Olympics Thread

Starting to watch Mens Hockey!.USA VS Switzerland! This is going to be an awesome game! :victory:

Using spoiler tags since it hasn't been aired on NBC yet.

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I feel bad for US skier Mancuso. She had to halt her giant slalom run because teammate Vonn was still on the course after a crash. Mancuso should not have been allowed to start her run.

Stevie wrote:Starting to watch Mens Hockey!.USA VS Switzerland! This is going to be an awesome game! :victory:

Was totally awesome! I'm now missing several fingernails. :nut:

(and I'm not even a hockey fan)

toyotaku wrote:

Was totally awesome! I'm now missing several fingernails. :nut:

(and I'm not even a hockey fan)

youll become a fan of Hockey after the games :hehe: :victory:

Im about to watch another AWESOME Hockey game!! Canada VS Russia

GO CANADA :say_gdluck:

Stevie wrote:


youll become a fan of Hockey after the games :hehe: :victory:

Not likely. It was professional (NHL) hockey and its fans that turned me off to watching years ago... too vicious on the ice and in the stands. One of the more terrifying experiences I've had was being at an NHL game. With the more strict international rules applied in the Games, I'm enjoying it. It's like boxing... I much prefer amateur/Olympic bouts where it's about scoring points, not sending the opponent into oblivion. :bleh:

Stevie wrote:youll become a fan of Hockey after the games :hehe: :victory:

Don't bet on it.

After the U.S. beat the USSR in 1980 and won the gold, I didn't watch any more hockey than I did before, which was zero...

toyotaku wrote:

Not likely.

ooh :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Don't bet on it.

After the U.S. beat the USSR in 1980 and won the gold, I didn't watch any more hockey than I did before, which was zero...

alrighty then :mrgreen:

I was NOT expecting Canada to be up 4-1 heading into the 1st intermission. :woot:


Can't count out the Russians just yet. They have the firepower to get back into this.

Rev wrote:I was NOT expecting Canada to be up 4-1 heading into the 1st intermission. :woot:


Can't count out the Russians just yet. They have the firepower to get back into this.

I don't know... I'm now beginning to think I should start cheering on the Russians just to have a game. :headscratch:

Of course, just as I was writing this the Russians scored. LOL

Rev wrote:I was NOT expecting Canada to be up 4-1 heading into the 1st intermission. :woot:


Can't count out the Russians just yet. They have the firepower to get back into this.

GO TEAM CANADA won 7 to 3 in Mens Hockey!!

Wow the ladies bob-sledders are eating it tonight. :sweat:

But Canada is leading now. :victory: Hope they hold it. :fingerscrossed:

Can not wait to see the ladies Free Skating program. :D
Last night was loaded with marvelous Olympic performances. Those girls really stepped up to the plate under pressure. What inspiring rounds! :applaud: THe men I thought were rather disappointing for that.

The South Korean girl had the all time highest score in a short program! :woot: And personal bests abounded.

Eve wrote:
The South Korean girl had the all time highest score in a short program! :woot: And personal bests abounded.

I don't think any of the ladies are going to be able to catch Kim Yuna. Girl is simply amazing

Stevie wrote:



GO TEAM CANADA won 7 to 3 in Mens Hockey!!

Woohoo! Big win followed by picking up medals in speed skating and bobsleigh! :woot:

Rev wrote:


Woohoo! Big win followed by picking up medals in speed skating and bobsleigh! :woot:

This was a great day for Canada! Win the Hockey game and get medals in speed skating and bobsleigh :victory: :yippee: :thumbsup:

Stevie wrote:


This was a great day for Canada! Win the Hockey game and get medals in speed skating and bobsleigh :victory: :yippee: :thumbsup:

I cant believe that Slovakia won! that they beat Sweden..In Mens Hockey


Canada VS Slovakia on Friday

It's great to see Lydia Lassila winning Australia's second gold medal tonight. The things these people had to go through are incredible.

And I was awed by the extremely high standard of competition in the women's freestyle aerials. They were pulling off spectacular jumps one after another. The jumps by the Chinese girls in second and third place could possibly have won gold in another olympics.

K.T.Tran wrote:

I don't think any of the ladies are going to be able to catch Kim Yuna. Girl is simply amazing

Yeah, she seems to be a step above others right now.

I seem to have completely lost interest in the Olympics this week... Maybe because I've been watching JIN?

bmwracer wrote:I seem to have completely lost interest in the Olympics this week... Maybe because I've been watching JIN?

Really??? Well if you are going to start watching again, tonight is the night! :woot: The women's free skate (long program) finals in figure skating should be exciting to see. There are so many talented and beautiful women's figure skaters. :applaud: Plus many of the top skating athletes, in this event, are Asian beauties. ;) :D

xploring wrote: They were pulling off spectacular jumps one after another. The jumps by the Chinese girls in second and third place could possibly have won gold in another olympics.

It was a spectacular event.
The ladies have been pulling out all stops this Olympics.
No chokers there! :victory:

@Enna- I am super excited about the long program too. :woot: