Anyone excited for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver?

CzyrycaThreads: 2 Posts: 149 Joined: Jan 25, 10 ♂	Jan 28, 10, 21:50 #1
Personally cant wait for the ice hockey tournament!

CzyrycaThreads: 2 Posts: 149 Joined: Jan 25, 10 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 17:02 #2
apparently no one cares about the Winter Olympics but me...Cant wait...starts today!

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 17:28 #3
Czyryca: Personally cant wait for the ice hockey tournament! yeah, I love ice hockey too. Wonder what it's gonna be like this time. I hope we'll make at least the top3. I know it's gonna be tough but you never know, we'll see.

DannyJThreads: 1 Posts: 253 Joined: Oct 30, 09 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 17:53 #4
I thought the Polish went all weak at the knees over Ski Jumping?

time meansThreads: 9 Posts: 2,306 Joined: Apr 21, 08 ♂	Edited by: time means Feb 12, 10, 17:55 #5
Czyryca: ice hockey tournament The only bit that is worth watching. Bring back Eddie the eagle Edwards the greatest ski jumper ever!

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 17:56 #6
DannyJ: I thought the Polish went all weak at the knees over Ski Jumping? As far as ski jumping, I guess it will go between Austrians, Norwegians and Finns.

DannyJThreads: 1 Posts: 253 Joined: Oct 30, 09 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 17:58 #7
time means: Bring back Eddie the eagle Edwards the greatest ski jumper ever! Spot on

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Feb 12, 10, 18:51 #8

DannyJ:

I thought the Polish went all weak at the knees over Ski Jumping?

Seriously...thought there would have been some interest there.

Well in Ice Hockey, I think Canada and Russia have some of the best teams they have had in a long while.

All we got is Ryan Miller in net, and he is playing poorly at the moment.

I say it goes this way.

Canada
Russia
Czech
I went out on a limb there!

Still like the luge and bobsled though.

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Edited by: time means Feb 12, 10, 18:59 #9

Czyryca:

Seriously...thought there would have been some interest there.

Sorry to bang on about it but it does need characters like Eddie Edwards to get a bit of public interest. Even the weather seems not too bothered this year.

To liven it up a bit how about speed skating and you can use knuckle dusters on your opponents. Best snowman contest, team snowball fights, best snowangel, some new events perhaps?

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 19:02 #10
Czyryca: Canada Russia Czech Canada Russia USA what the hell, lol

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Feb 12, 10, 19:06 #11

time means:

peed skating and you can use knuckle dusters on your opponents.

I like it. In the Biathlon, you can shoot other skiers...Well the US always has Boddie Miller, although I think he was kicked off the ski team. Other than that, I remember Apollo Antoine Ohno, and Lindsey Vonn.

Hey it is still 10 times better than the summer Olympics
There is no element of danger in the summer games.

matteroftaste:

Canada
Russia
USA

what the hell, lol

I wish they would, but I dont see it happening.

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 19:10 #12
Czyryca: I wish they would, but I dont see it happening. OK, the first two (either way), I'm pretty convinced about. As far as the 3rd place, it's between USA, Czech, Sweden and Finland. As far biathlon, well I believe, it's between Germany and Germany and Germany, lol. Maybe Norwegians and Russians are going to mix it up a little bit.

CzyrycaThreads: 2 Posts: 149 Joined: Jan 25, 10 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 19:26 #13
matteroftaste: As far biathlon, well I believe, it's between Germany and Germany and Germany, lol. Maybe Norwegians and Russians are going to mix it up a little bit. Oh the Norwegians love this event. I am putting my money on them. Italy for the slalom...they always seem to do well in that.

matteroftaste	Edited by: matteroftaste Feb 12, 10, 19:31 #14
Czyryca: Oh the Norwegians love this event. I am putting my money on them. how far are you from NC? I take the bet, lol. $20.00 on Germany in women biathlon. I agree, it will be more exciting by men biathlon. It's definately between, Norway, Germany and Russia there.

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Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Feb 12, 10, 21:31 #15

matteroftaste:

As far biathlon, well I believe, it's between Germany and Germany and Germany, lol.
Maybe Norwegians and Russians are going to mix it up a little bit.

The Austrians are good too (of course), one or two Norwegians are always good for a medal and the Russians will found out as doped to the gills again.
(If we take the last Winter Olympics as example).

Germany and Austria should merge again (and be it only for the Olympics)....we would soooo rule! :):):)

Just to refresh the memory:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics_medal_table

Rank ↓ Nation ↓ Gold ↓ Silver ↓ Bronze ↓ Total ↓

1 Germany (GER) 11 12 6 29
2 United States (USA) 9 9 7 25
3 Austria (AUT) 9 7 7 23
4 Russia (RUS) 8 6 8 22
5 Canada (CAN) 7 10 7 24
6 Sweden (SWE) 7 2 5 14

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TITThreads: 9 Posts: 353 Joined: Jan 7, 10 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 21:50 #16
why not to merge Austria and Germany again?

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Edited by: Czyryca Feb 12, 10, 21:50 #17

matteroftaste:

how far are you from NC? I take the bet, lol. $20.00 on Germany in women biathlon

North Carolina I assume...I am in Boston. So we are talking about Women's eh...I bet the Russians win the Women's...or one of the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Men's I say
Norway
Germany
Norway...ha

Bratwurst Boy:

The Austrians are good too (of course),

Yes they always do well. I think something is in the water in Danube!

Maybe keep Austria and Germany separate!

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 21:55 #18
Czyryca: North Carolina I assume...I am in Boston. So we are talking about Women's eh...I bet the Russians win the Women's...or one of the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. OK, deal $20.00. I'll send the money if I lose. Bratwurst Boy: Germany yep, Germany is a top candidate to win the medal table again.

CzyrycaThreads: 2 Posts: 149 Joined: Jan 25, 10 ♂	Edited by: Czyryca Feb 12, 10, 21:59 #19
matteroftaste: OK, deal $20.00. I'll send the money if I lose. So you are taking Germany, and I am taking Russia and the Baltics or just Russia? That is my Women's Mens Norway for me...Germany for you?

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀	Feb 12, 10, 22:01 #20
Ice skating for me. Only one Polish woman and two Polish guys ice skating. It's sad that the Georgian died today in training after flying off the luge. Many got hurt on the same stretch, it will be interesting to see what happens there.

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 22:02 #21
krysia: luge yes luge is fun to watch too. I'm so hungry, I'm gonna watch it all, lol

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Feb 12, 10, 22:07 #22

krysia:

It's sad that the Georgian died today in training after flying off the luge

Wow...i just posted earlier that there is an element of danger to the winter olympics which makes it more interesting to me than the summer.

That's too bad. They haven't had something like that in a long time.

I do like the luge too, one of my friends used to compete in the Jr. Olympics...he hurt himself too one run.

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 22:09 #23
Czyryca: So you are taking Germany, and I am taking Russia and the Baltics or just Russia? That is my Women's Mens Norway for me...Germany for you? OK, let's put it straight and final women 1.Germany 2.Russia 3.Norway men 1.Norway 2.Russia 3.Germany the closest bid wins

CzyrycaThreads: 2 Posts: 149 Joined: Jan 25, 10 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 22:14 #24
matteroftaste: women 1.Germany 2.Russia 3.Norway men 1.Norway 2.Russia 3.Germany the closest bid wins Women 1. Russia 2. Germany 3. Estonia Men 1. Norway 2. Germany 3. Norway

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 22:16 #25
Czyryca: Women 1. Russia 2. Germany 3. Estonia Men 1. Norway 2. Germany 3. Norway OK, $20.00 to the winner, lol Anyone else here to bet with us???

TymoteuszThreads: 7 Posts: 694 Joined: Jul 25, 09 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 22:44 #26
Call me when it's time for the Super-G. I must admit that I have no interest in the summer games, snow perks up my interest in sports considerably!

matteroftaste	Feb 12, 10, 22:50 #27
Tymoteusz: Call me when it's time for the Super-G. That's fine man. We can bet on anything basically, lol. I take bets on ice hockey too, lol

rdw	Feb 12, 10, 22:54 #28
When the Olympics went from amateur athletes who didn't have multi-million dollar sponsor deals to the commercial nonsense it is now I lost interest. It used to be legit and now it's just a big business. I loved the Cold War era hockey games...the evil USSR vs the west...good times ;)

CzyrycaThreads: 2 Posts: 149 Joined: Jan 25, 10 ♂	Feb 12, 10, 22:56 #29
rdw: Olympics went from amateur athletes who didn't have multi-million dollar sponsor deals to the commercial nonsense it is now I lost interest. The majority of the Olympians are amateur. Basically hockey is the only one that has pros. Sponsors are a different story, but hey, why shouldn't they clean up, it isnt like they get paid a ton in their sports.

matteroftaste

Edited by: Moderator Feb 12, 10, 23:58 #30

rdw:

nly people who buy into the Britney Spears, reality TV lifestyle

Just to inform you, I listen to CCR, CSN, Janis Joplin, James Taylor but also to Kenny G.
etc... You don't hear or see much of it anymore.
I never said that you're missing out something. I said basically that there's nothing wrong about watching sports on TV even if it's all about money nowadays. It's sad but it's true. Everything is commercial nowadays but unfortunately there's nothing we can change about so might just as well do the best out of it and at least try to enjoy the enjoyable and that's sport to me. I have much more against nowadays music. Most of it is crap and even beyond it but it's also a matter of taste so let it be. (by the way "let it be" is one of my favorite songs ever, lol)

Keep to the topic please, this is NOT a music thread

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