Official XXI Winter Olympic Games thread

[mrwednesdaynight]

Jamaica is in Vancouver but without a bobsled team.

sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Jamaica-we-don-t-have-a-bobsled-team;_ylt=Ah9_qfjS3klP9Re6b8vFNDt.sbV_?urn=oly,217503

For shame! I am seriously disappointed.

[s l i k]

LEAD.

And the floor stuff has been replaced by god-awful music....fiddling...and Irish step dancing?

What the hell, Canada?

[Ass Dan]

I'm on the team.

[s l i k]

WRESTLECRAP CURLING DOMINATION TEAM.

[s l i k]

And now the floor looks cool again.

[Jazzman]

well then, for unity make your screenname match. It's a show of solidarity that one day the WC flag can fly high over the fans in 2018! Training starts tomorrow morning at 7:30 sharp, steroids and hgh for all!!

Behold Wrestlecrap The 4 men who will lead you to glory in the 2018 olympics!

Skip: Jazzman
Vice: Ox Baker
Second: Ass Dan
Lead: silk

Fear us!!

[s l i k]

Our efforts will probably be more entertaining than this Opening Ceremony.

[s l i k]

MOST EPIC NECKBEARD EVER.

[s l i k]

Nice performance from KD Lang.

[s l i k]

OMG OMG OMG

Caldron Fail.

[Steveweiser]

Has the Gretzky Meme taken off yet? I know PTI mentioned it on Twitter.

[ani]

The IOC's report about the luger's death is complete..."It's not our fault! BLAME THE LUGER!"
sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/luge/news?slug=ap-lug-lugerdies&prov=ap&type=lgns

[Premier Blah]

Feb 13, 2010 7:11:18 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Has the Gretzky Meme taken off yet? I know PTI mentioned it on Twitter.

I think it already has.
A waiting Great One pic for those with computers in HD:
30fps.mocksession.com/2010/02/2010-february-13-0-11-45.html

[Steveweiser]

Today's medals...

*Ski Jumping - Normal Hill Individual - 10:45am PT/1:45pm ET/6:45pm UK
*Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill - Postponed due to slushy conditions
*Speed Skating - Men's 5,000m - 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm UK
*Biathlon - Women's 7.5km Sprint - 1pm PT/4pm ET/9pm UK
*Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 1,500m - 7:15pm PT/10:15pm ET/3:15am UK
*Freestyle Skiing - Women's Moguls - 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET/3:30am UK

[Premier Blah]

Men's downhill postponed eh? Bummer, now I have to put up longer with the Canucks constantly talking about wanting their first home gold.
Speed skating looks fun, I might watch some of that today. But if Anton Ohno wins his third, does that mean his gold medal will be presented to him by Tom Bergeron?

[leapinglambert]

I knew that I shouldn't have seen the opening ceremony at a friend's house. The 'crappers were obviously liveblogging the Opening ceremony! Wow! ;D

[leapinglambert]

Feb 12, 2010 21:02:22 GMT -5 foxy said:

Vancouver looks like a nice place. Wow, all that view.

It is ;D Thanks...

[leapinglambert]

Feb 12, 2010 22:16:08 GMT -5 Premier Blah said:

16,600 spectators? I thought the place had a 60,000 seat capacity. I'm confused.
Thank you Lord. That seems a small amount compared to the Summer ones and the around 400 contingent for the Americans.

Yep, that's a blooper, B.C. Place Stadium seats just over 60,000

Feb 12, 2010 22:28:38 GMT -5 Premier Blah said:

I'm expecting Jean Beliveau to burst out from one of these guy's thick clothing and do some spins around him.
Is that Donald Sutherland narrating?

Yes, CTV has been usuing him heavily in all their pre-done Olympic stuff.

Feb 12, 2010 22:51:26 GMT -5 Time Lord Soundwave said:

Once again, I feel the need to reiterate that a sizable portion of British Columbia is most likely currently stoned outta their tiny minds. There's a big MJ culture there.

And it would explain a lot of what we're seeing.

I'd bypass MJ and figure that the booker of the ceremony tried something harder myself. Really surreal in parts!

Awesome live-blogging everybody!

[pegasuswarrior]

I just now got to view last night's opening ceremony (DVR). It may have already been mentioned, but NBC's homage to Canada really really moved me. I liked the Canada-U.S. neighbor segment a whole lot too. I've always been proud to have Canada as a neighbor, but to hear someone else put it in perspective instead of just having to internalize it all was really really moving.

(There was plenty more they could have said, don't get me wrong; but I did appreciate the tone and aura of the piece.)

[hooeylewis]

I apologize in advance if this political. I have gotten sick of the damn protesters already. Yeah they do have a point but they lost all credibility when they started rioting and smashing windows. They are out for attention for only themselves.