2010 Winter Olympics thread...

[Grace]

Have you seen the Coca Cola commercial - the one with glimpses of medal ceremonies throughout the years - medals for Olympics, Special Olympics and Para-Olympics?

It's fantastic - tried to find it and provide a link, but so far no go.

[RICHARD]

and it is called the olympic GAMES not the olympic sports

So, If I watch the 2024 games I'll see another Hannah bouncing down the side of a mountain?

[sparks19]

So, If I watch the 2024 games I'll see another Hannah bouncing down the side of a mountain?

LOL you might... but USUALLY we dont' get much snow around here although we have some AMAZZZZZZZZZZZING mountains.

of course if we started her this year she would have an advantage LOL

But no... you will see her on the womens olympic team... undecided whether for the US or Canada :P HAHAHAHA

big dreams lmao

[cassiesmom]

Woo Hoo!!! We won gold in men's moguls!!

That was terrific! I saw it over and over again on the Sunday night sports highlights shows and I enjoyed it every time. Yay, Bilodeau! They even showed and re-showed him sitting off to the side and then jumping up in the air when he realized that he had won.

[Grace]

Charlotte Kalla won the Women's 10K Cross Country - Sweden's first gold in this event since 1968.

Men's 15K starts soon

[RICHARD]

Things to make the Winter Olympics more interesting.

Tacks on the ice for figure skating.

Nudity, just like in the 'old days'.

Points awarded for names like Jakov Fak. Gotta love those Croatians.

Drop the identifying athletes by their sexuality! Bi-Athletes!

Allow the the bi-athletes to carry paint ball guns to knock the opposition's focus off.

So there are no losers, do it like we do for our kids...MEDALS FOR EVERYONE!

Allow doping in all the events, Have you ever tried skiing with a buzz on?

Allow snowboarder to do a "whole pipe", that way they can get 'higher' during the event.

During the women's hockey tournament, allow any teams to pull out of the games against the U.S. and Canada when their scores hit double digits.

Watching the Women's team from Cameroon get their arses whooped 67-0 in the first period isn't sport.

Let Team USA and Canada play for the Gold before the opening ceremony, that way the speculation ends right then.

Give the mascots normal names, I thought the Vancouver set were items off a sushi menu! Miga, Quatchi, Sumi?

If the US has not won medals in any sport for more than 20 years, we should not compete in them. When it takes 50 years to win medal in Short Track Bobsled Downhill Pairs Curling, let's just face it, We suck at it and should not be allowed to participate.

Get rid of the sno-boarding-or at least change the name to sno-boring?

Run the biathalon next to the half pipe and let them shoot at the sno-boarders as they jump in the air.

Speed skating over vegetables! Who wins is the country who makes the most salad, then serves it to the homeless.

Curling for beer! Check it out. Put a case on the ice, then play, By the the teams finish, it's cold and no one will give a crap about the score.
Medals for everyone!!!!

Any distance event should be 24k automatically, make them work for the gold.


Jakov Fak, bronze medalist. Rolls off the tongue, eh?

[Grace]

Run the biathalon next to the half pipe and let them shoot at the sno-boarders as they jump in the air.


Curling for beer! Check it out. Put a case on the ice, then play, By the the teams finish, it's cold and no one will give a crap about the score.
Medals for everyone!!!!

I support these options

[RICHARD]

Who is Dick Button?

I always see him on Levis.

Medals for everyone!

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Hey Slick?

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[Grace]

Who is Dick Button?

Pick one . . . . .



I'm sort of partial to the lime green . . . . .

[RICHARD]

Pick one . . . . .



I'm sort of partial to the lime green . . . . .

I'll keep the animal fur off it?

[cassiesmom]

Curling for beer! Check it out. Put a case on the ice, then play, By the the teams finish, it's cold and no one will give a crap about the score.

Works for me. Molson or Labatt's, please, in honor of the host city. In fact, I'd like one even without the curling.

[cassiesmom]

Now this is just not fair. On NBC they are showing Alec Bilodeau receiving his gold medal for mogul skiing. The French speaking announcer said, Madames et ... and the crowd just totally drowned her out. But they played the national anthem and all the people were singing! I had goose bumps! But at the exact same time, over on CNBC, the Non-Sporting group is on. I love the dogs in the Non-Sporting group!

[Grace]

Now this is just not fair. On NBC they are showing Alec Bilodeau receiving his gold medal for mogul skiing. The French speaking announcer said, Madames et ... and the crowd just totally drowned her out. But they played the national anthem and all the people were singing! I had goose bumps! But at the exact same time, over on CNBC, the Non-Sporting group is on. I love the dogs in the Non-Sporting group!

What you need is DirecTV DoublePlay - I can switch back and forth between two channels and see everything that happens. We are able to go back and forth and not miss a minute of either event.

I was between the Dog Show and Olympics all evening.

[Grace]

Pairs Figure Skating - Wonderful results

[Catty1]

And NOW several skiing events have been postponed due to heavy snowfall!

The snow is too soft at the bottom of the runs...but they'll get the grooming machines out.

"Heavy Snowfall" - magic words to all skiiers and organizers there!