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Griff 02-14-2010 10:07 AM

Olympics
 
Ohno! Love that short track speed skating! The womens' mogul event was cool as well.

Less positive observations: They pretend they're journalists with repeated showings of the luge death, but I have not see coverage of the the anti-olympics protests.

wolf 02-14-2010 10:52 AM

The Opening Ceremony was cool, missed the torch lighting because I had to deal with a nut. Put up with the whole parade of nations and the speeches, missed the good bit.

Was wondering why women (and men) not wearing jingle dresses were dancing in that style, but then I remember that Native or not, they were all Canadian.

FoxNews has coverage of the protests.

Griff 02-14-2010 01:34 PM

mmmm... guns-n-skis

lumberjim 02-14-2010 04:23 PM

Awesome Nordic combined race. We're #2!!!

glatt 02-14-2010 07:28 PM

Aw crap, I missed that? The Nordic skiing and shooting is one of my favorites.

xoxoxoBruce 02-14-2010 07:54 PM

I'm hoping the Canadians do well.

US ice dancers, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, train less than two miles from my house, and had a hell of a time getting to the games because of the snow.

The story that surprised me most was the three athletes from India had no uniforms.
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Vancouver's Indo-Canadian community has rallied to provide funding and uniforms for India's three-man Winter Olympics team, local press reports say.
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jinx 02-14-2010 07:55 PM

That's biathlon you're thinking of glatt. But that was on too, this afternoon.

xoxoxoBruce 02-14-2010 08:48 PM

Woo Hoo, Canadian beat the Frenchman in Men's Moguls.

Cloud 02-14-2010 09:14 PM

watching the mogul skiiers hurts my knees

lumberjim 02-14-2010 09:48 PM

judged sports are a joke. a really bad nasty hurtful joke.

if I ever met a figure skating judge.....man or woman....I would strike them.

lumberjim 02-14-2010 10:15 PM

nordic combined

xoxoxoBruce 02-14-2010 10:16 PM

National anthems suck... all of them.

Griff 02-15-2010 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 634653)
Aw crap, I missed that? The Nordic skiing and shooting is one of my favorites.

Unbelievable breathe/heart rate control with those guys.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-feat...+wins+whistler

glatt 02-15-2010 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 634727)
Unbelievable breathe/heart rate control with those guys.

Exactly. Anybody who has ever done cross country skiing knows how your heart is freaking pounding out of your chest, and then to stop and quickly relax to focus on taking a shot is incredible. It I tried it, I'd be shooting the cameramen behind me, I'd be so wild.

xoxoxoBruce 02-15-2010 11:01 AM

PC Olympics
 
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A carbon-neutral torch relay. A multimillion dollar partnership with Canada's aboriginals. Bouquets for medal winners made by former prostitutes and drug addicts.
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