Jae Onasi Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 How have we managed to get this far into the Winter Olympics without a thread being started? I love the games, especially the skating, skiing, and bobsledding events. Curling? I don't get it. I'd love to know who woke up one day, said "Hey, I'm going to get my Ace Hardware floor broom out of my garage, throw a giant rock on the ice towards some spot out yonder, but run in front of the rock and sweep the ice because that will shift it about 2 millimeters to the right over 50 yards. That just sounds like loads of fun!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Yeah, sounds pretty stupid to me too. Heard some people making fun of it, but had no idea what it actually was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 HOCKEY!! Honestly though. I pretty much watch whatever is on. I've always been interested in the Olympics, both summer and winter. I'm rooting for Canada and obviously it's in Canada, so I hope we can do better than we normally would. So far, we've been doing pretty well, but go figure, USA is in first. Not gonna lie, curling is pretty fun to play. Hell, I don't really mind watching it. Its pretty easy to figure out. But I can see why people don't care for the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Curling is kind of a mix between chess, pool and darts. There's a lot of strategy involved and it's not as lame as it looks. Oh and Nicole Joraanstad of Team USA can handle my rocks anytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I got two weeks off of school. I ****ing love the Olympics. And curling is surprisingly fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 You mean shuffleice? I like the Biathlon, myself. It's amazingly hard to shoot accurately while you're winded. Actually, I like the Winter Olympics more than the Summer Olympics. Lot's of high-speed, dangerous events that can get people killed, as has already been proven this time around. And, of course, there's that classic "...and the agony of defeat." clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawathehutt Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 There's a ton of people around me in my dorm who decided that curling was such a joke of a sport that they would get really into it. It was funny at first but now they really are in to it, or at least they claim they are, mostly all they can do is use all of the technical terms and sort of know whats going on but its getting rather old. So if your like these people, please stop, your not fooling anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Curling? I don't get it. I think you have to be Canadian to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypnotiq Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Am I the only one who is surprised that the USA is in first? They have not won the last 2 I believe, in fact I read somewhere that Germany has won 3 of the last 4 olympic medal counts. I really like Snowboarding, and Apollo Anton Ohno is my favorite olympic athelete ever so I've been watching it on and off, but I feel that the summer olympics are much more fun, and attractive for a lot more people. That being said the winter olympics are far more dangerous, and more competitive, and this year's olympics have a lot of controversy, plus HOW BOUT THAT OPENING CEREMONY? I mean, I liked this year's opening ceremony better than China, and I still don't understand how they did that thing with the Whales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurges-Ahter Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Am I the only one who is surprised that the USA is in first? They have not won the last 2 I believe, in fact I read somewhere that Germany has won 3 of the last 4 olympic medal counts. I'm not too surprised, although a 7 medal lead at this point is impressive. You're correct - Germany has won the last 2 total medal counts, with the USA coming in 2nd during both of those olympic sessions. However, prior to those 2, the US was only mediocre at best during the winter olympics. With the shift to the more "extreme" and modern type of winter olympic events the US has really become a force in winter sports. I think it was only a matter of time before the US started to really take control of the winter olympics like they have with the summer sessions. As for comparing the two, I definitely prefer the summer olympics although I do watch most of the winter games too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypnotiq Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I don't know if I really see the United States keeping this big of a lead, I think they can win it, but Germany is a beast in winter, and I think they are going to make a run and try to push the US out of the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Pretty sure the US Mens Hockey team beat Canada yesterday 5-3 woot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurges-Ahter Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Pretty sure the US Mens Hockey team beat Canada yesterday 5-3 woot Yes that was definitely unexpected... it would be nice to see the US team medal this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Pretty sure the US Mens Hockey team beat Canada yesterday 5-3 woot Go USA!!! We get the bye in the quarter finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Now the search begins for who to blame for not selecting a team that would showcase our hockey dominance! But Ryan Miller was unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I may actually have to watch hockey again for the first time since I was middle school. Do they still play it on ice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 But Ryan Miller was unbelievable. 42 shots, 3 GA - Ryan Miller 22 shots, 4 GA - Martin Brodeur Ryan Miller for MVP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Do they still play it on ice? Only after they run out of fuel for the rocket boots, which normally happens around the end of the first period/beginning of the second, depending on how much moving the players are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well, Patrick Kane didn't play as well as he could have for Team USA, but it's fun to see a local boy doing so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawathehutt Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Does anyone else find it really annoying that lately half of yahoos top news have been articles that are just random factoids about the Olympics and Olympians inflated to be articles that usually have content about on par with what an 8th grader would write? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurges-Ahter Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Does anyone else find it really annoying that lately half of yahoos top news have been articles that are just random factoids about the Olympics and Olympians inflated to be articles that usually have content about on par with what an 8th grader would write? No - I enjoy it compared to "real" news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Does anyone else find it really annoying that lately half of yahoos top news have been articles that are just random factoids about the Olympics and Olympians inflated to be articles that usually have content about on par with what an 8th grader would write? 8th grade level? Not bad, considering most news articles are written for the 6th grade level. They're moving up in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 take your hands off my sweet lady liberty, wang chung, youll have to pry her from my cold dead hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Didn't anyone see the 'fail' moment of Sven Kramer on the 10 000m speed skating? Best time, good for the gold, only to be disqualified for being led into the wrong lane, by his coach no less. Kramer pissed, his coach hides in shame. Actually, I feel more for the coach than for Kramer, since from what I've seen and heard, the guy's a little arrogant (or maybe I'm still reading those Dutchies wrong). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tysyacha Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 No one's commented about the figure skating yet? Yay--I get first dibs! Yevgeny Plushenko is being a sore loser, IMHO. He calls his silver medal "platinum", and even though he did a quadruple jump, he wobbled on some of his other elements. He didn't fall, but I thought Evan Lysacek was better. Shen and Zhao of China were very good, though it would have been more impressive if the other pairs didn't make so many mistakes in their long program. Mirai Nagasu of the USA is AWESOME, sticking to her routine while she had a bloody nose!!! I hope and pray she wins gold tonight...*crosses fingers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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