I bet they are both almost as good as me...Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
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I bet they are both almost as good as me...Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
Do you wear tights when you ice skate?Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
I cannot reveal such things...I wouldn't want to have to kill you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nietzsche
If there is something to kill me over, then that means you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
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.
Don't give everybody such a visual that would make them sick of their stomachs...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nietzsche
I'm sure there's at least one person on here who'd fancy it (and it isn't me)Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
And it isn't me, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nietzsche
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Originally Posted by Nietzsche
And it isn't me either...Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
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Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
So you don't pose in front of the mirror in your tights?
aww i wanna be all patriotic:(
stupid earth being all big and full of water n junk
The closest to tights I've ever worn is long johns...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nietzsche
and I had a slew of transvestite jokes too...Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
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.
After alpine skiing, I almost can't watch figure skating without falling asleep.
hmmm...me in tights puts you asleep?Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
er...can someone please pass the remote, I need to change the channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
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Originally Posted by Haunted
Nope, it's Bien in tights all night long on every channel. The picture is now burned into your retinas.
Am I the only one who thought that Joannie's scores were inflated?Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
No worries, my eyes were already closed when figure skating came up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nietzsche
People are going to say that, because her mom died. Then the reaction is going to be vehemontly opposed. It'll happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
It's what they called a sympathy vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
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Originally Posted by Haunted
oh...was that just mean? :sad:
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Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
I really didn't think Joannie deserved 200+ points. But I guess it was a combination of sympathy and home ice advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
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Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
Doesn't ice freeze the same regardless of location?
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
awww sorry...Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
what I meant was, I couldn't wait to switch over to the NCIS reruns. ;)
I'm not buy it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
It's true. Figure skating is sooo dull next to Jethro back slapping DiNozzo. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
Haha, and so it begins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
So is it the right medal? Not sure. Is it the right call? Yes.
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.
What is the difference, if any, between "bobsled" and "bobsleigh"?
Bobsled is the American name I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by AuntShecky
Damn right, Canada.
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! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by symphony
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Comedian
But why did it have to be a penguin that scored the winning goal?????