Winter Olympics
 

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Good intro article about Sochi and why the olympics are there.

Apparently its a mess so far, but Ill be tuning in for some events.

Any interest? Im just as interested in the events as the epic fails going on there.

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I love the winter Olympics. The sports are far more intriguing to me than the summer games. The only thing I like of the summer games are track and field and swimming. I watched the qualifying slopestyle snowboard last night and thought it was a nice addition. My wife used to compete in figure skating and the new team competition is nice for casual fans like me who don't understand point evaluations.

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I'll be watching the hockey tournament, and even though it's cool to hate on the sport I'll probably check out a little curling action even though I don't understand it beyond "get the heavy puck thing in the circle." I'm also going to check out a little snowboard action if I get the chance.

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who hates on curling? It's one of the best events they have going.

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[quote=FRPLG;1058982]who hates on curling? It's one of the best events they have going.[/quote]

yeah Ive always like curling, just wish the womans teams were a lil hotter.

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Anyone else disappointed that Lindsey Vonn isn't participating?

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[quote=FRPLG;1058982]who hates on curling? It's one of the best events they have going.[/quote]

Curling is awesome. They have a local club around DC that I'd like to go and try at some point.

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Capitalist Russia is much like Capitalist America it seems.


[url=http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/alleged-heroin-kingpin-helped-russia-win-olympics-sochi/story?id=22295531]Alleged Heroin Kingpin Helped Russia Win Olympics for Sochi - ABC News[/url]

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[quote=FRPLG;1058982]who hates on curling? It's one of the best events they have going.[/quote]

I was just talking to my coworkers today about the Winter Olympics, and it felt like as soon as curling came up they were dismissing it as something that shouldn't be an Olympic sport. I hate that. Like just because it's not popular here doesn't mean there aren't people somewhere else in the world that cherish it like we cherish football, or nascar, etc.

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[quote=mooby;1058998]I was just talking to my coworkers today about the Winter Olympics, and it felt like as soon as curling came up they were dismissing it as something that shouldn't be an Olympic sport. I hate that. Like just because it's not popular here doesn't mean there aren't people somewhere else in the world that cherish it like we cherish football, or nascar, etc.[/quote]

Well is it really on the NASCAR or football level in any country? I went to the Caribbean and talk to the Europeans about sports, it's soccer that seems to have the most passion.

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[quote=Chico23231;1058999]Well is it really on the NASCAR or football level in any country? I went to the Caribbean and talk to the Europeans about sports, it's soccer that seems to have the most passion.[/quote]

No but I'm sure it's got fans that are passionate about it, that see as something more than a sport that happens every 4 years when the Winter Olympics get together.

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[quote=mooby;1058998]I was just talking to my coworkers today about the Winter Olympics, and it felt like as soon as curling came up they were dismissing it as something that shouldn't be an Olympic sport. I hate that. Like just because it's not popular here doesn't mean there aren't people somewhere else in the world that cherish it like we cherish football, or nascar, etc.[/quote]Better curling than f***ing ballroom dancing and other idiocy in the summer.

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Watching the women's slopestyle competition right now, and it's crazy how talented these athletes are. After the Olympics are over I probably won't watch for another 4 years but it's mind boggling to think about how much work these athletes put in to prepare for this moment.

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Just what these people do...and the dangers involved is amazing.

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[quote=FRPLG;1059065]Just what these people do...and the dangers involved is amazing.[/quote]

No kidding. I was just thinking about what would happen if one of the skiers in the men's downhill wiped out at 80+ mph. Easily could be a near-death situation if that happened. I remember one of the lugers at Vancouver died 4 years ago, that's the ultimate price to pay if something goes wrong. The risks are crazy, but clearly being able to call yourself amongst the best in the world at your sport is worth it.

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I'll be super into the hockey; but beyond that just a casual watcher. Really hoping Team USA can repeat what they did in Vancouver 4 years ago; but its a much tougher field (in my opinion) than it was in Vancouver. Gotta pick up at least two wins (Slovakia and Slovania for sure) in the round robin to make sure we crack the tournament.

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[quote=mooby;1058998]I was just talking to my coworkers today about the Winter Olympics, and it felt like as soon as curling came up they were dismissing it as something that shouldn't be an Olympic sport. I hate that. Like just because it's not popular here doesn't mean there aren't people somewhere else in the world that cherish it like we cherish football, or nascar, etc.[/quote]

It is a niche sport here but it is big in Canada. The best even have groupies that follow them around.

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Turns out the fail is strong Sochi as theres a whole twitter feed called '[URL="https://twitter.com/SochiFails"]Sochi fails[/URL]' dedicated to many of the bizarre findings coming out of Russia at the moment. Many of which have to do with wash room arrangements.

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Never was one for toilet humor but this was enough to crack me up.

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I was planning on watching the us Russia hockey game tonight but thanks to espn making sure to blast the score on the homepage now I don't have to.

Thank you espn for not trying to intentionally ruining the Olympics just bc it is on a different network.

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I watched it live on msnbc . Awesome game! Go USA!

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[quote=over the mountain;1059526]I was planning on watching the us Russia hockey game tonight but thanks to espn making sure to blast the score on the homepage now I don't have to.

Thank you espn for not trying to intentionally ruining the Olympics just bc it is on a different network.[/quote]


Solution, boycott ESPN for 16 days. :)

Stay away from Yahoo too.

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Yawn. Host country won.

Between the doping, the judges in the judged events and the horrible conditions on certain courses such as snowboarding...who didn't see this coming?

[url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/23/us-olympics-idUSBREA1G0GL20140223]Russia tops medals table as Games end amid doping scandals | Reuters[/url]


Oh well, our athletes still made us proud as they always do.