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Posted on 02-12-10 09:42:18 PM (last edited by FirePhoenix at 02-12-10 06:44 PM) Link | Quote
So the ceremony is set to start at 7:30 EST, dunno about out west. I know I'll be watching. Now where did my coaxial cable get to...

Anyone else excited for this? (dumb question alert)\

So yeah, use this thread for all general Olympics stuff.

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Posted on 02-12-10 09:46:32 PM Link | Quote

So should I stop posting Olympics threads in Action McNews?

Also for the record I really don't like that I didn't get to vote on whether we'd have the olympics, but I still will have to pay for it for 30 years

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Posted on 02-12-10 09:48:09 PM Link | Quote
Supakitsune
[6:42:08 pm] <@FirePhoenix> we don't have an olympics thread yet do we
[6:42:20 pm] <@FirePhoenix> a general one
[6:42:25 pm] <@Terra> I'm not sure
[6:42:26 pm] <@Supakitsune> brb making it
[6:42:32 pm] <@FirePhoenix> no you aren't supa
[6:42:36 pm] <@Supakitsune> yeah I am
[6:42:46 pm] <@FirePhoenix> no you aren't I just did


*a-hem* Aaaanyway, I'm probably going to be watching it. Got fuck-all better to do tonight.

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Posted on 02-12-10 09:48:35 PM Link | Quote
I figured since it's more than just a news event it'd fit better here but feel free to link your previous Olympics threads in here as well.

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Posted on 02-12-10 09:50:03 PM Link | Quote

Georgian Olympic athlete killed in training accident at Vancouver Olympics

Pedobear shows up in group shot of Olympic Mascots

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Posted on 02-13-10 03:33:56 AM Link | Quote
So I enjoyed the opening ceremony. Except for Nelly Furtado and Bryan Adams' obviously prerecorded performance.

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Posted on 02-13-10 05:07:44 AM Link | Quote
The Kumaritashvili crash was just brutal to watch. You knew that he was dead on impact... absolutely sickening. Really put a damper on a fun opening ceremony.

I'm guessing that luge goes on tomorrow as scheduled but I wonder how safe the track is. Speeds are 15km/h more than they should be. I'd put some extra protection on that final turn, though... even if this was a fluke accident, you know a lot of the athletes are going to be REALLY nervous at that point. And if you're nervous... that's not a good feeling at that speed.

6 medals will be handed out tomorrow:

1:45 PM EST/10:45 AM PST: Ski Jumping - NH Individual Final Round
2:45 PM EST/11:45 AM PST: Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill (weather permitting)
3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST: Speed Skating - Men's 5000m
4:00 PM EST/1:00 PM PST: Biathlon - Women's 7.5 km Sprint
10:18 PM EST/7:18 PM PST: Short Track - Men's 1500m Finals
10:30 PM EST/7:30 PM PST: Freestyle Skiing - Ladies' Moguls Final

Luge (I guess...) and women's hockey are on tap as well.

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Posted on 02-13-10 05:20:32 AM Link | Quote

My uncle has this on TiVo for me. I like to watch the Olympics.

Especially in 1080p definition for this year. HO RAH!

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Posted on 02-13-10 07:52:51 AM Link | Quote
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I ended up falling asleep. Oops!

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Posted on 02-13-10 01:58:03 PM Link | Quote
They were saying on NBC that the track goes up to 90mph and is the fastest and most dangerous track in the world...

Geez.

Also, the ceremony was really nice last night even with the malfunction at the end. Very enjoyable.

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Posted on 02-13-10 05:45:03 PM Link | Quote
Men's Downhill is off today due to the weather. Not wintery enough.

First medals were just decided in Individual Normal Hill Ski Jumping; Simon Ammann (Switzerland) takes gold with a huge jump. Adam Malysz (Poland) took silver and Gregor Schlierenzauer (Austria) gets bronze.

Speed Skating and Sweden vs. Switzerland in women's hockey are up next.

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Posted on 02-13-10 06:01:12 PM Link | Quote
I watch the Olympics every once in a while although not religiously like some people that I know. I was just recently watching the ski jumping while eating a bowl of soup and I was shocked that Simon Ammann beat Adam Malysz on the very last jump of the event. I would be so disappointed if that happened to me .





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Posted on 02-13-10 06:27:38 PM Link | Quote
Ammann is very good, though... it wasn't a huge surprise that he did but it was a huge jump which pretty much clinched it. He knew it at least.

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Posted on 02-14-10 02:48:06 AM Link | Quote
Day 2 (well, Day 1 of actual competition) over with.

Canada has still not won a single gold medal on home soil. And this is our THIRD TIME HOSTING.

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Posted on 02-14-10 03:10:14 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Colin
Canada has still not won a single gold medal on home soil. And this is our THIRD TIME HOSTING.


Go Canada yay!

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Posted on 02-14-10 06:12:41 AM Link | Quote
NOT OVER YET
Woo, USA wins gold and bronze in women's moguls, and silver in men's 1500m

That last lap was insane. It really looked like Korea was going to destroy the competition.

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Posted on 02-14-10 08:37:05 AM Link | Quote
Yes, I'm sure that Google decided to put up the luge logo out of spite. God forbid we even mention that sport.

Luge runs today went just fine, though.

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Posted on 02-15-10 02:24:00 AM Link | Quote
Finally. FINALLY.

Only took us since 1976 in Montreal. And 1988 in Calgary.

Congratulations to Alexandre Bilodeau, Canada's first gold medalist on home soil.

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Posted on 02-15-10 04:42:36 AM (last edited by Lain at 02-15-10 01:43 AM) Link | Quote

Lain's post №626

I would like to watch it but... I'm never in the lounge, and I don't have cable in here.

I did hear about the accident and pedobear though. Wow.

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