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Megasoum · Feb 11, 2014

Yeah, except for all the cross-country skiers failing, everything is going as planned so far.

We'll get a bunch more medals in the short-track, hopefully 1 or 2 in curling, 2 in hockey and then a couple little extras here and there (skeleton maybe or bobsleigh).

zroid · Feb 11, 2014

lamaroo said:
Is 5MB really big for a gif?

I'll link it in case, here is Tsubota's slam: http://i.minus.com/i5LEghytxFYOK.gif

I heard that Yuki may have fractured her jaw because her knee slammed against her head T_T

It hurts just thinking about

DrEvil · Feb 11, 2014

Just caught this while waiting for Luge to restart..

Ruski's got swag.

Mission · Feb 11, 2014

What's going on in luge? The cbc site has been sitting with summer britcher up next for about 15 minutes now. Is there a break?

Solo · Feb 11, 2014

Megasoum said:
Yeah, except for all the cross-country skiers failing, everything is going as planned so far.

We'll get a bunch more medals in the short-track, hopefully 1 or 2 in curling, 2 in hockey and then a couple little extras here and there (skeleton maybe or bobsleigh).

Figure skating? Moir/Virtue and Chan?

Megasoum · Feb 11, 2014

Solo said:
Figure skating? Moir/Virtue and Chan?

Oh right totally forgot about them.

Gentle Rodriguez · Feb 11, 2014

DrEvil said:
Just caught this while waiting for Luge to restart..

Ruski's got swag.

Damn I was wishing someone would GIF that.

Zeeman · Feb 11, 2014

Megasoum said:
Yeah, except for all the cross-country skiers failing, everything is going as planned so far.

We'll get a bunch more medals in the short-track, hopefully 1 or 2 in curling, 2 in hockey and then a couple little extras here and there (skeleton maybe or bobsleigh).

Honestly, curling should be more of a definite than (men's) hockey. Canada has won 2 curling medals at every Olympics so far (not counting 1924)

Megasoum · Feb 11, 2014

Zeeman said:
Honestly, curling should be more of a definite than (men's) hockey. Canada has won 2 curling medals at every Olympics so far.

I'd say women curling is looking pretty good... I don't have as much confidence in the men's team.

Parch · Feb 11, 2014

ryan-ts said:
Most golds = winning, no? Canada has enough top flight people that they could come close.

Definitely a possibility. Norway is really going pile up the cross country gold medals. They're the team to beat.

Canada really needs to win the team sports and hopefully get some nice surprises in races, but I don't think they're favored in a lot of events. Saw some predictions that Canada could win 30+ medals, that would be extremely good, but just how many of those will be gold is the big question.

Parch · Feb 11, 2014

Zeeman said:
Honestly, curling should be more of a definite than (men's) hockey. Canada has won 2 curling medals at every Olympics so far (not counting 1924)

The world has gotten a lot better. No canadian curling medals would be a shock, but gold definitely not easy.

R10Neymarfan · Feb 11, 2014

The female figure skaters are so toned

EDIT: Dat ass on the girl in the pink spandex

Empty · Feb 11, 2014

team gb figure skaters just now were so bad

women's curlers did well against USA though

Peru · Feb 11, 2014

Women's ski jump starts.. now.

R10Neymarfan · Feb 11, 2014

Peru said:
Women's ski jump starts.. now.

I rather halfpipe

lazybones18 · Feb 11, 2014

Will Canada finally medal in Luge?

zroid · Feb 11, 2014

lazybones18 said:
Will Canada finally medal in Luge?

Great run by Alex, but one of the top three are gonna have to fuck it up hard to drop behind her, unfortunately. Probably not gonna happen. 4th and 5th finish in luge is amazing for Canada, in any case.

I hope Kim and Alex are given the recognition they deserve from CBC for this. They should be brought into the studio and all that.

Teggy · Feb 11, 2014

Woot Hamlin!

Blader · Feb 11, 2014

Hamlin!!

DrM · Feb 11, 2014

Peru said:
Women's ski jump starts.. now.

Takanashi and Irascko-Stolz are in other leauge, and then at least 6 other girls for 3rd place...

naku · Feb 11, 2014

Damn, what a run by iPod!

lazybones18 · Feb 11, 2014

-1.139

damn, she good

Solo · Feb 11, 2014

4th/5th? Aw, man

Blader · Feb 11, 2014

man, Geisenberger is just insurmountably fast.

shadowkat · Feb 11, 2014

Megasoum said:
Btw is it me or is the motto "Hot. Cool. Yours." sounds really ridiculous? lol

No, it's really ridiculous.

joesmokey · Feb 11, 2014

This half-pipe track seems like it's made of slush.

shadowkat · Feb 11, 2014

lamaroo said:
Is 5MB really big for a gif?

I'll link it in case, here is Tsubota's slam: http://i.minus.com/i5LEghytxFYOK.gif

Holy fuck

PjotrStroganov · Feb 11, 2014

People need to watch the half pipe final! People are on another level.

Blader · Feb 11, 2014

lol @ Davis family's reaction

DrM · Feb 11, 2014

joesmokey said:
This half-pipe track seems like it's made of slush.

Warm front kicked in yo
4° Celsius right now in Sochi - at almost 10 pm.

naku · Feb 11, 2014

PjotrStroganov said:
People need to watch the half pipe final! People are on another level.

The pipe itself is definitely not on that level. It's disgusting how bad it really is.

Parch · Feb 11, 2014

Historical dominance...

Netherlands now has 90 olympic medals in speed skating.
Norway now has 102 olympic medals in cross country skiing. (that's not including biathlon)
Austria now has 107 olympic medals in alpine events.

...and counting.

In comparison...
US best is 67 in speed skating.
Canada's best is 33 in speed skating.

massivekettle · Feb 11, 2014

Parch said:
Historical dominance...

Netherlands now has 90 olympic medals in speed skating.
Norway now has 102 olympic medals in cross country skiing. (that's not including biathlon)
Austria now has 107 olympic medals in alpine events.

...and counting.

In comparison...
US best is 67 in speed skating.
Canada's best is 33 in speed skating.

Given the number of events, best comparison is to athletics and swimming.

RedSwirl · Feb 11, 2014

This half pipe is intense. I couldn't even do some of this shit in 1080 Snowboarding.

gift of 100 gab · Feb 11, 2014

Hirano is 15 years old? Goddamn.

joesmokey · Feb 11, 2014

Here we go. Will he go all out for run 1 or run 2?

Solo · Feb 11, 2014

2 Canadian women in medal position going into the ski jump final? Is that even one of "our" sports??

lazybones18 · Feb 11, 2014

they just replayed the ski accident on CBC. Rough as hell

naku · Feb 11, 2014

That's a hard hit. Tried his best tho, and we'll see a crazy second run.

R10Neymarfan · Feb 11, 2014

SW currently in 11th place

He isn't trying because it's the 1st run

MetatronM · Feb 11, 2014

FINALLY the NBC run decided to work, right before Shaun White's run.

RedSwirl · Feb 11, 2014

naku said:
That's a hard hit. Tried his best tho, and we'll see a crazy second run.

Dude's air was still on another level though, and that's saying something considering what we've seen so far.

Kazerei · Feb 11, 2014

Halfpipe is really getting destroyed. I've never seen so many slips and falls.

freshair · Feb 11, 2014

For halfpipe snowboarding, is the best of 2 runs, or the aggregate of the 2?

Blader · Feb 11, 2014

That hit looked it'd hurt

Huge air on that first jump though

perfectchaos007 · Feb 11, 2014

R10Neymarfan said:
SW currently in 11th place

He isn't trying because it's the 1st run

Do they get 2 runs or 3?

freshair said:
For halfpipe snowboarding, is the best of 2 runs, or the aggregate of the 2?

Its the best run. That I know.

Tabris · Feb 11, 2014

DarkJediKnight said:
This isn't the US. Our Athletes get very little support. I remember a Gold medal winner from the 2008 summer games who said he had no sponsors and only made 28,000 a year after winning gold.

American gold medalists usually become millionaires or close to it. Guys like Michael Phelps, Shaun White are multi-millionaires.

US has a great history with amateur sports. Canada does not. Hell, considering how popular hockey is, barely anyone follows the junior leagues.

Whereas in US, NCAA basketball and football are the stuff of GODS!

So many things wrong with this post.

First, Canada implemented a program for 2010 (and onward) called Own the Podium which significantly increased federal investment into athletes.

Second, Summer games is not where the federal investment is in for Canada. Winter athletes earn a lot more on average.

Third, Junior Hockey is the most popular non-professional sports league in Canada.

Fourth, you are comparing it to NCAA Basketball and NCAA Football which are more popular than the professional sports due to the college/university culture of the US.

Fifth, Canada has 1/10th the population of the United States. So when you compare sports attendance, you have to do it per capita.

MedIC86 · Feb 11, 2014

Shaun white wtfff

R10Neymarfan · Feb 11, 2014

Everyone is falling on this halfpipe.

Maybe Shaun's complaining about it is credible.

DrM · Feb 11, 2014

Damn, what is with judges on ladies ski jumping? No telemark and 17.5? Are they drunk?

I would let Vogt arrest me anytime though

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