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Official XX Olympic Winter Games - Torino 2006 Thread
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Teddman said:
Obviously, you don't know the rules at all. Pre-final qualification rounds only require athletes to be in the top 2 to get to the final. So, it's not essential for them to get the best time overall, and it doesn't indicate that the athletes in group B were better than those in group A. While anything could have happened in the final (if Ohno have made it that far), the fact that Ohno had a half-second faster time the gold medalist doesn't mean that he was the fastest skater. The pace of group B was just faster than group A during the semi-finals. Stop reading dumb ESPN commentaries.
elektrotal
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all japan has gotten was snowboarding. and when the event ended, they REPLAYED THE DAMN THING AGAIN. this time, focusing on hte japanese athletes, all of whom resoundingly sucked.
PjotrStroganov
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speedpop said:
http://cgi.nos.nl/cgi/nosrtv/channelinfo/
Dutch commentary but live and uncut.
IE needed.
I just watch US Women's team play Curling... and I dunno, it's sort of relaxing. Not very fun to watch, but mesmerizing in a way. I get the rules now so it's like... hm. Will watch it again tonight to decide if I like this sport or not.
Also, some of the chicks of the US Curling team are hot.
Also, some of the chicks of the US Curling team are hot.
Amir0x said:
You should be sure to watch your US mens curling team.. I'm thinking they've got a good chance at reaching all the way to the top.
Thanks for the site with live streaming coverage of all the sports! Don't understand dutch but when I have to catch something and it's not broadcasted here it's practical.
OpinionatedCyborg
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Did anyone see the Men's Downhill yesterday? It was really exciting - hardly any competitor had a mistake-free run, with quite a few landing on one ski after seconds of air time, or others flailing around madly in the air before miraculously regaining composure on landing. Add in their top speeds, which are around 125km/h, and you've got a really exciting event.
PjotrStroganov
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dem said:
Not really, but he wasn't able to impress either.
Cheek won hands down.
BigJonsson
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And another Canadian medal favourite fails to win one...
I think Jeremy's strongest event is the 1000 metres, but didn't look impressive in his two sprints...he was trailing badly in the second one coming out of the final turn.
Downhill skiing is the human sprint version of world rallying (or, vice versa)...it's just awesome to watch.
OpinionatedCyborg said:
Downhill skiing is the human sprint version of world rallying (or, vice versa)...it's just awesome to watch.
distantmantra
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belgurdo said:
Grandma Luge is out, broke a bone yesterday in practice.
sportzhead
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My summary of the Olympics so far:
Actually enjoyed the Pairs Figure Skating, the German team that is in 7 place had a cool program with great music and the female skater was pretty hot.
Luge- very entertaining
Downhill- WOW! Words can not describe.
Half Pipe- All the 1080's, massive air, great stuff
Speed Skating- Has always been a favorite of mine, hope Shani Davis tears it up in his upcoming events.
Short Track- Also a fav. It's so damn entertaining. That little Korean guy is so smooth, the way he comes from dead last to first in like 1 second is mind blowing. Feel bad for Ohno.
Ski Jumping- Good stuff, would love to try it one day.
So far I would have to say this has been the best first few days of the Winter Olympics I have ever seen. To bad I'm not seeing them live. Damn you NBC!.
Actually enjoyed the Pairs Figure Skating, the German team that is in 7 place had a cool program with great music and the female skater was pretty hot.
Luge- very entertaining
Downhill- WOW! Words can not describe.
Half Pipe- All the 1080's, massive air, great stuff
Speed Skating- Has always been a favorite of mine, hope Shani Davis tears it up in his upcoming events.
Short Track- Also a fav. It's so damn entertaining. That little Korean guy is so smooth, the way he comes from dead last to first in like 1 second is mind blowing. Feel bad for Ohno.
Ski Jumping- Good stuff, would love to try it one day.
So far I would have to say this has been the best first few days of the Winter Olympics I have ever seen. To bad I'm not seeing them live. Damn you NBC!.
SpoonyBard
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The curling game between Finland and USA that just finished was pretty exciting. I really like that game, too bad we don't get to see it on TV very often.
Stuggernaut
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Anyone read the American women's hockey team members comments? Where theyare mad at Canada for running up the scores on other teams?
Wierd.
Wierd.
distantmantra
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Mr Pockets said:
I can see their point. Canada is flat out embarassing the rest of the world in women's hockey. There is absolutely no need to see a 16-0 final score when it is obvious that their opponents can barely move the puck down the ice. It's not like they're in jeopardy of losing with a 6-0 lead. Sometimes it's good to be a polite winner.
BigJonsson
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distantmantra said:
Goals scored is a tiebreaker
Stuggernaut
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pfffft.....screw that.
I like domination.
Make them regret they ever tried to play you.
:lol
Seriously though....they just need to get better. US team dominates as well...just not as well
I like domination.
Make them regret they ever tried to play you.
:lol
Seriously though....they just need to get better. US team dominates as well...just not as well
distantmantra
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BigJonsson said:
Ah. Well, nothing wrong with that then. I know very little about hockey, I figured they were enjoying massacaring their opponents.
It's funny because the US was clearly trying to run up the score in their games too but have had (relative) trouble scoring. They outshot Germany 60-10 and Switzerland 56-9... yeah, that's "sportsmanship" there. The US players (and I'd love a link to the quotes in question) are just upset that the lack of any credible competition to the NA teams is easily apparent to anyone who sees the final scores - it makes the whole event look as half-baked as it actually is.
And it's the format that has goal differential determine last change in the finals that's mostly to blame. If Canada throws out 5 defence for a late PP to avoid running up the score do you think that's any less embarrassing for the other team? Fact is the Womens hockey is a joke except for 2 teams and the whether canada wins by 6 or 16 it doesn't change the fact that more than half the teams competing don't belong there.
The US players (and I'd love a link to the quotes in question) are just upset that the lack of any credible competition to the NA teams is easily apparent to anyone who sees the final scores - it makes the whole event look as half-baked as it actually is.And it's the format that has goal differential determine last change in the finals that's mostly to blame. If Canada throws out 5 defence for a late PP to avoid running up the score do you think that's any less embarrassing for the other team? Fact is the Womens hockey is a joke except for 2 teams and the whether canada wins by 6 or 16 it doesn't change the fact that more than half the teams competing don't belong there.
calder said:It's funny because the US was clearly trying to run up the score in their games too but have had (relative) trouble scoring. They outshot Germany 60-10 and Switzerland 56-9... yeah, that's "sportsmanship" there.
And it's the format that has goal differential determine last change in the finals that's mostly to blame. If Canada throws out 5 defence for a late PP to avoid running up the score do you think that's any less embarrassing for the other team? Fact is the Womens hockey is a joke except for 2 teams and the whether canada wins by 6 or 16 it doesn't change the fact that more than half the teams competing don't belong there.
Agreed. I watched the Swiss, USA game, and the only reason the USA didn't score 10+ was the fact that the goalkeeper for switzerland was amazing.
jamesinclair
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Im watching US-Finland mesn curling.
What a strange sport. Its like pool in the way, trying to hit the right angles and such.
What a strange sport. Its like pool in the way, trying to hit the right angles and such.
dem said:
Ugh, you're wrong. Very wrong. Canada has about 10 teams that could win in the Olympics, it's never the same team from one Olympic to another (or World Championship). Other countries, like Norway and Germany, almost always send the same team, they seems to lack depth.
Curling rocks.
You can see the difference, but you're wrong about Canada being so superior. A lot of great curling teams have come along the latest years. As for "depth", that's not true, we send the same team because it's a winning team, it's a gold-contending team.
Curling is great. Precision play together with the deep forward-thinking strategy.
Curling is great. Precision play together with the deep forward-thinking strategy.
OpinionatedCyborg
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Whoa, I just caught the Pairs Figure Skating final, and I'm really impressed with the chick in the Chinese pair who fell really hard in a failed quadruple throw something-or-other, took 2 minutes to regain composure, then came back and performed very well. They were awarded with the silver medal.
Peru said:
Salt Lake 2002
Gold for women
Silver for men, and they lost in the last end because Martin missed a draw by an inch.
Nagano 1998
Gold for women
Silver for men
No curling before
World Men's Curling Championship
Canada won 3 times in the last 4 years, 6 times in the last 10 years.
World Men's Curling Championship
Canada won 3 times in the last 6 years, 5 times in the last 10 years.
I'm not saying there aren't any good team elsewhere, but nodoby beats Canada's results.
sportzhead
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OpinionatedCyborg said:
How did they win a medal after falling?
OpinionatedCyborg
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I'm not an expert on the rules, but the colour commentators said that after a fall, the competitors have 2 minutes to decide whether they want to continue their routine or quit. I'm not sure if this rule only applies to really dangerous, injury-threatening falls, but what happened here was that after she fell and landed awfully, her partner went over and told the judges they would like to continue. Then, after a couple minutes of talking to the doctor and her straining to regain her composure, they went back out on the ice, their music was started at the exact spot they left off (the music quit immediately after the fall -- that's how bad it looked) and when they heard the part in the music where their next jump was, they executed it. They received a 1 point deduction, and the jump they missed wasn't judged fully, but everything else was well-executed, so their technical marks and overall program marks were very good. It might've helped a bit that they were in second place going into the long program.sportzhead said:
So yeah, just an amazing comeback. Each time the replay of the 90lb Chinese skater, landing awkwardly on her legs and smashing her knees into the ice, was played, you could hear the wind being sucked out of the crowd.
EDIT: http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/news/news_eng160962.html
BigJonsson
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Well a throw quad is just such an insane move to try i'm sure they got marks for effort lol
I refuse to watch figure skating, so I will watch a clip of the quad throw
I refuse to watch figure skating, so I will watch a clip of the quad throw
Chesapeake Silt
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America choked in curling. Nationwide curling fever officially cancelled.
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