Not a bad game at all, very well played. Congratulation Canada! :D I'm happy with the silver medal.
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Not a bad game at all, very well played. Congratulation Canada! :D I'm happy with the silver medal.
Congratulations Canada :cool: What a game! Overtime, sitting on pins & needles, yelling! Leave it to the US to make you guys work for it. :D
What an awesome hockey game! I would have liked to have seen USA take the gold, but I love that Crosby got the game winner. I'm sure all of his haters are upset about that too, which just makes it sweeter :D
Woohoo, what a great game! Our players (the Blackhawks' Toews and Kane) each scored! On the early news they talked to Hawks fans at the ESPN Zone in downtown Chicago, where there was a game-watching party. Most people said what an exciting, fun game it was. One man said it was very hard to root against Canada. One woman said she wasn't rooting against either team because there are Hawks players on each team. I like that approach. First goal I was like, Goal -Toews! Yeaah! - oops, wait... They interviewed Sidney Crosby after the game and he looks like he's about 16. (I know he's older than that!) I could watch the entire game again. Wish I'd taped it! They showed it without commercials except during the intermissions.
I'M STOKED!!! Canada won!!! It's so awesome!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Catty1
I love the closing ceremonies. I love the atomsphere - even watching it I can feel the happiness and joy. For once, race, color, nationality don't matter anymore - I think that's one great thing about the olympics. The world comes together in peace for 2 weeks. :)
What.....A........GAME!
Congrats, ye residents of North Canukistan.
It was a good day for the game of hockey. Canada did what is was supposed to do. The US set the stage for 2014. Here is to more US kids choosing to play hockey rather than football. LOL
Oy...
"Team USA coach Ron Wilson didn't pull any punches in Sunday's post-game press conference saying "sometimes, the best team in the tournament doesn't win a gold medal."
From a points point of view... He is right.
USA 5-0-1-0 16 Points
Canada 3-1-2-1 14 Points
But, in a tournament... It only matters who wins THE game.
The Canadian blueliners won this game. Luogo was, himself. Not as good as the hype says he is. Awful glove hand, lots of rebounds. Needs a good D in front of him. He got it. How many shots did Boyle block?
Also, Crosby officially, dang it, kinda owns Miller. The winner in OT in the Olympics. The winner in the shootout in the first Winter Classic.... And a hat trick against in the NHL season.
Looking forward to a Buffalo - Pittsburgh playoff round. :)
I watch the closing ceremonies mainly for the Olympic Flag being taken down, and the next hosts accepting it and for the flame to be extinguished.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Yep, Neil Young is a Canuck.
And, a pretty talented one at that.:D;)
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Originally Posted by cassiesmom
I felt the same way. I cheered for every goal - my husband thought I was nuts! lol Yes Crosby looks like he hasn't hit puberty yet lol, his playoff beard is kind of sad looking :D
Exactly! Forget that football, get into hockey! That was one of my favorite parts of the playoffs the past two years, Pittsburgh is more of a football town and it was so great to see people get excited about hockey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puckstop31
Curling.
That way no kid will complain about sweeping up their rooms.:eek::)
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If I had kids? They would be on the Olympic shooting teams.
:) Well the 2010 Winter Olympics is over now.. All went very well I thought.. I just loved the Opening & Closing Ceremonies.. They was great.. Yes Canada got Gold with the men's Hockey.. I was glad for them..
I enjoyed the olympics!!! I liked the way they made a spoof of that one pillar that didn't come up by having a 'clown' fix it and light it. So funny! :D
THANKS CANADA!!!! :love::love::love:
I thought the whole thing was great. I hope it is determined to be a success for Vancouver and Canada in terms of the finances, increased tourism, and money people spend on meals, transportation, admission passes, things like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by phesina
I could see that entire hockey game again from start to finish. The Chicago sports reporters were all buzzing about "Blackhawks Bling" today, the gold and silver medals. Will they play better for the remainder of the NHL season, that I can't say. But it sure was fun to watch the national teams.
Here are our 3 Team Canada Blackhawks showing their gold medals :D Left to right- Brent Seabrook, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...0-28201309.jpg
The United States, a nation of 300 million, won nine gold medals this year in the Winter Olympics. Norway, a nation of 4.7 million, also won nine. This was no anomaly. Over the years, Norwegians have won more gold medals in Winter Games, and more Winter Olympics medals over all, than people from any other nation.
There must be many reasons for Norway’s excellence, but some of them are probably embedded in the story of Jan Baalsrud.
The rest of the story is here.
Our city is slowing getting back to normal although I must say that the hype of the games is still very much alive and we are still basking in the glow. I think it will take months and months before we stop talking about it.
Our road closures downtown are still in effect but both of the viaducts will be open as of tomorrow morning, easing the commute.
I heard on the radio this morning that 92% of Canadians polled thought that the Olympics has brought Canadians closer together. Time will tell. In the meantime I give a big round of applause for ALL the athletes who competed, those who won and those who didn't. It was an honour to watch you do what you love doing best and giving KA-NA-DA a glimpse into the hearts of other nations. I think it will be a long time before Georgia recovers from its loss of a precious life.:(
Pens/Sabres game tonight is having a medal ceremony before the game to honor the medals winners from both teams. This is a cool article though, about how the Pens fans will be celebrating not only Pens players, but Ryan Miller as well :)
http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519657
On the Blackhawks' NHL site you can link to this picture on Facebook...
http://cdn.nhl.com/blackhawks/v2/ext...lpaper-200.jpg
Tomorrow night is their first home game after the break.
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Originally Posted by JenBKR
:) :) :)
PITTSBURGH (AP)—Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller received a standing ovation in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for leading the United States to an Olympic silver medal—cheers louder than those given the Penguins’ own Sidney Crosby.
Crosby beat Miller to score the game-winning goal in overtime Sunday as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 for the gold medal in Vancouver. Despite being on the losing team, Miller was chosen as the tournament MVP.
Olympians for both teams were introduced before the game, with Miller drawing the loudest and most sustained cheering. Crosby also was given a standing ovation, but it was less enthusiastic than Miller’s despite his vast popularity in Pittsburgh.
The Sabres future is bright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
As goes Ryan Miller, so go the Sabres. His interview pregame to this game was great. He is learning how to be a superstar.
If only the Sabres would have a more consistent offence....
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I'll add.... Love him, hate him... Sidney Crosby is the best player in the game. Ryan talked about the goal... Sid shot it before Ryan thought he would.
I knew Miller was going to get a huge reception at the game, but that was even better than I had hoped. Totally well deserved. :)
Be interesting to see what sort of hash London makes of it in a couple of years........
Back in 2005, Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup downhill at Val D'Isere, France. This is what she won -
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...0x_vonncow.jpg
After her Gold Medal performance at the Olympics in the Downhill, she was interviewed for TIME Magazine.
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As an animal lover, I appreciate that you kept the cow awarded to you for winning the World Cup downhill in Val d'Isère, France. How is she? —Wendy Giberson, Seattle
Olympe's good. My cow's good. I'm definitely happy that I kept her. I don't know if I can call her a pet, but she's really great — very photogenic. When she came to me, she was pregnant. She had a calf, and then she had another one. And the first baby had a baby. I'm producing cow after cow.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...#ixzz0hBBT8ZtS
Wow,
I did anyone watch the biathalon today?
Again,
I have nothing to complain about.
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The Downhill skiers left me breathless.:eek::D
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http://www.zimbio.com/Josef+Giesen/pictures/pro
Giesen shoots his rifle with a string and reloads it with his chin.
HEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHE!!!!
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olymp...+-+Top+Stories)
EWE ESS of Fricking AY!!!!!
Yeah, Richard. We ROCK!:D
I lost interest in the 'regular' Games towards the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by katladyd
The whininess of the U.S. athletes, coverage and commercials were overbearing.
Here you have people who do not 'leave' their ability on the field.
They have to deal with it 24/7. They just translate it into something that really makes you sit back and go, "WHOA".
I cannot ski and have use of my legs?
Even better?
Blind skiing?
The biathalon was incredible.
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I am watching the L.A. Marathon and they wheelchair racers just started.
The local TV hosts were talking about the course and how the WC racers would do.
"We won't cover them over the whole course..." They'll peek in at the end of the course to see how their times are and how it will bode for the 'abled' runners.
That's a shame.....
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...y.3d69da9.html
Lipsett said he plans to take a year or two off, and then get back in shape for the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
He said wearing the USA jersey is important to him.
"I've gotten chills for the past six years every time I put it on," he said.
:D