2010 Winter Olympics thread...

[JenBKR]

The Olympic hockey has been exciting so far - can't wait for the next game! Of course I am cheering for the USA, but I'm loving Canada this year. They are going to be fun to watch. Not that Norway gave them much of a fight, but it was a fun game to watch. Can't blame Norway, they're not professionals (the goalie's day job is a carpenter), although they did look really good in the first period.

[cassiesmom]

I am cheering for the Canadian hockey team (3 Blackhawks players, Keith, Seabrook and Toews ) and for the USA team -- Patrick Kane is the only Blackhawks player on the USA team. If either of them wins gold, I'm sure Chicago will celebrate. If one wins gold and the other silver, we might celebrate even more.

I was watching men's curling on CNBC ... it seems to be part skill, part strategy, and part luck. I'd like to see it again because I couldn't quite figure out how it's scored.

[Alysser]

Anyone else see the nasty spill the Italian skiier took? She went 190 feet from start to finish on that one..there were 3 falls in total in the women's downhill - none of them serious. Lindsey Vonn did get the gold despite her injuries.

[Grace]

I just came in from taking out the trash and heard "O, Canada" ... what did I miss? What medal was presented, I wonder?

That was the medal ceremony for Maelle Ricker who won last night's Snowboard Cross gold.

[Grace]

I had no idea that Shaun White was a blue baby.
He was born with Tetralogy of Fallot.

And look at him now - repeat Gold Medal winner in the halfpipe!

[sparks19]

curling is A LOT strategy.

I"m not too excited yet by the hockey tournament. no big games that turned out any differently than anyone expected.

I'm looking forward to really seeing russia play. THEY are going to be a force to be reckoned with. absolutely. At this point I don't know who if anyone will be able to best that team. If they can all leave their egos at the door and play as a TEAM... they are going to be SCARY to face. there is NO doubt about that.

So I am looking forward to that.

Otherwise most of the teams are just bumps in the road and really don't excite me at all... and I LOVE hockey. but I don't love blow out hockey. I don't love games where it seems like an AWESOME team is playing against a peewee team. it's not exciting, it's not fun... it's not sport either to me. I know the outcome to be honest so I'm not thrilled by it

[sparks19]

WOW did White kick some major as---- er... butt.

what ELSE could he have done to get the 50 pts LOL.

[katladyd]

I had no idea that Shaun White was a blue baby.
He was born with Tetralogy of Fallot.

And look at him now - repeat Gold Medal winner in the halfpipe!

He's a local boy. When he trains in Southern California, he is right near my sister and brother's homes. The guy is just unbelievable!

[Grace]

Oh Canada - it's not going to be given to you on a silver(gold) platter. You're going to have to work for it.

[RICHARD]

What was with the outfits the sno-borers were wearing? And I laughed MAO with the crown of roses at the skating arena.

I was watching a talk show where they commented on the 'gear' on the half pipe.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/ga...ontext=teamusa

IT was fabric that looked like filthy jeans and the jackets were Homeless Couture. I swear it's way too funny, they looked like the people that go thru my trashcans on trash day!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-feat...nhomepage&cid=

What ever happened to a the classic pants, jacket and short little dress that showed a little arse cheek?

Thanks to the bad reporting and ramming the American athletes down our throats?

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I had to laugh at the commercials too.

Vicks was running a commercial with Jacobellis, the woman who lost the gold medal in Torino. As soon as she tanked again the commercial when downhill faster that the woman that won the whole event.

[cassiesmom]

I don't get this look ...
http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/ga...on+call+police

Nice pants, Czech team!
http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/ga...on+call+police

[RICHARD]

I don't get this look ...
http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/ga...on+call+police

Nice pants, Czech team!
http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/ga...on+call+police

I get the colors and the patterns, but the 'distressed' look on the 'denim pants' just made them look dirty, unkempt and like a bunch of slobs.

[RICHARD]

I am stariting to unsderstand curling.

What a game.

[RICHARD]

http://olympics.fanhouse.com/2010/02...gone-from-gam/

Scary, considering all the 'action' sports that get in.

I saw a clip of the medal ceremony with that hack Shaun Whiite doing a "guitar solo" during the National Anthem, Nice!

Rock on dude!

[Grace]

Speaking of Medal Ceremonies - FINALLY, tonight, NBC showed 2 where the Gold was not given to an American. They have recognized that there are other countries out there winning medals.

Torah Bright of Australia in the Halfpipe

and

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway in the Men's Super G

I especially like the Norwegian Anthem. This version has Sissil Kyrkjebø singing. She sang both the Norwegian Anthem and Olympic Hymn back in 1994 at Lillehammer.

I still think those were the best Olympics of all - either summer or winter.