2010 Winter Olympics thread...

**RICHARD** · 10-15-2009, 02:53 PM

Next Thursday, 10/22/2009 the Olympic flame will be lit in Athens, given to a rep for the Vancouver games and flown to Canada where it will travel around the country for the 100+ days before the official start in February.

The ceremony to light the flame is pretty nifty and if you get a chance to watch.....

I can hardly wait.....

**DJFyrewolf36** · 10-15-2009, 03:09 PM

I love watching bobsled and luge competitions, and speed skating is always fascinating too!

Yay for the winter games! I'm going to have to figure out how to get some format of cable before then...

**Nomilynn** · 10-15-2009, 10:18 PM

It's nice to hear that others are excited about it. I can't wait until the stupid things are over!

**smokey the elder** · 10-16-2009, 09:15 AM

I like the figure skating but don't know who's good since I haven't been following it like I used to. (The meets keep conflicting with football!

)

**Grace** · 11-03-2009, 06:00 PM

Richard, are you checking out that blog I sent you? Did you see the bit about the Olympic Torch and the surfboard?

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler, right, lights his Olympic Torch from Ruth Sadler while surfing with the flame along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park outside Tofino, British Columbia, on Sunday.

November 2, 2009, 1:08 pm
Hardy Canadians Give Torch a Ride

By Lynn Zinser

The Olympic torch has been in Canada only since Friday and already it has traveled by skateboard, canoe, wheelchair, float plane and mountain bike. And on Sunday, it got on a surfboard. The air temperatures were in the 40s, meaning the water was bone-chilling.

And yet, the people of Tofino, British Columbia, turned out with smiles and some waded right in and surfed.

Ahead, the torch is headed for a dog sled (of course), an Inuit kayak and a single dog pulling a polar bear skin.

This will not be popular among polar bears.

**RICHARD** · 11-03-2009, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by Grace

Richard, are you checking out that blog I sent you? Did you see the bit about the Olympic Torch and the surfboard?

Surfer Raph Bruhwiler, right, lights his Olympic Torch from Ruth Sadler while surfing with the flame along the shores of Pacific Rim National Park outside Tofino, British Columbia, on Sunday.

I have been a little distracted for the last few days, I saw it was lit and made it to Canukia!

Next week I'll start in ernest.

**Momto4FemaleFelines** · 02-12-2010, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by smokey the elder

I like the figure skating but don't know who's good since I haven't been following it like I used to. (The meets keep conflicting with football!

)

Figure skating is the only sport I follow in the Olympics. I too am out-of-the-loop as to who-is-who in the eligible skating world. I don't like the new scoring system so have lagged off in my interest in it. (my real love is with the professional skaters and I'm VERY DISAPPOINTED that Stars on Ice is not coming to Philadelphia this year

) I've been trying to watch the Grand Prix, the US and European National competitions to get a handle on things.

In mens, Evgeni Plushenko has returned to competition---ugh. He is, by far, not my favorite but he has the jumps and can work the new scoring system. I always say he looks like he is swatting at bees as he skates as his arms and legs just seem to flail about in between the jumps. US skater Jeremy Abbott had a fantastic performance in the US Nationals and walked away with Gold. He lacks experience with the big competitions, though, and do not have a lot of hope that he will be able to perform as well as he did in Nationals. In the old scoring system, Evan Lysacek, if he were to skate all the big elements well, could beat Plushenko, but I don't think he will. I can't remember if we have 2 or 3 men representing the US at the Oly's. If we do, Johnny Weir will be the 3rd.

The US has a pretty strong representation in the Ice Dance discipline for these Olympics. Both Davis/White and Belbin/Agosto have a chance at getting on the podium, IMO.

In the pairs competition, I am rooting for China's Zhue Shen and Hongbo Zhao.

In ladies, I don't really know who is strong, whether it be US or another country-woman. I don't think the US ladies will fair very well...they are all "rookies" with the Olympic experience, I think. Nerves could do them in.

**slick** · 02-12-2010, 01:44 PM

I saw the torch!!!!!! Got some great shots - will post when I get home. I'm giggling with excitement.

**redbird** · 01-31-2010, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by Nomilynn

It's nice to hear that others are excited about it. I can't wait until the stupid things are over!

I'm not really into the Olympic games either but I do like to watch Figure Skating but really nothing else interests me.

**Momto4FemaleFelines** · 02-12-2010, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by redbird

I'm not really into the Olympic games either but I do like to watch Figure Skating but really nothing else interests me.

Same with me. I've been following skating since "the whack heard round the world". I'm kind of out-of-the-loop as to who is skating in eligibles these days, my heart lies with the professionals. But I will watch the Olympic figure skating and root for my favorites.