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[Ricker]

I will cheer in the right thread lol....Go Canada here as well though

 

[Knoxcore]

I don't understand how judging works in figure skating. That was the worst fall I've seen in these Olympics so far yet it's still good enough for a 72?

I don't like figure skating for this reason, but from what I understand, he had seven elements to complete. Despite the fall, he attempted and landed seven elements. Points were deducted accordingly for the fall, but they were also added for elements where he added difficulty. I'm not an expert and his was the only program I watched because I want the US to medal.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Luge relay is fucking awesome!

 

[DrM]

Luge relay is fucking awesome!

Germany, the luge nation

 

[Parch]

damn, 4th in luge again

Nada for Canada today

 

[syko de4d]

Gold number 7 for germany

 

[Solo]

ANOTHER fucking 4th :_(

0 medals on Day 6 Canada.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Luge relay is fucking awesome!

It really is.

 

[Snakeyes]

That Prince routine was sick!

 

[lunlunqq]

Another gold for China. Yeah~~~ Man, doing things on ice is hard...

 

[syko de4d]

Germany, the luge nation

we even have the "Wok-WM" in germany. At this event people that are a little famous or a from luge/bob sport sitting in a wok instead of a bob or luge.
Here a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0na7NPXn4 xD

 

[Kinyou]

Those models carrying the medals scare me. They always stare straight ahead with that dead smile on their faces D:

 

[DrM]

we even have the "Wok-WM" in germany. At this event people that are a little famous or a from luge/bob sport sitting in a wok instead of a bob or luge.
Here a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0na7NPXn4 xD

You crazy Germans

 

[questionmark]

ANOTHER fucking 4th :_(

0 medals on Day 6 Canada.

Norway got another medal today!

Spoiler

Only a bronze. Not satisfied by todays events at all =|

 

[Solo]

Norway got another medal today!

Spoiler

Only a bronze. Not satisfied by todays events at all =|

That makes 2 of us.

And our only 2 medal possibilities for tomorrow are Men's singles figure skating and womens skeleton.

 

[isuzu]

it is time

 

[Blader]

Hanyu just killed it

 

[zroid]

omg

another 4th in luge


I can't

 

[Blader]

Wow, first ever score over 100

 

[Snakeyes]

101.45... holy shit! He killed it.

 

[isuzu]

world record

 

[Prax]

Wow. World record barrier!

 

[zroid]

Hanyu has a Canadian coach so we'll just go ahead and take credit for that

 

[Prax]

Hanyu has a Canadian coach so we'll just go ahead and take credit for that

Really? Cool.
Yeah. That's a gold for Canada. Spirit gold.

 

[Pedrito]

Time to bomb Patrick!

 

[Prax]

Time to bomb Patrick!

YOU HOLD YOUR TONGUE

 

[Blader]

whoa, Plushenko is retired now? That's a hell of a day for him

 

[zroid]

Come on, Tricky

 

[Solo]

C'mon Chan!

 

[Pedrito]

Pretty good. Should be confortably in second.

 

[Darth Sonik]

I don't understand those who don't like the new scoring system.

It is making this a highly competitive sport, as opposed to the old school system of Ice Capades with medals, where safe pretty routines are favoured over difficult ones.

There may be scope for some readjustment with the points deductions however.

 

[zroid]

Pretty darn good score

 

[Solo]

Nice for Chan! Probably guaranteed silver now.

 

[isuzu]

4 points behind Yuzu

still pretty damn good

 

[Prax]

All he needs to to do much better in the free skate and we can have our goldddd~~

 

[Solo]

All he needs to to do much better in the free skate and we can have our goldddd~~

Easier said than done though with a 4 point deficit.

 

[Prax]

Easier said than done though with a 4 point deficit.

I have no idea what to expect from Hanyu for a free skate so yeah. LOL
But I have hope in my heart!

 

[perfectchaos007]

Does free skate = long program?

I thought they combined short program and long program scores to determine the champion. I'm not familiar with the free skate.

 

[Solo]

Does free skate = long program?

Short program + free skate = total. So.....yes, I guess so?

 

[yyzjohn]

Easier said than done though with a 4 point deficit.

Chan's best free skate is better than Hanyu's best by more than 4 points so there's room to win if he skates his best.

 

[Branduil]

So, USA in Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing:

4 golds, 2 silver, 3 bronze

In everything else:

0 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze

Thank goodness for the X Games.

 

[Solo]

Chan's best free skate is better than Hanyu's best by more than 4 points so there's room to win if he skates his best.

So it will be an entertaining final then!

 

[Prax]

ASIAN RIVALRY

 

[yyzjohn]

So it will be an entertaining final then!

Usually comes down to one slip up. If Hanyu has a mistake and Chan doesn't they'll score accordingly, if they both skate perfect than Chan loses. Depends on how difficult each routine is too but all in all the guy who skates the best in free skate should win

 

[Dr.Acula]

we even have the "Wok-WM" in germany. At this event people that are a little famous or a from luge/bob sport sitting in a wok instead of a bob or luge.
Here a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0na7NPXn4 xD

Hold my beer!

 

[Peru]

Dang Hanyu score.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Fuck there's no speed skating tommorow, how will we get medals? What am I supposed to watch? Life has no meaning.

 

[Milchmann]

The czech skater should get huge deductions for that horrible Hall of the Mountain King version.

 

[questionmark]

That makes 2 of us.

And our only 2 medal possibilities for tomorrow are Men's singles figure skating and womens skeleton.

We have 3 medal possibilities tomorrow as well, but in my opinion only two of them are realistic. Women's 15km Individual Biathlon and Men's Alpine Super Combined. Aside from that there's the Men's 15km Cross-Country Classical, but I will be shocked if we're able to grab a medal there.

 

[zroid]

If we're 4th in Skeleton tomorrow... blood may spill