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[mclem]

If I've judged it right, now: If GB can win one of these two curling matches, this will equal our best winter olympics in terms of performance ever.

Previous best, 1924:

1G, 1S, 2B

If we win men's and lose women's:

2G, 0S, 1B

If we win women's and lose men's:

1G, 1S, 2B

If we win both, it's our best overall:

2G, 0S, 2B


... and there's still Elise Christie and our bobsledders to come!

Hopin' for that double curling gold.

Canadian? I think you've got a clear edge over our guys, at least. But anything can happen!

 

[Irminsul]

Skicross seems to be a French sport.

 

[Juicy Bob]

LE DOMINATION

 

[criesofthepast]

Yay another fourth place finish for Canada.

 

[Peru]

SWEEP

 

[mclem]

Yep: This is now our joint best Olympic performance ever, I believe.

 

[Wes]

Well done to Muirhead and her team!

 

[Juicy Bob]

Well done to Muirhead and her team!

Great Scotain

 

[Ulumsk]

Klemetsen with fire under his ass.

Masterclass Gråbakk.

 

[Moozo]

If anyone knows where to watch ski cross in full please let me know. BBC aren't repeating it until this evening and it's not on the website

 

[criesofthepast]

Cross country ski events bore me to death.

Can't get into it. Maybe because Canada sucks in them.

 

[Irminsul]

Silver again, this time by 0.3 seconds... oh my ;_;

 

[Ulumsk]

Silver again, this time by 0.3 seconds... oh my ;_;

At least Germany stayed on their feet this time.

 

[questionmark]

Cross country ski events bore me to death.

Can't get into it. Maybe because Canada sucks in them.

Your men are decent in the sprints. Anyway, what you watched was probably nordic combined, I'm not a fan either. Waste of talent as far as I am concerned, wouldn't mind if they cut the entire event tbh. Not that I mind the extra medals.

 

[Xcrypto]

Feels good.



Greatest photo finish of all time.

That is the closest I could recall.

 

[mclem]

If anyone knows where to watch ski cross in full please let me know. BBC aren't repeating it until this evening and it's not on the website

Was it shown live? You could pull up the live stream then rewind it if so.

 

[criesofthepast]

Your men are decent in the sprints. Anyway, what you watched was probably nordic combined, I'm not a fan either. Waste of talent as far as I am concerned, wouldn't mind if they cut the entire event tbh. Not that I mind the extra medals.

It was Nordic combined

I can't believe Eve Muirhead is 23. I thought she was over 30.

Women's curling finals on in a few minutes.

 

[Timbuktu]

I can't believe Eve Muirhead is 23. I thought she was over 30.

Wouldn't say anything about Scottish woman in general, but I did think she and David Murdoch were around the same age. Maybe just how calm and mature she has been as the skip.

 

[zroid]

Jones already getting into trouble in the first end

 

[Kazerei]

Watching curling is more stressful than actual work :S

 

[criesofthepast]

That could have been disaster for Jones there. Could have given up 3 if they didn't skin by that guard.

 

[Pedrito]

An inch away from almost game over after one end.

 

[Kifimbo]

Jones already getting into trouble in the first end

Not her fault. Jill and Kaitlyn better wake up.

 

[criesofthepast]

I'm not confident in Kaitlyn at all. She makes some big shots at times but she still scares me. She is cute though. She has an Autumn Reeser thing going on.

 

[theowne]

Since they're all wearing lapel mics, why not just give them headsets too?

One of the reasons I don't watch curling that much is all the abrasive yelling and screaming.

Might seem like a silly reason, but it seems easily fixable.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Gat dayum

Would wife.

 

[criesofthepast]

Holy crap Kaitlyn again. Weakest link.

 

[zroid]

Not her fault. Jill and Kaitlyn better wake up.

I know

Jones as in Team Jones, heh

 

[PuppetSlave]

Urggh, painful watching the Sweden ladies inviting the Swiss ones back into the hockey game after leading 2-0... 2-2 now

Bad feeling about the outcome of this game.

 

[nny]

The Swiss are now leading...what a comeback!

 

[nny]

4-2! Insane last few seconds.

Edit: 4-3! Can it be?

 

[PuppetSlave]

Whelp... that's that. Well deserved Switzerland.

Time for curling final action instead.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Gotta give it up for the Swiss. They played well down the stretch and took that game back. Nice job.

 

[Elvin Atombender]

Sweden pull the goalie without putting another player on the ice...

 

[zroid]

quit slacking, Babcock!

 

[criesofthepast]

Fun curling fact:

The curling rock weighs between 16 and 20 kilograms. The rocks are made of a special quartz-free granite found only in Scotland and Wales.

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I'm Canadian and have never held a curling rock in my life. I never knew they were THAT heavy. No wonder our men's team is so buff.

 

[PuppetSlave]

The ladies biceps are nothing to sneeze at either. Someone posted a shot a day or so ago as I recall.

 

[criesofthepast]

Kaitlyn is making this much more difficult than it has to be for Canada.

 

[Lonestar]

Kate Hanson sees a Wolf in her hallway


That's not figuratively.

Warning: Vertical Recording.

 

[zroid]

Save us, Jennifer! T_T

 

[NH Apache]

Girl from my highschool is finally competing on Friday in downhill. She has won nationals the past couple of years, so I wonder how she'll do!

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140220/SPORTS26/140229970/1003/sports

 

[robertsan21]

Sweden needs four point here! COME ON!!! Canada is just really fucking good in curling!

 

[criesofthepast]

HUGE DODGE my god

Only gives up two. But come the fuck on Kaitlyn! Let's go girls.

 

[zroid]

the happy deuce :lol

 

[Zeeman]

Wow that could have been a disaster for Canada

 

[Kazerei]

Whew, Sweden only scored 2. All tied up now. I'm sweating bullets.

 

[Kifimbo]

How can they be in this game with Kaitlyn Lawes below 50%. Hope she'll regroup at the break.

 

[robertsan21]

Whew, Sweden only scored 2. All tied up now. I'm sweating bullets.

to bad, we really needed those 4! Canada is just crazy good so we need any advantage we can get

 

[Solo]

C'mon Jones!

 

[robertsan21]

Safe play... BOORING