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The XXII Sochi Winter Olympic Games / Ski And Skate Against Hate

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zroid

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Why don't they just play for clean sheets when they get a big lead in curling? Is that against the rules? It would have to be somehow, I'd imagine.

You're right, there's a rule that makes it difficult. The first four rocks of the end (2 each side) cannot be removed from play if they're above the house (known as free guards).
 

Deraldin

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WTF? Byfuglien got fat?

Why is everyone talking about ski slopestyle? That was like a week (yesterday) ago!

Why don't they just play for clean sheets when they get a big lead in curling? Is that against the rules? It would have to be somehow, I'd imagine.

That picture is a few years old now. I think it was just before he showed up in Winnipeg.
 

Dr.Acula

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You're right, there's a rule that makes it difficult. The first four rocks of the end (2 each side) cannot be removed from play if they're above the house (known as free guards).

Ya, reading about it now, there's a rule that applies during only the first half of play, explains why I've never picked up on it.

I do remember seeing stones replaced when guards were accidentally hit out before, so it's all flooding back.
 
I think they have to play 6 ends minimum, but after that yeah
I think I've seen a team concede 4 down going into the last end. Anything less than that I don't think I've seen it. Most curlers are realistic so you see a concede fairly often when the writing is on the wall. No sense wasting anyone's time.
 

calder

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I think I've seen a team concede 4 down going into the last end. Anything less than that I don't think I've seen it. Most curlers are realistic so you see a concede fairly often when the writing is on the wall. No sense wasting anyone's time.

Or, even more importantly, wasting anyone's drinkin' time. Sure competition is fun, but the patch is bumping so let's go get that round of drinks on the winner.


China vs Sweden was great, well played. Glad I switched over after the Team Canada match was over.
 
Netherlands All Medals

Gold Speedskating Men's 5000 m NED Sven Kramer
Silver Speedskating Men's 5000 m NED Jan Blokhuijsen
Bronze Speedskating Men's 5000 m NED Jorrit Bergsma
Gold Speedskating Women's 3000 m NED Ireen Wust
Gold Speedskating Men's 500 m NED Michel Mulder
Silver Speedskating Men's 500 m NED Jan Smeekens
Bronze Speedskating Men's 500 m NED Ronald Mulder
Bronze Speedskating Women's 500 m NED Margot Boer
Gold Speedskating Men's 1000 m NED Stefan Groothuis
Bronze Speedskating Men's 1000 m NED Michel Mulder
Silver Speedskating Women's 1000 m NED Ireen Wust
Bronze Speedskating Women's 1000 m NED Margot Boer

Come on Netherlands. At least TRY to break away from the stereotype.

holland-kinderdijk.jpg
 

Arjen

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Come on Netherlands. At least TRY to break away from the stereotype.

holland-kinderdijk.jpg

Someone wrote an article about this.
http://www.ibtimes.com/winter-olymp...ontinues-be-dominated-netherlands-why-1554557
In the Netherlands, skating long distances on ice is a common practice for many, making it only natural they would have interest in distance speed skating in the Olympics. In winter months, skating is a sensible form of transportation, as commuters skate along frozen canals to visit family or friends who live many villages away. Much of the country sits below sea level, so it’s frequently not a particularly arduous journey to travel by skates.

A sensible form of transportation, lol
We hardly have decent ice for more then a couple of days.
 
I was watching the Canada/Norway curling match and I didn't have the faintest idea how the scoring worked. Should have checked the wiki page
 

Pedrito

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Seems like Cologna's injury could have been a good thing afterall. He came into these Games completely rested compared to the others.
 
0.2s fucking seconds away from medal in mens 15km cross country skiing....and of course it's swede that goes past. Who else. Damn these olympics are cursed for us finns.
 

Peru

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Fuck's sake nothing is going our way these past few days. From three in the top six downhill to no one on the podium.
 

Amir0x

Banned
do these asshole hosts just get a series of joking "sayings" that go along with every country they talk about?

How many fucking times is this asshole going to say "SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IS DENMARK!"

"DENMARK IS ROTTEN ACCORDING TO FRED"

"AND SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN DENMARK AS THEY REMAIN THE ONLY WINLESS CURLING TEAM LEFT."

"HAHA, AND THAT GOES TO SHOW THERE IS SOMETHING ROTTEN IN..."



No, FUCK YOU, announcers.
 
Seriously worried about the men's 4x10km cross-country skiing relay for Norway. I mean Sweden looks invincible either way. But If we can't even scrape up a bronze I will be pissed off.
 
I feel it in my bones - gold or silver for Chan in a few hours!
Well he has to fuck up pretty huge to not at least get a silver, no? I mean he's 11 points up on the Spaniard in third. The dude he's behind in 1st by all accounts skated a once in a lifetime record breaking skate in his short program. If he just has a normal skate today & Chan skates as he can, Chan should pass for gold easily I think.
 

Solo

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Well he has to fuck up pretty huge to not at least get a silver, no? I mean he's 11 points up on the Spaniard in third. The dude he's behind in 1st by all accounts skated a once in a lifetime record breaking skate in his short program. If he just has a normal skate today & Chan skates as he can, Chan should pass for gold easily I think.

I thought he was 7 points up? Either way yes, he'd have to screw the pooch to lose silver, but I think he's gonna be gunning for the gold.

EDIT: its 11, you are correct.
 

Megasoum

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Hah.... Alex Harvey blamed his skis again for his poor performance in cross country.... Color me surprised. /rolleyes.

He's basically the Alex Tagliani of cross-country skiing. (I doubt anybody outside of Québec will get that reference tho lol).
 
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