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The XXII Sochi Winter Olympic Games / Ski And Skate Against Hate
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there are two sets of flags one set is red and the other is blue the skiers then alternate between the two sets of flags
he starts goes through red he then needs to go through blue then red then blue
Race for top of the medal standings still open. Russia looks too strong after our biathlon relay choke today though. Still possible if Norway wins the 5k Xcountry and Russia doesn't win the 4man bob tomorrow.
Johannes Dürr testing positive for EPO is pretty huge. 3rd place finish in Tour de Ski this year.
Johannes Dürr testing positive for EPO is pretty huge. 3rd place finish in Tour de Ski this year.
Apparently the Canadians and Slovenians are filing a protest for the men's ski cross event. According to them, the French skiers (who swept the podium) were wearing illegally aerodynamic suits... :lol
I doubt anything would come of this, but if the French are DQ'd a Canadian would be elevated to gold and a Slovenian to bronze
bonesmccoy
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Aerodynamic pants? >_>
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WaPo said:
I still laugh at the US speed-skater super suits that did nothing.
thecouncil
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So what in the world is NBC showing me here?
Arkos
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thecouncil
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I was talking about that 20 minute mini documentary about some girl. ( I was a little behind )...
Arkos
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Oh god I know I was like when did I accidentally switch to Lifetime?
Chinese energy bars for everyone!
It's okay.
your favorite new gold medalists
I could feel Ashley Wagner laughing her sexy ass off.
That we do so well is an exception of course. I believe our previous medal record was 11 in total
thecouncil
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I just saw a commercial for Heroes Reborn on NBC in 2015. That's a thing?!
I was wondering about that too. Weird.
Gala Exibition.
Exhibition, and a good example of why flag twirlers don't skate.
the point is ticket sales and tv viewers
it's nice seeing them skate without the pressure of being judged
What country are you from, if you don't mind me asking?
OpinionatedCyborg
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I'm gonna guess Germany. Germany's done relatively pooryl these Olympics, and they've been circling the drain in the summer olympics too. They used to be a powerhouse. Dunno what's going wrong - I guess all that East Germany sports magic has finally just about petered out.
Canada was pretty shitty till the "Own the Podium" campaign made us wake up and start investing in our athletes(at least the winter games, we still blow at the summer games). Maybe the Germans need something similar of their own.
OpinionatedCyborg
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we'd been on the upswing since Nagano. the genesis of our improvement was probably the calgary games in 88 - gave us some much needed facilities. it also helps that the Olympics have added a ton of extreme sports in the past 16 years because we still do lousy in the traditional events (X-country skiing, alpine. etc)
We should send our athletes to Norway for a little "Cultural" exchange. Then 4 years later, they show up at the Olympics like "sup bitches!"
In addition to the extreme sports, curling and women's hockey were added in 1998 Nagano, and we have always medaled in these events since then. So thanks IOC, for adding events that Canada is good at
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...40220_1_yuna-kim-gracie-gold-carolina-kostner
According to many top figure skaters including Elvis Stojko and many others, apparently she did.
"His opinion that Sotnikova had earned her surprise victory Thursday according to the math of the scoring system, adopted after the 2002 pairs skating scandal, was shared by several other former skaters, including some known more for their artistry and style, such as Olympic medalists Philippe Candeloro of France and Paul Wylie of the U.S."
"A week ago, 2010 Olympic champion Evan Lysacek of the U.S. had wondered whether Kims lack of a triple loop jump in the free skate might hurt her. That proved prophetic: Kim did six triple jumps, Sotnikova seven, and the seventh was a triple loop for which the Russian earned 6.7 points."
She played the points system, and it doesn't matter how well the performance looked necessarily. The only issue everyone has, is whether Yuna Kim deserved as low a score as she got.
criesofthepast
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The closing flag bearer for Canada should have been Gilmore Junio and not these bobsled girls. Heck even Jennifer Jones would have been a better choice.
Not that I really give a shit but still would have been a nice gesture to Junio since he made the ultimate sacrifice these games.
Not that I really give a shit but still would have been a nice gesture to Junio since he made the ultimate sacrifice these games.
I could pull up a article that says the exact opposite thing, and many top figure skaters like Katarina Witt also felt Yuna Queen was underscored.
The scoring given to Yuna (who did 6) fails to prove Asada did more difficult routines than anyone(8 jumps) and she was beaten by 7 points or Carolina who did as much as the russian skater and more cleaner.
Not going to bother with this again, and if you search yuna kim on google, google gives you Yuna Queen
StarCreator
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I could pull up a article that says the exact opposite thing, and many top figure skaters like Katarina Witt also felt Yuna Queen was underscored.
The scoring given to Yuna (who did 6) fails to prove Asada did more difficult routines than anyone(8 jumps) and she was beaten by 7 points or Carolina who did as much as the russian skater and more cleaner.
Not going to bother with this again, and if you search yuna kim on google, google gives you Yuna Queen
Not sure why you clipped the part of his post that more or less says that is not his argument.
Asada's scoring has been mentioned before too:
If you don't want to bother with this then why reply at all?
I could pull up a article that says the exact opposite thing, and many top figure skaters like Katarina Witt also felt Yuna Queen was underscored.
The scoring given to Yuna (who did 6) fails to prove Asada did more difficult routines than anyone(8 jumps) and she was beaten by 7 points or Carolina who did as much as the russian skater and more cleaner.
Not going to bother with this again, and if you search yuna kim on google, google gives you Yuna Queen
I'm not sure why you replied to me necessarily? My post was directed to Peru who said that no one believes the Russian figure skater deserved that score. I said that many believe she racked up the points with her routine due to the new scoring system and that's why it was so high. I even noted in my original post, no one is really questioning the score of the Russian figure skater, as opposed to questioning the score of Yuna Kim who many believed should have been higher. Even the article I posted believed her score could have been higher. So what essentially is your argument with me? And why do I care what Google has her name as if you search?
Apparently Marit Bjørgen, who won 3 gold medals in Sochi has tested positive for a doping substance. This could mean that she gets her 3 gold medals taken away:
http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/02/22/kultur/5080/marit_bjorgen/ol/fred_borre_lundberg/31974424/
Edit: nevermind, apparently it's a joke or something...
http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/02/22/kultur/5080/marit_bjorgen/ol/fred_borre_lundberg/31974424/
Edit: nevermind, apparently it's a joke or something...
questionmark
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I don't feel that we're that starved for talent in the newer events though. Maybe the half-pipes. We've been a little unlucky with injuries and falls this year. We'll see again in South-Korea.
I clipped it because nothing in the article suggest as to why Asada or Carolina got lower score on her in Free Skate. It's irrelevant.
I meant I didn't want to bother with the articles that proves nothing. Whether you want to believe it she was unfairly judged or not is up to you but this did brought up flaw of the system.
Sorry ;p
SecretMoblin
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Norway has had such a rollercoaster Games, but it just shows how dominant they are when they're still at (or near) the top. The camaraderie among the athletes is also something you don't see with other national teams.
I was pulling for them in curling, though.
I was pulling for them in curling, though.
Norway has had such a rollercoaster Games, but it just shows how dominant they are when they're still at (or near) the top. The camaraderie among the athletes is also something you don't see with other national teams.
I was pulling for them in curling, though.
That men relay didn't end well, they had a huge lead but lost in the last lap.
Elvin Atombender
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Bad luck for Cologna!
Sviatoslav
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So it took for the final events in both the biathlon and cross country for us to remember that we're good at these events? Oh well, better late than never.
Austrian and third place in TdS was caught for EPO today. http://www.dw.de/austrian-cross-country-skier-johannes-dürr-tests-positive-for-epo/a-17451820
Sviatoslav
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Russia have clinched first place in the medal table, ranked by either golds or total medals.
very naice tovarish!
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