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Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: xrtoronto on February 25, 2006, 12:00:59 PM
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Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 25, 2006, 02:00:43 PM
What do you have against austria?!
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: xrtoronto on February 25, 2006, 02:25:27 PM
too many vowels ;)
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Panzzer on February 25, 2006, 02:41:05 PM
Finland will get the gold medal tomorrow (hockey, final against Sweden)... At least I hope they will beat the swedes. :)
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: xrtoronto on February 25, 2006, 02:42:46 PM
I'd put my $$$ on Finland for the win
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 25, 2006, 02:44:48 PM
I'm going to pick sweden.  Not that I care, I just think their name sounds funny.
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Nilsen on February 25, 2006, 03:28:05 PM
WTG to everyone except Norway
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Panzzer on February 25, 2006, 03:35:46 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
WTG to everyone except Norway
I thought Norway has done fine in these Olympics. Although I haven't paid much attention to how Norway has done - but IIRC Finland had more medals (at least more gold medals!) in the Salt Lake olympics than we have in here... But the overall situation for team Finland wasn't as good - we won more gold medals during the last Olympics but we didn't have as many medals overall - but I'm not sure of this...
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Nilsen on February 25, 2006, 03:49:06 PM
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Originally posted by Panzzer
I thought Norway has done fine in these Olympics. Although I haven't paid much attention to how Norway has done - but IIRC Finland had more medals (at least more gold medals!) in the Salt Lake olympics than we have in here... But the overall situation for team Finland wasn't as good - we won more gold medals during the last Olympics but we didn't have as many medals overall - but I'm not sure of this...


Last time we got fewer medals but we got the most gold... 13. Some predicted that Norway would take 15 golds this time but now we have.... 2!

Im not the kind of guy that thinks that gold is everything, and I know every medal is the result of hard work etc but its the way that some of these gold medals has been "lost" that irritates me.

History has shown tho that after doing this bad we usually do very well the next time, so hopfully this will be the case in 4 years.

Im very impressed with Sweden and USA. They have really stepped up a notch from last time.
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: xrtoronto on February 25, 2006, 03:52:47 PM
Anyone surprised how well Germania has done?
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Nilsen on February 25, 2006, 03:57:15 PM
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Originally posted by xrtoronto
Anyone surprised how well Germania has done?


nein
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: wetrat on February 25, 2006, 03:58:28 PM
Canada has 24 medals.
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Nilsen on February 25, 2006, 04:01:27 PM
France had a good shot at taking another medal today, but Vidal broke his arm yesterday (thats bad luck) and he surrendered today and quit as a skiier.
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: xrtoronto on February 25, 2006, 04:07:02 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
France had a good shot at taking another medal today, but Vidal broke his arm yesterday (thats bad luck) and he surrendered today and quit as a skiier.


"...ya, I broke my arm going for gold in the '06 Olympics", not a bad story to tell...but it has to suck to work so hard to get your chance and then something like that to happen.

All these athletes are world class.
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: rabbidrabbit on February 25, 2006, 04:09:18 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
France had a good shot at taking another medal today, but Vidal broke his arm yesterday (thats bad luck) and he surrendered today and quit as a skiier.


Who did he surrender to?
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Nilsen on February 25, 2006, 04:10:13 PM
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Originally posted by rabbidrabbit
Who did he surrender to?


him self
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Panzzer on February 25, 2006, 04:15:32 PM
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Originally posted by xrtoronto
All these athletes are world class.
Yeah, I agree. to all the Olympic Athletes. Even the ones that failed their pefrormance in these games.
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: midnight Target on February 25, 2006, 04:19:14 PM
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Originally posted by xrtoronto
Anyone surprised how well Germania has done?


Actually this is a great Winter Games for the USA.

We got a lot of medals in 2002, but every host country does.

We have blown chunks in the Winter Games in the past.
2006 - 23 so far
2002 - 34
1998  - 13
1994 - 13
1992 - 11
1988 - 6
1984 - 8
1980 - 12 (as the host Country)
1976 - 10
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: rabbidrabbit on February 25, 2006, 04:31:34 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
him self


well I guess its cheaper than a date..
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: xrtoronto on February 25, 2006, 04:55:31 PM
update: 18:00 EST

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Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Panzzer on February 25, 2006, 05:05:20 PM
Damn... Finland should get that one gold medal.  (Wouldn't get us any higher in the total counts - but these are about the only Winter Olympics we haven't had a gold medal yet in 60 or so years!)
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Holden McGroin on February 25, 2006, 11:07:15 PM
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Actually this is a great Winter Games for the USA.

We got a lot of medals in 2002, but every host country does.
 


Put your money on the Canucks for Whistler/Vancouver.  If history holds up and they get the traditional home country kick, they could very well come out #1 in 2010.
Title: Olympic Standings (as of noon Saturday)
Post by: Gh0stFT on February 27, 2006, 03:45:57 PM
bah... what counts is gold, everything else is cheap metal ;)
Sweden with 6 golds should be on place 6 IMHO.

Good Wintergames!