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Title: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Skulls22 on February 12, 2010, 10:15:28 AM
My top 3 teams:

USA
Norway
Sweeden
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: lothmog on February 12, 2010, 10:39:07 AM

Hope you're not counting on gold medals in men's or women's hockey  ;)
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: BMathis on February 12, 2010, 10:40:32 AM
Did USA just lose somebody to injury?
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Treize69 on February 12, 2010, 10:43:34 AM
You mean people actually watch the Winter Olympics?
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: klingan on February 12, 2010, 10:54:10 AM
You mean people actually watch the Winter Olympics?

I will try to watch the Mens hockey. But since the stupid canadians put it in Vancover of all places in Canada, the games starts at 1.30 am for me  :furious
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: branch37 on February 12, 2010, 11:16:49 AM
Just when do the Olympics start?  :uhoh
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: ROX on February 12, 2010, 11:21:25 AM
My favorite....the hot lookin' tall thin Dutch Ladies speed skaters in those micro-thin skating suits.


Gawd...I LOVE the Olympics.


ROX
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: sunfan1121 on February 12, 2010, 11:22:10 AM
Just when do the Olympics start?  :uhoh
tonight
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: trax1 on February 12, 2010, 11:33:23 AM
Did USA just lose somebody to injury?
Yeah Lindsey Vonn, she's on the U.S skiing team, she hurt her knee, but I saw on the news yesterday that she still might compete.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: fudgums on February 12, 2010, 11:33:30 AM
Go USA curling!!!
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: 68ZooM on February 12, 2010, 11:49:58 AM
Olympics are just a post X games filler
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Qrsu on February 12, 2010, 11:58:44 AM
Just interested in the hockey. Exciting stuff - looking forward to Canada vs Russia :)
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: xNOVAx on February 12, 2010, 12:08:11 PM
I think I'm one of the only people that likes the winter olympics better than summer..  :aok
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Skulls22 on February 12, 2010, 12:22:06 PM
I like them both the same
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: 68ZooM on February 12, 2010, 12:29:07 PM
 I love the winter more than the summer games
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: trax1 on February 12, 2010, 12:33:19 PM
Looks like they already sent home over 30 athletes for doping, thats gotta suck getting there then having to go home, but I guess they deserve it.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Shuffler on February 12, 2010, 12:39:54 PM
The X Games have pretty much made the winter olympics a dull runner up.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: BiPoLaR on February 12, 2010, 12:43:16 PM
The X Games have pretty much made the winter olympics a dull runner up.
:aok
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Waldo on February 12, 2010, 02:05:41 PM
 Fudgums, sorry about what is going to happen to the US curling team.  :D GO Canada !
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Nilsen on February 12, 2010, 02:38:33 PM
Looks like they already sent home over 30 athletes for doping, thats gotta suck getting there then having to go home, but I guess they deserve it.

Not 100% correct. 30 athletes were not given the ok to go to the olympics so they were not sent home.

Gonna be some late nights for me as there is a 9 hour time difference. Going to watch all the alpine events, snowboarding and a couple of others.

Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Nilsen on February 12, 2010, 02:43:56 PM
My top 3 teams:

USA
Norway
Sweeden

Not a bad guess for the top 3 spots but the only one im sure will be up there this time is the USA. Canda, Germany and Russia will also be high up on the list. Finland is an outsider.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: druski85 on February 12, 2010, 02:44:34 PM
I think I'm one of the only people that likes the winter olympics better than summer..  :aok

+1

The X Games have pretty much made the winter olympics a dull runner up.

-1. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the X-games... but show me the event where people are hitting 90 MPH with nothing but 2 boards between them and the maker.  Also, the only commentators I can't stand more than Olympic ones are X-games ones....Brah.

(http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2009/12/22/1261496480_1346/539w.jpg)

<--- long time racer.  (and Freestyle skiier, so I'm not too biased on this one :) )
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Bruv119 on February 12, 2010, 02:47:28 PM
i'll be rooting for

1) ethiopia
2) senegal
3) pakistan
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: xNOVAx on February 12, 2010, 02:49:22 PM
Damn Nodar Kumaritashvili from Georgia just got killed on the luge track during training..  :cry
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: druski85 on February 12, 2010, 02:55:58 PM
Damn Nodar Kumaritashvili from Georgia just got killed on the luge track during training..  :cry

Sure did.  Devastating for the country, since they only sent a handful of competitors.  Our company's Georgia office is understandably upset.   :(  Unfortunately I'm not sure he will be the only major injury (or god forbid, fatality) on that course.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: oakranger on February 12, 2010, 03:31:39 PM
Damn Nodar Kumaritashvili from Georgia just got killed on the luge track during training..  :cry

That is sad, only 21 and probly his first appearance too.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: phatzo on February 12, 2010, 05:03:27 PM
i'll be rooting for

1) ethiopia
2) senegal
3) pakistan
Does Eddie the Eagle still ski jump for England?
Watch the Australian girls in luge and skeleton, they answered an add in the newspaper to try a new sport and here they are, should be interesting
(http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/00/Luge.jpg)
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: BoilerDown on February 12, 2010, 05:11:14 PM
So are they shipping snow yet from the southern US to Vancouver where they need it?

Anyways... 4 years ago a buddy of mine ran a Winter Olympics pool... yes we actually picked teams/individuals to win every single Golly-geen event.  I thought it would be fun but by the time I did research and made my pick in the 20th event I wanted to kill him for making me agree to bet on those Olympics.  It took something like 6 hours to pick them all, and most of the time someone I'd never heard of won the event anyways.  Needless to say, he's either not doing it this time or I wasn't invited to the pool.  Either way is fine with me, lol.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: trax1 on February 12, 2010, 05:16:04 PM
So are they shipping snow yet from the southern US to Vancouver where they need it?

Anyways... 4 years ago a buddy of mine ran a Winter Olympics pool... yes we actually picked teams/individuals to win every single sweet potato event.  I thought it would be fun but by the time I did research and made my pick in the 20th event I wanted to kill him for making me agree to bet on those Olympics.  It took something like 6 hours to pick them all, and most of the time someone I'd never heard of won the event anyways.  Needless to say, he's either not doing it this time or I wasn't invited to the pool.  Either way is fine with me, lol.

Theres a couple events I'm looking at to bet, like snowboarding, I already took Apollo Ohno tomorrow for Speed Skating.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Treize69 on February 12, 2010, 07:04:40 PM
Only events I ever watch in the Winters are the skiing, none of the rest interests me. The Summers, however, I would watch 24/7 if I didn't have to work or sleep at some point.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Rash on February 14, 2010, 08:21:48 AM
Medal count

USA               4
Korea             2   
Netherlands    1
Slovakia         1
Canada          1
Germany        1
Poland           1
Austria          1
France          1
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Nilsen on February 14, 2010, 10:06:30 AM
Medal count

USA               4
Korea             2   
Netherlands    1
Slovakia         1
Canada          1
Germany        1
Poland           1
Austria          1
France          1

That list cant be correct. 3 medals in each dicipline and the math doesnt add up =)
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: trax1 on February 14, 2010, 10:46:38 AM
That list cant be correct. 3 medals in each dicipline and the math doesnt add up =)
He's missing Switzerland & Russia, each have 1.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Rash on February 14, 2010, 11:39:18 AM
My 1 key gave out. ;^)
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Rash on February 14, 2010, 11:50:29 AM
Nilson, I see your from Norge?  That from the region up North or from the small town in Oklahoma by the same name?  The national TV broadcast gave a big "look out!" for the Norge up North.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Rash on February 14, 2010, 04:46:04 PM
Think the US got some more.  Might need a big sack to haul them home.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: fudgums on February 14, 2010, 06:09:59 PM
Canada still hasnt gotten a gold.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: kilo2 on February 14, 2010, 07:39:31 PM
I guess you all heard about the Luger who died. I am really surprised they showed the video of his crash on the news. Sad.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Enker on February 14, 2010, 07:49:09 PM
Last night, our house was the loudest on the lake during the Short Track Speed skating with Apollo Ohno and J.R. Celski. When the Koreans wiped out on the last turn of the last lap, we went insane. Partially for Apollo, but more so for J.R. After all, 19, rebounding from a major injury, and at the Olympics? Way to freaking go! The Men's Biathlon this afternoon wasn't too interesting for us; we decided that it would be more interesting had they done the distance without skis.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Rash on February 14, 2010, 09:35:15 PM
That sounds interesting without skies.  Maybe give them a baseball bat too.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Lepape2 on February 14, 2010, 10:22:16 PM
Canada still hasnt gotten a gold.

Well, now we do  ;)

Yay Canada!!  :rock
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Nilsen on February 15, 2010, 12:29:40 AM
Nilson, I see your from Norge?  That from the region up North or from the small town in Oklahoma by the same name?  The national TV broadcast gave a big "look out!" for the Norge up North.

Umm Norge as in the country Norway.  :D
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: B17Skull12 on February 15, 2010, 01:32:48 AM
I think it is safe to say everyone hates figure skating judges.  I know i sure do.
Title: Re: 2010 Wnter Olympics
Post by: Qrsu on February 15, 2010, 02:24:32 AM
Canada still hasnt gotten a gold.

2 weeks.  :aok