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[Pedrito]

I can't believe Joensson won a medal with his sunday stroll.

 

[nny]

The turn of death!

 

[electristan]

crazy day for skiing.

Norway wooo!

cazy swedish bronze after he had given up after the first hill

 

[Elvin Atombender]

Jönsson had totally given up on that race - he had no energy at all and gets a bronze!

 

[redmetal86]

Quitters never win, but they can still get bronze.

 

[GSG Flash]

That race was epic. It's always hilarious when a crash turns the race upside down.

 

[Peru]

I'm exhausted after that CC. Time to chill with some speed skating.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

I'm exhausted after that CC. Time to chill with some speed skating.

LOL too late. See you in Round 2!

 

[Ulumsk]

Medal standings back to where it's supposed to be when they update it

 

[Oersted]

Lee wasn't even really good for her standards. Crazy.

 

[shadowkat]

WOO! Gold and Bronze in ski slopestyle.

 

[Peru]

LOL too late. See you in Round 2!

Yeah, but caught the #1 run.

 

[zroid]

WOO! Gold and Bronze in ski slopestyle.

That fall by Yuki Tsubota though D:

 

[GSG Flash]

Medal standings back to where it's supposed to be when they update it

This is just a temporary glitch, it'll be back to normal soon

 

[pestul]

Anyone notice Google really messing up with the medals/etc? I freaked a little when they said Finland beat Canada 3-0 in women's hockey.. then luckily I saw the highlights. They're also very slow to update as they don't have Norway's gold and silver in x-country up yet..

 

[fantomena]

MY MAN!

AND MY WOMEN!

 

[Arkos]

Am I the only one who has the urge to rock back and forth with the skaters in this event (500m)?

 

[Ohwiseone]

Holy shit at Shaun's whites qualifying score.


...I can't wait to watch it tonight.. With fucking Matt lauer.


Thanks NBC

 

[Ulumsk]

White defying gravity.

 

[zroid]

four of our medals so far have come from new events ;v

 

[DrM]

Nice, bronze in ladies sprint. Pretty unexpected.

 

[dem]

Canada lost again in curling?

Does anyone else find this embarrassing?

 

[Parch]

Those cross country sprints are good to watch. Crazy racing.

Here's where Norway starts piling up the medals. All those cross country events.

 

[zroid]

Canada lost again in curling?

Does anyone else find this embarrassing?

The win against Germany was more embarrassing than this loss to Sweden, lol. The loss to Switerland was pretty bad too. Jacobs are team are still not playing to their potential though, after that epic run at the trials in December.

 

[GSG Flash]

Canada lost again in curling?

Does anyone else find this embarrassing?

I do. It should have been Kevin Martin over there over Brad Jacobs.

 

[Silexx]

I do. It should have been Kevin Martin over there over Brad Jacobs.

Glenn Howard 4 lyfe.

 

[DrM]

Biathlon (women's pursuit) in 10 minutes. This will be nasty in turns with slushy snow and with minimal differences (30 seconds between 2nd and 20th place)

 

[Parch]

Canada lost again in curling?
Does anyone else find this embarrassing?

Swiss and Sweden are top contenders, so it shouldn't be a big surprise. Jacobs himself is curling well, it's the rest of his team choking. Canada really has to beat the teams they're supposed to beat now. Miss the medal round and then it's embarrassing.

Here's where the selection process gets questioned again. Jacobs is 7th on WCT money list, but he wins the olympic trials tournament and gets to represent. Arguably, there are 6 Canadian teams better than him, including world champs and gold medalists. But that's the way Canada has chosen to pick the representative, so a rookie team wins the one big event and gets to go.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

I wish our women were closer to the men's level of speed skating. For now it's only Wust. Oh well.

 

[Pedrito]

Looks like Canada will finish 4th and 5th in luge :/

 

[zroid]

I have no problem with the Jacobs selection, he is both the 2013 Brier champion and obviously won the trials to get here, and he had to make it through the qualifying rounds too. He went undefeated at the trials, I believe, which is extremely impressive. In fact, neither perennial favourites Kevin Martin or Glenn Howard even made it out of their province this year to qualify for the Brier.

Ultimately, all of the top Canadian teams can win at the international level when they're playing at their best, so the key is being able to deliver on the big day. So far Jacobs and team have been struggling a bit, but they've more than proven their abilities to pull it off.

 

[Pedrito]

I wish our women were closer to the men's level of speed skating. For now it's only Wust. Oh well.

Where's Annette Gerritsen?

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Where's Annette Gerritsen?

She's there as an analyst but she didn't make the cut for the 500/1000, I didn't watch the trials but that was surprising.

At least I can look at her pretty face though!

 

[Peru]

Biathlon pursuit drama time

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Biathlon is why I love the Winter Olympics. So many weird, quirky sports in it. 10km should be a good race!

 

[Peru]

Biathlon is why I love the Winter Olympics. So many weird, quirky sports in it. 10km should be a good race!

Yeah although biathlon is huge in some european countries.

 

[Ulumsk]

Biathlon is why I love the Winter Olympics. So many weird, quirky sports in it. 10km should be a good race!

I will never understand how out of all the winter games, biathlon is the weird one.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Yeah although biathlon is huge in some european countries.

I will never understand how out of all the winter games, biathlon is the weird one.

Right, I get that. From my perspective it's not something that is talked about here in the States. That's all I'm saying. It's great to be able to see sports like that. It's not huge in the States to my knowledge.

 

[Megasoum]

The biathlon rifles sounds so bad... I wish they would use "real" rifles.

 

[Resident_UA]

I will never understand how out of all the winter games, biathlon is the weird one.

The way it is shown on NBC does not help the situation. They cut out huge chunks and make it unbelievably confusing. It doesn't help that commentators suck. It is important to watch it live.

 

[Ulumsk]

The way it is shown on NBC does not help the situation. They cut out huge chunks and make it unbelievably confusing. It doesn't help that commentators suck. It is important to watch it live.

That's true. Things can change incredibly fast, which is what makes it so watchable imo.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Nesbitt is a shadow of what she was before.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

That's true. Things can change incredibly fast, which is what makes it so watchable imo.

Just so you know I didn't mean to 'insult' the sport at all, hope you understand what I'm saying. It's just not big here and you hardly hear about it. But with the Olympics everyone is able to watch stuff like curling, bobsled/luge, ski jump, biathlon, and I love that.

I'm also curious about the history of the sport; the winter games just give me a good dose of nostalgia every time because I remember back to when I would play the Winter Olympics on my cousins old Apple II.

 

[Pedrito]

Nesbitt is a shadow of what she was before.

It's not like she's ever been good in the 500m

But yeah she's not in good shape.

 

[KillerMan91]

Damn it Kaisa.

 

[Peru]

Domracheva like a boss today.

 

[Oersted]

What a fallout. So many mistakes.

 

[electristan]

amazing race by Domracheva, well deserved Gold for Belarus

GoGo Tora! that last lap!

 

[Peru]

What a fallout. So many mistakes.

The last standing shooting is always a big gamble, exhausted nervy athletes close to the finish line.

 

[Ulumsk]

Just so you know I didn't mean to 'insult' the sport at all, hope you understand what I'm saying. It's just not big here and you hardly hear about it. But with the Olympics everyone is able to watch stuff like curling, bobsled/luge, ski jump, biathlon, and I love that.

I'm also curious about the history of the sport; the winter games just give me a good dose of nostalgia every time because I remember back to when I would play the Winter Olympics on my cousins old Apple II.

I didnt take it as an insult at all . You're not the only one to say the same thing which is why I said anything at all. Different perspectives etc.



Edit: Go Tora!