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Post by Premier Blah on Feb 19, 2010 0:16:16 GMT -5
Now, can Halak lead the Slovakians against the Ruskies?
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Post by Widow's Peak on Feb 19, 2010 0:17:12 GMT -5
I'm so happy for Evan! Its been a long drought for the US men, and I honestly thought that Plushenko would have had to skate the whole routine with his butt in order to lose this one. And a pretty good skate for Johnny Weir, too. He's nowhere near as good technically as the other guys, so he wasn't going to medal, but at least he held it together. And the first men's skating medal for Japan, too.  |
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Post by Premier Blah on Feb 19, 2010 0:26:39 GMT -5
Current standings at the conclusion of the solar day of February 18, 2010. | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | United States | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | | Germany | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | | Norway | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Quebec Canada Quebec | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | | France | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Markov Russia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Halak Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Borat Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Post by Steveweiser on Feb 19, 2010 6:08:28 GMT -5
Britain are in line for their first gold medal with Amy Williams in the Skeleton. The Americans have already complained about her helmet, claiming the ridges on it gives her an advantage, but the IOC have rightfully thrown those complaints out.
GO TEAM GB!
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 19, 2010 12:13:17 GMT -5
In women's curling there are a few cute girls on the teams.
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Post by Robbymac on Feb 19, 2010 12:32:30 GMT -5
In women's curling there are a few cute girls on the teams. Team Denmark...WOW |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 19, 2010 12:45:02 GMT -5
In women's curling there are a few cute girls on the teams. Team Denmark...WOW Wow good or Wow bad? |
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Post by Robbymac on Feb 19, 2010 14:20:41 GMT -5
Good...very very good They wear skirts. |
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Post by frankincleveland on Feb 19, 2010 14:29:04 GMT -5
Does anybody here have any underdog nations they're cheering for? Being of Slovenian decent, I'm also rooting for their team, which you can there at the bottom the medal count list with one bronze.
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Post by livetowin on Feb 19, 2010 16:04:51 GMT -5
Does anybody here have any underdog nations they're cheering for? Being of Slovenian decent, I'm also rooting for their team, which you can there at the bottom the medal count list with one bronze. Even if they're not in bobsled, Jamaica ftw. |
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Post by leapinglambert on Feb 19, 2010 16:50:52 GMT -5
Sorry all, but I haven't been able yet to mention my TRIP... ... ... ... to the Finland-Russia women's hockey game on Sunday. I was glad that I was able to go to at least one Winter Olympic event and I took a couple of friends with me. It was at the University of B.C.'s Thunderbird Arena, and as one of my friends works at UBC, we were able to go early and park with no problem. The Thunderbird Arena has recently been renovated and it looks quite nice. They were doing airport security scans of everyone that went into the arena, but the lineups were quite fast...there was only about a 15 minute way. On the way in, they had a fellow dressed in a Quatchi costume (the Sasquatch mascot) and a lot of kids were getting their pictuires taken with him. They also had a band busking outside. The crowd was excited and lots of them were dressed in red--Canada's colours. But of the other fans, there were more Finland fans than Russia fans. The Finnish team got a bigger cheer than the Russian team. (I was surprised that the arena was only 80-90 per cent full. Although my friends and I were up in the nosebleeds, we could still see the ice well as the Thunderbird Arena is about 1/2 the seating of an NHL rink.) There was a souvenir area and programs were sold. hot dogs and snadwiches started at $5. Finland won 5-1, with the Russian goal coming in a goalmouth scramble. US hockey fans should hope to meet Russia and not Finland, as Finland's women's seems to be a bit better carrying the attcak, setting up on the power play, etc. They were pretty evenly matched though, although Finland was a step better. It wasn't a squash match. It was televised, but not in Canada. Two TV cameras on big long poles covered the rink. My friends and I had lots of fun...and I got the tickets at cost. |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Feb 19, 2010 17:47:59 GMT -5
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Post by leapinglambert on Feb 19, 2010 17:55:10 GMT -5
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Feb 19, 2010 18:01:57 GMT -5
They have a fantastic Goalie. That is the main reason the Fins did so well.
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Post by Robbymac on Feb 19, 2010 19:53:01 GMT -5
USA gets their first curling victory with a come back 4-3 win over France
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Post by Premier Blah on Feb 20, 2010 0:03:59 GMT -5
Current standings at the conclusion of the solar day of February 19, 2010. | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | United States | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | | Germany | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Quebec Canada Quebec | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | | France | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Markov Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Halak Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Borat Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 20, 2010 0:16:03 GMT -5
Good...very very good They wear skirts. They are nice watching them on TV now. I looked at the NBC website and the pictures do not do them justice. Canada doesn't have a good looking team. The skip looks cute but she's skewing a bit older on my end. |
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Post by Red Impact on Feb 20, 2010 0:20:22 GMT -5
Skeleton: When the Luge just isn't dangerous enough.
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Post by Steveweiser on Feb 20, 2010 6:41:35 GMT -5
Gold for Great Britain! By that alone, our Winter Olympics are already a success.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 20, 2010 20:42:20 GMT -5
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