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[Hobbestetrician]

Lolo Jones is out of medal contention right now as well. Why did the sprinters get signed on to the bobsled team? Don't follow the sport at all but is this a common occurrence?

Unsure how common it is but it makes sense given that sprinters possess very similar abilities to those required to be the back of the sled.

I do know that Herschel Walker (an NFL running back at the time) went to the 1992 Winter Olympics in bobsled.

 

[lamaroo]

So this is a thing

 

[criesofthepast]

So this is a thing

What is this? Is tinder a dating site or something? Did they all setup profiles there to make it easier to hookup and fuck in the Olympic village?

 

[Brashnir]

Lolo Jones is out of medal contention right now as well. Why did the sprinters get signed on to the bobsled team? Don't follow the sport at all but is this a common occurrence?

The brakeman/woman's job on a sled team is basically to sprint as fast as they can for 4 seconds to get the sled moving, so recruiting athletes who already train to do just that is a pretty obvious thing to do.

 

[2Crisis]

I missed the giant slalom start, Ligety got hacks or something? a whole second ahead

 

[Jasconius]

I missed the giant slalom start, Ligety got hacks or something? a whole second ahead

Basically, just made everything look super easy, the green numbers just kept getting bigger.

 

[questionmark]

Stefan Luitz? MORE LIKE STEFAN KLUITZ!

 

[questionmark]

Cross-Country team sprint coming up soon. I would not mind it if Norway cleaned the house in all the sprint events.

 

[Peru]

Let's do this.

 

[questionmark]

Favorites: Norway, US, Finland and Sweden

Hoping it ends in that order too. The US won the last world championship in Val Di Fiemme, and maybe an Olympic medal could boost the popularity just a little in the US. Sweden has gotten more than enough medals in XC so far as far as I am concerned.

 

[criesofthepast]

Marks big bro Craig McMorris has been FANTASTIC with his commentary during the snowboard events on CBC. He is really good.

 

[questionmark]

Seems like the women's final will be between Norway and Finland.

 

[criesofthepast]

I love Eve Muirhead despite rooting for Canada. She is fiesty. Early 2-0 lead for Canada after 1 end.

 

[Kinyou]

aMAZEingly cute

 

[Peru]

Shitty effort by the guys.

 

[repeater]

Sweden has gotten more than enough medals in XC so far as far as I am concerned.

Well you're norwegian, aren't you, so you probably think one swedish medal in XC ski is "more than enough"..

 

[questionmark]

Shitty effort by the guys.

Should have gone with Sundby instead of Hattestad.

Well you're norwegian, aren't you, so you probably think one swedish medal in XC ski is "more than enough"..

Sweden are well deserving of medals, particularly the men and Kalla. But winning gold on both relays? FUCK. THAT.

 

[SecretMoblin]

I want the Scottish women to win just because their skill relative to their youth is so impressive, but both teams are great. This should have been the gold medal match.

Wait a second. Another US female bobsledder (Lauryn Williams) has competed as a sprinter in the Summer Olympics, won a gold medal, and is in place to win gold here (hasn't only like one other person, Clara Hughes (CAN), medaled in both?) and all we are hearing about is Lolo Jones? Jesus.

It's especially rough because Williams has a great story, is fun, personable, and bright on camera, and is gorgeous. I like Jones a lot, but NBC has been trying to make her a megastar for years now.

 

[coldvein]

as somebody who can only watch NBC

olympics sux

 

[repeater]

Sweden are well deserving of medals, particularly the men and Kalla. But winning gold on both relays? FUCK. THAT.

I must admit that in light of the two relay golds, I would not be super sad if we didn't take a single cross ski medal for the rest of the olympics, so there's something to your "enough is enough" thought.

On the other hand.. There's no such thing as too much of a good thing in these contexts. E.g. I never heard any norwegian complain during the Holmenkollen World Championships in 2011 - and reasonably so. So I'll take whatever else we can get during these Olympics as an added extra.

 

[DigiMish]

Congrats to the married Russian couple both picking up medals, with the American born Vic Wild getting Gold!

 

[questionmark]

I give up on the men. Going to bed after the women's final is over.

 

[Peru]

I give up on the men. Going to bed after the women's final is over.

Where the hey do you live?

 

[repeater]

I give up on the men. Going to bed after the women's final is over.

Looks like Björgen will be giving you sweet dreams at least!

 

[zroid]

Jill Officer pls

 

[Kifimbo]

Jill Officer pls

She's playing like a British spy.

Hum, a British spy would probably more subtle.

 

[Peru]

This relay format is so good

 

[naku]

We're about get our third medal!

 

[Kazerei]

Epic cross-ice double!

 

[Peru]

Bjørgen Østberg

Norwegian women > men

 

[electristan]

Hurra!

well done ladys, you are carrying Norway and congrats to Finland too


my work setup

 

[Pedrito]

Not looking good for Murhead. But I expect Jill Officer to make things interesting in the tenth if you know what I mean...

 

[repeater]

And with that bronze medal Sweden's performance in these Olympics has now placed us third on the list of most cross-country medals in a single Olympics (Soviet Union are first apparently, followed by Norway in Salt Lake City). Still a good chance for a few more!

 

[nacimento]

Damn, the Germans failing left and right... We should cut funding for almost everything except luge and use that money to lobby the comitee for more luge medals.

 

[criesofthepast]

Curling woman's semi-finals close here both matches. Canada up one with the hammer final end.

 

[Wes]

Canadians have been making all the shots, except for Officer. Not the same quality from GB.

 

[Parch]

One up with last rock in the 10th. Canada should have this.

 

[Keen]

Come on Sweden, we need that Gold.

 

[robertsan21]

Come on Sweden, we need that Gold.

we do, but unfortunately we wont get it!

 

[Wes]

Confirmation that Curling is the most absorbing of the winter sports. This is incredibly tense.

 

[Kazerei]

Nice shot by Muirhead, but Canada has this

 

[criesofthepast]

Jones wins!!!!! Canada to the finals! Oh boy the nerves on that one. Good play by the brits to put that pressure on.

 

[Oersted]

Lol. Germans and skies.

 

[zroid]

GG, GB! Was on the edge of my seat there.

 

[DopeyFish]

GG, GB! Was on the edge of my seat there.

i wasn't feeling bad about missing the start of hockey lol

 

[Pedrito]

Finland finally has its gold medal.

 

[Kifimbo]

Nerves of steel.

 

[repeater]

Thanks dear Finnish neighbors for that bronze medal. Way to tackle the germans! :-D

Hope some of that gold rubs off on the finnish hockey team now so they beat Russia!

 

[Peru]

Finland finally has its gold medal.

Unless... they get the DQ hammer

 

[electristan]

Lol. Germans and skies.

Crazy, how many medals have they lost now by falling in the last turns? Must be 3-4 at least

Great to see the finns doing well again