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[Tabris]

Oh, and Michael Phelps and Shaun White make millions from endorsements and professional winnings (like x games), not from their olympic stipends from the government.

 

[fuenf]

Everyone is falling on this halfpipe.

Maybe Shaun's complaining about it is credible.

yeah the half pipe looks horrible, but iirc most of them wiped out in Vancouver too. Still a shame tho

 

[Peru]

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

Some odd scores.

An even and good contest though. Takanashi nerves? Didn't do to well in practice so maybe she doesn't like the hill.

 

[RedSwirl]

yeah the half pipe looks horrible, but iirc most of them wiped out in Vancouver too. Still a shame tho

How's it bad compared to a "normal" pipe? What complaints did White make about it?

 

[DrM]

Some odd scores.

An even and good contest though. Takanashi nerves? Didn't do to well in practice so maybe she doesn't like the hill.

She had the worst conditions though, but she and Iraschko choked badly. But as one of our jumpers said that vast majority of girls dislike this hill - speed is very high and this translates into huge pressure at landing.

 

[fuenf]

How's it bad compared to a "normal" pipe? What complaints did White make about it?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...n-white-sochi-halfpipe-not-very-good/5340369/

I dunno, but it just looks worse compared to the X-Games pipes....


IPOD°!!!!

 

[Parch]

Snow conditions are starting to be a factor now. Weather warms up and slush affects performance.

 

[Kazerei]

Nice run iPod!

 

[BigJonsson]

That run was nuts

 

[zroid]

holy balls this Swiss guy's run was incredible

 

[IcyBlueStrawberry]

That was insane.

Dude deserved a 94.

 

[DrM]

holy balls this Swiss guy's run was incredible

Imported from Russia at right time

 

[Kazerei]

Wow, since when was Switzerland so good at halfpipe?

 

[naku]

Imported from Russia at right time

He's been riding as a Swiss for a long time.

 

[Ohwiseone]

I think that Shawn will have a monster second run.

At least that's what I am hoping for *crosses fingers*

 

[Zeeman]

Wow, poor guy fell again

 

[perfectchaos007]

IPod is gonna win this

 

[Diprosalic]

Wow, since when was Switzerland so good at halfpipe?

we won the first ever gold medal.

 

[Irminsul]

Streams made the Olympics so much better. Watching halfpipe and women's ski jumping at the same time.

Let's see what Ms. Vogt can do in the second run, I hope for the best!

 

[DrM]

He's been riding as a Swiss for a long time.

I was joking due to recent immigration stuff going on in Switzerland.

His father, a geophysicist, left Russia in 1992 and initially lived in Sweden and the Netherlands. The family eventually settled in Switzerland when Podladtchikov's father received a teaching position at the ETH university in Zurich. He represented Russia at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin but after receiving Swiss citizenship in 2007, he began competing for his adopted country.

Let's see what Ms. Vogt can do in the second run, I hope for the best!

She probably will. And she is cute.

 

[joesmokey]

The commentator on NBC's online stream for the half-pipe just doesn't have anything useful to say.

 

[freshair]

3 runners left.

Nervous at our medal chances!

 

[massivekettle]

Don't think White will pull it - snow looks like shit

 

[Diprosalic]

Medal for Podladtchikov!

 

[BigJonsson]

Don't think White will pull it - snow looks like shit

If he is the best he should be able to compete in tough conditions, there have been 2 stellar runs in the past 10 minutes....

 

[R10Neymarfan]

Japanese sweep?

 

[zroid]

Did Shaun fall on his first run? I know his qualifying run was brilliant.

 

[IcyBlueStrawberry]

Did Shaun fall on his first run? I know his qualifying run was brilliant.

Ya he did.

I wanna see something incredible now though.

 

[joesmokey]

Impressive runs lately. Shaun better pull it off.

 

[MutFox]

Don't think White will pull it - snow looks like shit

Yep, the same snow where others are making it happen...

 

[DrM]

Ahaha, our second commentator (he is high FIS official in jumping) just said that judges on ladies ski jumping are clueless idiots

 

[Diprosalic]

Silver for Podladtchikov, now Shaun White needs to disappoint.

 

[BigJonsson]

And the White dominance at the Olympics is over

 

[BTM]

Here we go

 

[R10Neymarfan]

Come on SW

All on you now

 

[Diprosalic]

that needs to be gold for Podladtchikov!

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Ipod will win.

 

[pxleyes]

This is it!

 

[Atrophis]

Never worth Gold that.

 

[Diprosalic]

YES!

Second Halfpipe gold for Switzerland

 

[zroid]

Oh man, poor Shaun.

 

[joesmokey]

His tricks are on another level. Not sure if that was gold though.

 

[pxleyes]

Not a gold run. Played it safe with the crappy snow.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Shaun???? SHHHHHAAAAAUUUNNNNNNN

 

[Brinbe]

Lolll white

 

[IcyBlueStrawberry]

Damn I wanted to see a three peat, but iPod killed it.

 

[freshair]

damn :\

no men's usa medal for halfpipe

 

[MedIC86]

ipoddd

 

[Zeeman]

Oh wow, not even a medal

 

[MutFox]

LOL, loved all the excuses and people eating it up...

Go JAPAN!