Has the bobsleighing been on yet? Ireland has their first ever team participating! :D
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Has the bobsleighing been on yet? Ireland has their first ever team participating! :D
Women's bobsleigh begins on February 23.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
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.
GOLD! YES!
Let's go Canada, Let's go!
:hurray:Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
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.
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!
Canada...:seeya:...congratulations on the Snowboarding victory...Maelle deserved it all the way!!
:thumbsup:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
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.
I'm rooting for Patrick, too, but I don't think he'll make the podium, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
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
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.
Sid the Kid has put Ovechkin to shame before.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
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.
Yeah, but I hate that everyone boils it down to those two players. There's a lot of depth to all three lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
Haha, that's how we Crosby fanatics choose to view reality.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
http://ladiesdotdotdot.files.wordpre.../10/crosby.jpg
...le sigh.
Ha, well if it was a beauty contest between Ovechkin and Crosby, Sid wins hands down :p
Hahaha, that's alright. This is how we from goalie families choose to view reality.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
http://cdn.nhl.com/penguins/images/u...Fleury_700.jpg
Now THAT'S Le sigh..
Yeah, but Alex wins it just for loving life as much as he does. He's the happiest guy ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
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. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
p.s. Sorry Sweden, our womens' hockey team didn't mean to destroy you.
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/for...pictureid=6206
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.
*sigh* I keep missing the figure skating... :frown5:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
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).
Whoo hooo!! Lindsey Vonn did it!! What an awesome run!
http://www.woaolympians.com/files/im...09/vonn534.jpg
And her team mate, Julia Mancuso got the silver!
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/t...cuso.getty.jpg
US, one, two!
Yeah, heh, I realized that after (I watched it- brutal I know).Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
WELL DESERVED!Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
'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?
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!
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:
The pairs free skate was two days ago, Chinese got gold and silver, Germans got bronze.
Yeah, he really has no competition at all. His last round was just an exhibition hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
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.
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 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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.Quote:
I thought the German pair had pretty good skates.
Haha, he was badmouthing Lysacek at the press conference after for not doing the quad.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
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.
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/
:rofl:
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
Edit: our curlers kicked some serious behind today! Woot!
Ha, well I'll forgive him if he wins gold in 2014 :pQuote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
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.
Never have enjoyed the Olympics as much as this one. Yea to Canada and Vancouver from south of the border.