg, Juniper is going to be talking about it endlessly" lol.

I'm kind of happy too, Juniper hath converted me into a Canadian. Damn you Juniper! :p

[symphony]

Haha it was not until I moved to Canada a few months ago that I realized that almost half the members (active members) in this forum are from/in Canada. And all these years I have attended this forum, I didnt even know. I didnt even know!
Sometimes I just forget I'm in North America now :p .

[OrphanPip]

Haha it was not until I moved to Canada a few months ago that I realized that almost half the members (active members) in this forum are from/in Canada. And all these years I have attended this forum, I didnt even know. I didnt even know!
Sometimes I just forget I'm in North America now :p .

Ha, half is maybe an exaggeration, I can think of 6 or 7 maybe.

[Basil]

I say make this guy the goalie of the 2014 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team:

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq298/Mr-Sack/800px-Hydrurga_leptonyx_edit1-1.jpg

Bring on all the penguins you want--he'll eat 'em for lunch!

[JuniperWoolf]

Oh my god, I'm going to remember last night forever. When Crosby scored that goal, the entire building that I was in EXPLODED!!! Everyone was hugging and screaming and rolling around on the floor, it was wonderful!



But why did it have to be a penguin that scored the winning goal?????

Haha, take THAT redwing fan!



I'm kind of happy too, Juniper hath converted me into a Canadian. Damn you Juniper! :p

We've got to make you a hockey fan before you come up, though. It's basically required for citizenship. :D

[papayahed]

I say make this guy the goalie of the 2014 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team:

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq298/Mr-Sack/800px-Hydrurga_leptonyx_edit1-1.jpg

Bring on all the penguins you want--he'll eat 'em for lunch!

The goalie mask will never fit him, Silly!!