The judges want to see the expression of a stage dancer even though they're flying around in skates.
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The XXII Sochi Winter Olympic Games / Ski And Skate Against Hate
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The judges want to see the expression of a stage dancer even though they're flying around in skates.
That's some highly structured high-fiving.
the lady on the right like claw grips people when she high fives
Disgusting. Like a carnivorous jackal.
Get fucking dan Patrick slope side to clean this shit up.
speculawyer
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That's some highly structured high-fiving.
Not a smile among them.
BigJonsson
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Kate Pettersen ‏@KatePettersen_ 2m
Men's SBX seeding runs have been cancelled. Will be seeded based on current World Cup standings. #CBCOlympics
Does Canada have a chance at a medal this year?
8th and 9th ranked boarders are Canadian....eh....I'm sure lots of crazy stuff will happen like usual
Men's SBX seeding runs have been cancelled. Will be seeded based on current World Cup standings. #CBCOlympics
Does Canada have a chance at a medal this year?
8th and 9th ranked boarders are Canadian....eh....I'm sure lots of crazy stuff will happen like usual
Well that's lame, I stayed up to watch the seeding stage. ah well time to sleep
criesofthepast
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Andi Petrillo on CBC looks dead inside right now lol
DAT blouse though. Hello.
DAT blouse though. Hello.
How is the "They're Russians. They get shot if they smile" line from Miracle not on Youtube?
Internet, I am disappoint.
So If I understand the women's curling standings right...
Canada & Sweden make it in 1st and 2nd respectively...
GB will move on as long as they win or japan loses. If they lose + japan wins it's a tiebreaker.
China/Switzerland whoever wins will move on if japan loses, or a tiebreaker if japan wins.
Japan needs to win to go to a playoff, a loss means they're out
Canada & Sweden make it in 1st and 2nd respectively...
GB will move on as long as they win or japan loses. If they lose + japan wins it's a tiebreaker.
China/Switzerland whoever wins will move on if japan loses, or a tiebreaker if japan wins.
Japan needs to win to go to a playoff, a loss means they're out
lazybones18
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which team lost to the US Women's curling team? They should be ashamed of themselves 
edit: It was Japan? LOL, they don't deserve to move on
edit: It was Japan? LOL, they don't deserve to move on
The Last Emperor
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The Olympics is kind of a cruel concept. Only rolls around every four years. So much can go wrong. So many ruined dreams. But then again, that is what makes the Olympics so special.
Good thing I'm not the only one, my family and I were watching and flipped collective shits over that scene. Fucking asshole reporter, no empathy at all.
Really happy he medaled though, guy deserves it. Legend. Man I love skiing.
Gentle Rodriguez
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Well Heather Richardson is moving to the Netherlands to marry Jorrit Bergsma...
I am now convinced she's a spy. Pulling the long con eh? I'm on to you USA!
criesofthepast
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Really dumb. You can't fit that event in somehow, somewhere in the next week? Come on...
Hope they don't cancel it. Must suck for the athletes.
Hope they don't cancel it. Must suck for the athletes.
zer0blivion
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I think they would reschedule it. Looks like the men's snowboard cross is cancelled too, they're going to reschedule it.
This has been the American standard for a while, wasn't it?
Going to try tomorrow. If that dosen't work, my solution would be cancel the stupid mixed relay and run both events instead.
SecretMoblin
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Well that would be a shame now that Norway's ski problems are sorted and victory is all but guaranteed..
Broder Salsa
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You can't use energy on smiling, you have to use it all on winning.
Now now, we will still shoot like crap.
I do enjoy watching the US play weaker teams, since it gives me a chance to cheer for the underdog :3
The only competitive and high-level women's hockey games are those between US and Canada though. And they are soooo intense. :lol
Yep, the last meeting was evenly fought between the US and Canada even if the score has Canada with a win.
I enjoy this game because it is almost 100% the Swedish Women's goalie facing attack after attack by the USA. So much action!
They keep saying they still have no idea what's wrong, so who knows. Luckily the skis are fine for the first kms before they deterioate (slush/ice getting caught in the structure?), so they should be fine for the sprint relay anyways, but the 50 km could be ugly.
massivekettle
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BTW, this was done on purpose; it's for the records (when they tape the interviews).
Kramer was just his usual arrogant, prickly self.
Velcro Fly
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How did Sweden expect to win playing this style of game?
KingItachi
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Loving these aerials coach cam ftw.
http://olympics.cbc.ca/videos/video/tessa-virtue-and-scott-moir-finish-sparks-controversy.html
So, the creator of the finnstep (a compulsory dance/pattern dance by which you are graded in ice dancing) is saying the Canadian pair should have scored higher than the Americans. I'm thinking this might lend some credence to the earlier reports of vote swapping by the Russian and American judges.
So, the creator of the finnstep (a compulsory dance/pattern dance by which you are graded in ice dancing) is saying the Canadian pair should have scored higher than the Americans. I'm thinking this might lend some credence to the earlier reports of vote swapping by the Russian and American judges.
I don't want to get involved in discussion of conspiracy theories, but I will say that both the CBC commentators as well as Moir and Virtue definitely believed their short program performance here was their best of the season, whereas they were graded about 1.5 points less than their season's best score.
Of course, the judges here could just be grading more strictly across the board, so it doesn't necessarily imply any other agenda.
Tora Berger?
Yep. managed a full house at first shooting, so she's only 25sec behind the leader.
Didn't the american team get a world record score for short program dance?
Hmmm.
They are falliing all over the descents
thecouncil
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That Bode interview was some joke.
"When youre looking up at the sky at the start, ...it looks like you're talking to somebody. What's going on there?"
A useless question with an obvious answer.
"When youre looking up at the sky at the start, ...it looks like you're talking to somebody. What's going on there?"
A useless question with an obvious answer.
speedskating suit controversy
I like this story. Americans develop the Mach 39 speed skating suit with Under Armour and Lockheed Martin but don't test it because they were afraid other countries would steal the tech.
Except their tech sucks. Instead of mach 39 it's more like 3.9 mph
LOL @ American paranoia
I like this story. Americans develop the Mach 39 speed skating suit with Under Armour and Lockheed Martin but don't test it because they were afraid other countries would steal the tech.
Except their tech sucks. Instead of mach 39 it's more like 3.9 mph
LOL @ American paranoia
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