The 2014 Winter Olympics Thread

[MylesBAstor]

New Winter Olympic Event Debuts:

http://www.sadanduseless.com/animation.php?n=116

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

We need to start a spoiler results thread. In the US the TV network at 4PM has only shown :

Men's 5000 meter(metre) Speedskating
Woman's Cross-country skiathlon
Team Figure Skating day results
and 2 Woman's hockey games (very early this morning) they are going to re-broadcast them soon.

If this means you don't want me to post what I watched and the results thereof, then I won't. Kinda makes this thread pointless.....

 

[still-one]

I will not post the results but the young girl who lives across the street from us made the finals in the SlopeStyle snowboarding event that was held today. Congratulations to Karly Shorr.

 

[MylesBAstor]

Latest Medal Count!

 

[Peter Breuninger]

I am not sure I get Slope style. It takes the elegant art of skiing and turns it into flying skateboarding. It's not fish nor fowl. What's everyone think about it?

 

[andromedaaudio]

Great games , the dutch are doing very well , thumbs up for putin and the Russian people

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I am not sure I get Slope style. It takes the elegant art of skiing and turns it into flying skateboarding. It's not fish nor fowl. What's everyone think about it?

I actually quite like it. It has some very interesting and different elements to it that require finesse, speed, accuracy. I much prefer it over half-pipe, which I personally find quite boring.

 

[MylesBAstor]

http://regressing.deadspin.com/is-a...ource=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

 

[Steve Williams]

Russian politician calls Evgeni Plushenko an 'invalid'

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/russia...iting-athletes-to-two-olympics-133549481.html

 

[edorr]

Russian politician calls Evgeni Plushenko an 'invalid'

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/russia...iting-athletes-to-two-olympics-133549481.html

One way ticket to Siberia or firing squad for high treason like in the good old days ....

 

[MylesBAstor]

No you must be thinking of North Korea!

 

[Ronm1]

Well this morning was a good reason to enjoy Olympic hockey!! Win or lose.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Well this morning was a good reason to enjoy Olympic hockey!! Win or lose.

Sometimes you get lucky...today was one of those days. The Russians were the superior team today and got robbed with that disallowed goal. Quick should have been penalized at the very least for knocking the net almost off its moorings. It's classic Quick.

As an aside, the goal would have counted in the NHL as the net was not completely off it's moorings.

BTW: I'm still pulling for a Canada - U.S.A. final!

 

[still-one]

Sometimes you get lucky...today was one of those days. The Russians were the superior team today and got robbed with that disallowed goal. Quick should have been penalized at the very least for knocking the net almost off its moorings. It's classic Quick.

As an aside, the goal would have counted in the NHL as the net was not completely off it's moorings.

BTW: I'm still pulling for a Canada - U.S.A. final!

I guess it's fortunate for the US that we were not playing with NHL rules otherwise we wouldn't have been able to use Oshi on 6 of the 8 shootout attempts. Maybe the NHL should change their rules. It sure was a better SO format than in the NHL.

 

[MylesBAstor]

I guess it's fortunate for the US that we were not playing with NHL rules otherwise we wouldn't have been able to use Oshi on 6 of the 8 shootout attempts. Maybe the NHL should change their rules. It sure was a better SO format than in the NHL.

Agreed, that was weird wasn't it?

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I guess it's fortunate for the US that we were not playing with NHL rules otherwise we wouldn't have been able to use Oshi on 6 of the 8 shootout attempts. Maybe the NHL should change their rules. It sure was a better SO format than in the NHL.

I like that SO format better as well. I'm all for change if it benefits the sport.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Canada-Finland about to start! This is gonna be a cracker of hockey game.

 

[Steve Williams]

What's that medal worth? Hint: Forget the gold


http://www.cnbc.com/id/101416667?__source=xfinity|mod&par=xfinity

 

[MylesBAstor]

Breaking news!

http://www.theonion.com/articles/em...lMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default

 

[audioarcher]

If you believe that, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.