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Vancouver Olympics Thread
« on: February 11, 2010, 08:51:23 PM »
They start tomorrow.

Downhill skiing begins on Sat.  :cheersmate:
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2010, 09:21:53 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on February 11, 2010, 08:51:23 PM
They start tomorrow.

Downhill skiing begins on Sat.  :cheersmate:

I am so happy I have a dvr, so I can record what I miss. 
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2010, 10:43:52 PM »
YAY, my time zone!
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2010, 10:58:46 PM »
I have a few friends coming over to watch the Olympic ceremonies and eat pizza :-D
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2010, 12:50:24 AM »
I am broiling a juicy steak and perhaps some potatos.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2010, 09:17:28 AM »
Bummer to have opened the show with a tape of  the young luger's death run.  Wasn't expecting them to show him actually crashing.

Matt Lauer was totally annoying and ruined the parade of athletes by making it all about medals and politics ("Only Ireland separates Israel and Iran!").  Can't we just celebrate them being there !?  Ack.  NBC doesn't disappoint, lol.

Ok, here's my favorite  5 minutes of Olympics, in my lifetime anyhow............from the days when our hockey teams were scrappy college kids, not NHL All-Stars!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRALJyv86eY[/youtube]

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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2010, 09:22:07 AM »
Quote from: seabelle on February 13, 2010, 09:17:28 AM
Bummer to have opened the show with a tape of  the young luger's death run.  Wasn't expecting them to show him actually crashing.

Matt Lauer was totally annoying and ruined the parade of athletes by making it all about medals and politics ("Only Ireland separates Israel and Iran!").  Can't we just celebrate them being there !?  Ack.  NBC doesn't disappoint, lol.

Ok, here's my favorite  5 minutes of Olympics, in my lifetime anyhow............from the days when our hockey teams were scrappy college kids, not NHL All-Stars!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRALJyv86eY[/youtube]



I got so frustrated by him constantly talking over the official announcements  :whatever:  I also don't understand why they played it with such a time delay.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2010, 12:36:03 PM »
They've got a weather delay until Monday on downhill skiing.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2010, 01:45:39 PM »
Bring on the hockey!
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2010, 08:19:09 PM »
Damn, I'm actually going to have to turn on PMSNBC to watch the US-Canada game on the 21st.  :censored:
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2010, 11:37:07 AM »
Quote from: Mike220 on February 13, 2010, 01:45:39 PM
Bring on the hockey!

The U.S. men play Wed. against the Swiss.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2010, 05:52:37 PM »
After the pairs figure skating short program, best we can finish is 10 & 14 ?  Final round tonight, maybe they'll skate well without the pressure.  But dang, we have the best figure skating program in the world, this is disappointing  :(
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2010, 11:18:10 AM »
Man, they're not exactly putting their best foot forward so far, are they?  What's next--Whistler blows up?
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2010, 07:57:45 PM »
Watching the Westminster Dog Show, I can't take the Olympics, looks like NBC's USA channel can't either '/snork.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2010, 09:47:47 PM »
U.S. hammering the medal count!
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2010, 11:03:16 PM »
Wow! That American figure skater, Johnny something, is the most embarrassing flamer I've ever seen on network television. Faggier than Jon Heder's character in "Blades of Glory".

Makes Richard Simmons look like a pro wrestler.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2010, 08:16:47 AM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 18, 2010, 11:03:16 PM
Wow! That American figure skater, Johnny something, is the most embarrassing flamer I've ever seen on network television. Faggier than Jon Heder's character in "Blades of Glory".

Makes Richard Simmons look like a pro wrestler.

Johnny Weir?  Yeah, he makes Clay Aiken look straight.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2010, 08:19:51 AM »
Moving on...USA vs. Canada Sunday.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2010, 09:07:08 AM »
Quote from: seabelle on February 13, 2010, 09:17:28 AM
Bummer to have opened the show with a tape of  the young luger's death run.  Wasn't expecting them to show him actually crashing.

Matt Lauer was totally annoying and ruined the parade of athletes by making it all about medals and politics ("Only Ireland separates Israel and Iran!").  Can't we just celebrate them being there !?  Ack.  NBC doesn't disappoint, lol.

Ok, here's my favorite  5 minutes of Olympics, in my lifetime anyhow............from the days when our hockey teams were scrappy college kids, not NHL All-Stars![youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRALJyv86eY[/youtube]


That was done because the Russians had been using professional players for many years and were pretty much taking the gold every Olympics....All it did was level the ice if you will. :-)
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2010, 09:51:24 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on February 19, 2010, 08:16:47 AM
Johnny Weir?  Yeah, he makes Clay Aiken look straight.

Yeah, he's a poofter, but PETA threatened him for Weir's use of real animal fur in his costumes.  He said that he'd switch, but then switched back.  The fact that he switched back to real fur (Arctic fox, I think) gets him points in my book.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #20 on: February 21, 2010, 04:32:42 PM »
Bode Miller with the gold!

USA vs. Canada in about 1:10 min.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #21 on: February 21, 2010, 04:56:30 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on February 21, 2010, 04:32:42 PM
USA vs. Canada in about 1:10 min.

Finally. Should be a good game. Sucks it's on MSNBC though.
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2010, 07:22:49 PM »
Up 2-1 at the end of the 1st.  :cheersmate:
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2010, 07:34:36 PM »
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Re: Vancouver Olympics Thread
« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2010, 08:06:52 PM »
Snuck another one by Brodeur! 3-2 at the end of the 2nd.
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