Winter Olympics Open Thread
by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 19, 2010 12:10 AM PST
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PrintProbably just going to turn into a "I love hockey" thread, but whatever. Enjoy the Games folks.
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Hockey
What? I don’t even know what that is!
It’s all about ice skating.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 12, 2010 7:20 PM PST reply actions
How many figure skaters do you know?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 12, 2010 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
Um
Tonya Harding, right?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 12, 2010 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
Nice of NBC to push coverage of the opening ceremony all the way from 11 to 12:30
I’m sure they had very good reason to do this.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 13, 2010 12:12 AM PST reply actions
Why did NBC delay the coverage? Ugh
1) Nice opening ceremony. Not grand but good.
2) India sucks at sports.
3) Whoops at the lighting of the fire!
4) They did a nice job of incorporating a lot of different people
In other words, Go Bears!
It rhymes with Bobo.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 13, 2010 12:51 AM PST up reply actions
help
I couldn’t stay awake, and unfair comparisons to Beijing notwithstanding, it was frankly a slow boring opening ceremony( the effing march of the canadian flag across the stadium took forever, and they couldnt even keep in step!!!), lacking in energy/spirit/innovation…but that said, who lit the torch?
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by TKE Prytanis 79 on Feb 13, 2010 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
Bryan Adams? Maybe Celine Dion? or maybe one of the other 14 Canadian citizens…
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by CruzinBears on Feb 13, 2010 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Alex Trebeck?? comeon…help me here
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by TKE Prytanis 79 on Feb 13, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I wish I could, I missed the whole opening ceremonies while on a plane
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by CruzinBears on Feb 13, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
you didn’t miss much…through the whole thing I kept hearing the “Blame Canada” tune in my head…guess i was channeling my son, a great aficiando of all things anti Canadian
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by TKE Prytanis 79 on Feb 13, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
nevermind
…sheesh…thought you boyz were all over everthing…it was the great one, Herr Gretzky, after all
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by TKE Prytanis 79 on Feb 13, 2010 10:48 AM PST reply actions
thanks
…I looked it up before you all chimed in…
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by TKE Prytanis 79 on Feb 13, 2010 10:58 AM PST reply actions
Apolo Ono is like the Tebow of speed skating. Shut UP already. Talk about the other damn athletes!
Quantity AND quantity!
I want to hear about those Koreans who crashed into each other!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 13, 2010 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
Did you see their faces? They looked so sad.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 13, 2010 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve ever seen two competitors from the same country screw each other so badly.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 13, 2010 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
What about in Cool Runnings when they’re sprinting?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 13, 2010 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
Cal Medalist
Hey, according to NBC Bay Area, the JR Celski, the short track speedskating bronze medalist from today is headed to Cal next year. Sweet!
Yea, now we do.
THE JR Celski is going to be a future Golden Bear even though he’s turning 20 years old this year? Is he xferring or did he delay acceptance by 1 year.
Heia Norge!
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by Maisbikkja on Feb 14, 2010 7:22 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I know I’m going to be the stereotypical Amurrican here, but what country flag is that? Sweden? Holland?
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It was right there in the title of his post. The name “Norge” is Norwegian for Norway.
by atomsareenough on Feb 14, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
I apologize that I am not fluent in Norwegian.
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Nah man, dude’s a lawyer. He might distract the jury by pointing out that I’m not fluent in Norwegian either. I did take a semester of Swedish at Cal, though.
by atomsareenough on Feb 14, 2010 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
Kommentar svår på Twist i Svenska!
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by Maisbikkja on Feb 14, 2010 4:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don’t think I can. I only took 1 semester, and it was like 9 years ago and I haven’t used it since. Pretty much all I remember how to say is, “Jag kan inte tala Svenska.”
by atomsareenough on Feb 15, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
That will pretty much get you out of a jam, if they know English, and Scandinavians are amazingly fluent.
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by Maisbikkja on Feb 15, 2010 1:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Jag kan inte talar mycket mig själv
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by Maisbikkja on Feb 15, 2010 1:15 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES?
"It’s not a good car and not a good boat, but it’s the best car-boat ever made"
Biathlon is AWESOME. Except I’ve muted the commentators who can’t get over the fact that 9th is the best American finish ever.
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BIATHLON IS THE BEST WINTER SPORT EVER!
Sorry, but I feel like disembowling myself in shame that it took me so long to realize Biathlon in the full amazingness that it is. XC-Skiing + Shooting Guns = Best Winter Sport Ever. I wish I could just load up on a 12-pack of olympia this week and watch some of that action. Unobtainable…
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I've gotta say
This whole Olympic weekend is just a prelude to the greatest sport ever:
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 14, 2010 3:30 PM PST reply actions
There are a surprising number of hotties in Curling. Have you seen the Austrian team??? The Swedes? The Russki’s??Good God.
So 7 dimensional
by Fire Starkey on Feb 15, 2010 7:12 AM PST up reply actions
And Canada gets it's first home gold!
Nice story for that guy with his brother. I’d rather hear about him and people like JR Celski than Apollo Ohno who has basically lived by luck
In other words, Go Bears!
Ohno’s put in a ton of work to be in a position to benefit from whatever luck he’s gotten – I think that’s pretty unfair. Besides, Celski benefited from the same ‘luck’
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That is true, but he’s receiving the same “Tebow” effect that is grating to almost everyone else. The way they glossed over the South Korean winner to gush over Ohno (and to a certain extent Celski) was downright bad.
In other words, Go Bears!
I didn’t realize you were watching the games on South Korean TV! What channel is that?
I am actually watching them on NBC, which is an American broadcast channel. It tends to focus on the Americans doing well, even if they don’t win. For somebody like Ohno, who is something of a media property, rare for the winter olympics, they seem to like focusing on him.
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You’re missing the point Twist.
I’m just pointing out the love affair for Ohno is annoying, just like it was with Tebow.
NBC does a much better job when there are no real Americans competing like luge.
In other words, Go Bears!
Roy’s hormones are flaring up again.
Twist is right about television coverage.
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by Maisbikkja on Feb 15, 2010 1:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Not too much, really
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by Maisbikkja on Feb 15, 2010 1:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
HEY, we root for Americans in this part. Take your love for bimbibob elsewhere!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 15, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
bibimbap? sorry, theres not really an excuse when you were/are near steve’s korean bbq.
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Steve’s (and Berkel Berkel) are amazingly poor representatives for the glory that is Korean BBQ.
I did, however, eat Steve’s about twice a week when I was in school. But after having left . . . I went back with my cousin-in-law once (also a Cal grad) we decided to eat at Steve’s for old times’ sake and promptly decided we should’ve chosen Top Dog, IB Hoagie’s, Cheese N Stuff, Fat Slice, Blondie’s, La Burrita or Bongo Burger.
I feel that Steve’s is an excellent example of a food with flavor that fills you up for a not huge amount of money and therefore deserves more respect. Take a hot date here? No. Go here after the RSF? Hells yes.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 20, 2010 2:58 AM PST up reply actions
exactly. i can’t speak to its quality. but it was a mountain of food and you could pump as much chili sauce on it as you want. like $6-$7 for 1 1/2 meals. Won’t ask the world from a bunch of hispanic cooks as far as bbq goes.
La Burrita, Fat Slice, Cheese N Stuff? I don’t see how you can turn your nose up on Steve’s and eat that junk. I’ll at least give you that cheese n stuff is cheap (and they have falafel?).
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Dude, luge is the most boring sport to watch ever. Except for competitive paint drying.
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You diss Americans and THEN CURLING? HOW DARE YOU!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 15, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
Grounds for dismissal.
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by Maisbikkja on Feb 15, 2010 5:53 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
CCTV5NBC’s motto for these Olympics "If the USChinaain’t competin’, we ain’t broadcastin’"
appended.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 20, 2010 2:59 AM PST up reply actions
CTV’s motto: If there isn’t an event, we ain’t broadcasting. Otherwise, we will do nothing but broadcast for 2 weeks.
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by rollonubears on Feb 20, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
CTV is basically doing 24/7 Olympic broadcasting. I think they show the local news a few times a day, but the rest is pretty much all olympics.
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by rollonubears on Feb 20, 2010 11:52 PM PST up reply actions
This was unspeakably amazing to experience in person.
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by rollonubears on Feb 16, 2010 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
Don't really have time, here is a quick recap
I was standing from 12:30-9 in 0 degree weather (waited 2 hours for a shuttle back to Vancouver. Yes the games have been as poorly organized as reported). The last 30 minutes of the competition made it all worth it (even the lack of feeling in my toes). As soon as the crowd found out that the last guy was in 6th (after a few of the most suspenseful seconds of my life), there was a roar that can’t even be described. Imagine the love child of Autzen Stadium and a nuclear bomb, that’s basically what the sound was like. Grown men crying, everyone hugging, screams, repeated chants of Canada and Bilodeau. Even in the 2 hour bus line there was still chants. People were in the mood to chant anything. They chanted our bus location (SFU! SFU!), they even chanted U.S.A. (after a hilarious incident where a lost foreign boy prevented the lines from moving, so a fed up group of U.S. alpine skiiers on their off day decided that they were taking control of the situation and finding the child. Olympic staff hadn’t found him after 20 minutes. The U.S. athletes found him in 2.) It was just an incredible night.
HolmoePhobe just had a minor heart attack because of all the hyperbole.
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by rollonubears on Feb 16, 2010 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
Btw I saw the follow-up video, it’s definitely 20th and Webster.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 19, 2010 12:36 AM PST up reply actions
Nice win by the Chinese
Our new overlords should be praised for their glorious victory on the ice. I can’t wait to hear Spazzy’s thoughts.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 16, 2010 12:17 AM PST reply actions
It was their first medal in figure skating ever…I’ll give it to em.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 16, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
either way...
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 16, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
THIS!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 16, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOTnVKnnfZ8
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Why the world would be a better place if Rick Reilly was hit by a truck
I will gladly be at the wheel of that truck.
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Huddling man by a dung fire in Mongolia: Whatchu doing tonight, Gorg?
Gorg: Dude! Watching the opening ceremonies on TV! I’m all about k.d. lang!
Huddling man: What’s a TV?
Wow, it’s as offensive as Borat except not horribly, horribly funny to make up for it.
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I am actually legitimately offended by these articles. They would seem idiotic for a fanpost, but he is being paid a lot of money to write garbage like that.
And it was barely even raining in Vancouver. Grow some balls you pampered and ignorant bitch.
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by rollonubears on Feb 16, 2010 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
I felt bad for Lindsey Jacobellis
I didn’t expect to feel bad for her, as that sort of thing happens in snowboard cross (I guess it does anyway; I’m no expert). But the way she handled the disappointment, with such grace and perspective, was refreshing. I couldn’t help but be impressed by her in defeat.
I am a Vereenian.
If snowboard cross is a sport, why isn’t skateboarding?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 17, 2010 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
Boy, you’re just full of outrageous stereotypes these days, aren’t you.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 18, 2010 1:09 AM PST up reply actions
Nothing is more reflective of that desperation than Olympic approval of a sport called “half pipe.”
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Damn kids need to get off your lawn!
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by rollonubears on Feb 18, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
These Olympic games are one of the worst managed and organized ones I've seen
Let’s see here:
- World’s fastest luge track that exposes metal beams with no barriers and padding leading to tragic death. They react by finally providing some protection and then screw over the athletes by changing the length of the track.
- Today one of the ski sprint contestant fell into a ravine (which was her fault) and hurt her back on an exposed rock. As usual they padded it after the problem.
- The downhill alpine skiing saw many really scary accidents which thankfully didn’t lead to anything serious because of a shoddy tract.
- Terrible weather conditions leading to unfair race conditions in men’s biathlon and other races
- Horrible management. There were two cases of screwing up start time in the biathlon pursuit yesterday and then the contestant in the ski sprint was controversially allowed to start at the end despite missing her start time. Then of course the whole skating rink fiasco with the ice laying machine.
- The ****-up with the torch in the opening ceremony.
And so many other cases.
In other words, Go Bears!
Also I should mention NBC’s terrible delayed broadcasts. Total clusterfuck
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It is unfortunate that they tape delay the West Coast broadcasts, especially considering that its happenign in our time zone. I mean royrules22 you arel ike 2 hours away! But NBC put a LOT of $$$$ in and they need to maximize revenue. They know that hardcore fans like us are going to watch anyway.
They need to get those casual fans. For example, my wife and her mother barely care about sports at all. I tried to get my wife to go to a Cal game, she left after 10 minutes! Ai! But she stays up late and watches the figure skating and other sports each night. Last night, in two separate parts of America, both my wife and my mother-in-law stayed up late in their respective locations watching the halfpipe. Shaun White is a star to not just hardcore fans, but also the casual fan.
I think based off of the experience with my family here, NBC is succeeding. They know we’ll watch anyway, they have to bring in other fans. That requires certain things which you may find annoying. But they can annoy you enough, you’ll still come back. People like my wife and her mother won’t and have a higher bar for initial interest, too.
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- Terrible weather
not sure this is anyone’s fault, really.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 1:40 AM PST up reply actions
Their decision to hold many of the competitions at Cypress Mountain is. It’s being suffering from the effects of El Nino and what amounts to spring weather and a serious lack of snow.
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Arent these plans made years in advance? Like 6-8?
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Well, when they pitch themselves to the IOC (as we just saw with Chicago for 2016 or whatever), dont they have to have a detailed plan. The IOC doesnt just hand this out randomly. Unless you give them sweet watches.
I mean royrules22 its like you love to just criticize things or people without having even an inkling of anything remotely close to facts. Why don’t you try to find out some facts first before you spout off agian?
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So you’re saying because of that one point (which is valid btw – the weather played a huge detrimental factor in these games) my other points are invalid?
In other words, Go Bears!
Your point appears to be that the weather played a terrible role and so……what? So they should have canceled them? They should have not held them at Cyprus whatevers?
My point is that these decisions were probably made years before anybody knew what the weather was going to be like and cannot be changed at the tail end. Winter Olypmics but their very nature are in areas prone to bad weather (i.e. snow!). So, the chance of a problem is high. Yes, it is unfortunate that the weather has been bad. I guess I just don’t see what your point is. What would you have done?
Also, I am not speaking to your other points in specific here. I am mentioning that you often seem to go off without limited facts and then when people question you about it, you go “maybe dunno.”
Well, maybe you should know before you go off. Oh wait, this is the internet, I forgot.
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I was making a list of things that went wrong with this olympics and clearly the weather was one of them.
As for your facts here is what I know. Vancouver made it’s bid with the IOC late in the 90s during the Nagano time (I believe 1998). However the bid was made in conjection with British Columbia as so to be able to hold most of the games in nearby Whistler. Thus they had options of hosting the games in cities other than Vancouver such as Cypress Mountain, Whistler and Richmond, BC. The fact they decided not to move the games from Cypress when they had the history of bad weather and a lack of snow (the World Cup salom was cancelled in 2009 in Cypress Mountain due to lack of snow) is a management oversight. Is it in the same category as not padding an exposed steal beam? No, but it still is an oversight.
In other words, Go Bears!
But when was that decision made? Before or after the World Cup salom? Is there a better place than Cypress Mountain to host them? What is this better place?
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There are other mountains, but I presume they want things to be in a central area and those other locations would be far away. They are already pretty spread out (Whistler is 2 and a half hours away, Cypress is 1 and a bit, as well as 4 different stadiums for various events, a torch that is not near any of the venues). As much as it pains me, there have been a lot of flaws with how this was organized. There is a big controversy with the torch, because there was (is?) a fence blocking people from getting close to it.
However, the world gets to spend 2 weeks in Vancouver. Quit bitching.
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by rollonubears on Feb 18, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
It isn’t about when the decision was made (likely was before) but rather that they did not move the games out of Cypress.
In other words, Go Bears!
Also you’re arguing about the smallest of problems in the entire games. The other items in the list are significantly more problematic
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Yes, okay, you’re right, they should just cancel the games altogether and wait for Russia.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well fuck you all. All I did was list out what I thought were examples of poor management. I did not ask for the games to be canceled or even said that the games were bad.
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Hey no big deal, all we did we list our examples of poor posting, by you!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
If
not sure this is anyone’s fault, really.
and
are ad hominem attacks, then I’m Indian.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
And then you responded with “fuck you all”. Pot and kettle.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 18, 2010 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
Also, the lines at Cypress Mountain were ridiculous. My sister waited in line for water for an hour before giving up. It was just as big a clusterfuck as NBC’s scheduling.
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by rollonubears on Feb 18, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
I blame royrules22 for your sister’s hardship.
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I blame royrules22 for El Nino.
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by rollonubears on Feb 18, 2010 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
I blame El Nino for royrules22
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 11:58 PM PST up reply actions
Tony Dungy
Tony Dungy was in the crowd at the mens figure skating event wearing an Oregon football hat.
Norcalnick's chick. Go Bears!
Oh man, that is awesome
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 19, 2010 4:14 AM PST reply actions
America's got some cute female curlers
Go Nicole!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 20, 2010 6:51 PM PST reply actions
Biathlon
Best. Sport. Ever.
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But they’re skiing AND shooting things. It works on so many levels. Mainly the skiing and gun levels.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 21, 2010 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
USA USA!
US scored 15 seconds into US/Canada Hockey game. (On now!) can someone follow and update? I need to go to work.
Definitely
Marleau, Thronton, and Heatly all on team Canada? I did not know that…
I've been Honked...
This is exactly why Canada lost the big game.
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by rollonubears on Feb 21, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, what a game! What does this mean? Is Canada out? Do we go to the finals or something?
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If I’m reading the olympics website right, Canada (the 6th seed out of 12 teams) will play the 11th seed for a spot in the quarterfinals.
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So if the 11th place team wins, they get in but Canada doesnt?
What is the website you are looking at??
I dont really care for hockey, but that last five minutes or so was intense. I mean Canada kept just the pressure on and had shot after shot after shot. They nearly caught up there!
The best part is:
a)rollonubears is sad
b)the happiness American fans is feeling is a fraction of the happiness Canadian fans would have felt. Its like we just dont care or even prolly deserve this, but Ill take it!
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So 12 teams started in the Olympics
After the group phase the 4 teams with the most points (USA, Russia, two others) get a bye
The other 8 have to play an extra game to see who plays against the top 4:
5 vs. 12
6 (Canada, I think) vs. 11
7 vs. 10
8 vs. 9 (winner of this game plays the USA)
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Your refusal to use apostrophes makes you seem uneducated.
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by rollonubears on Feb 21, 2010 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
TAKE THAT, CANADIA!!!!!!!!!
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? END UP WINNING THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT ANYWAY, DESPITE THIS SETBACK! Well, ok, touche.
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Unfortunately, if Ryan Miller keeps playing like this, America will not lose.
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by rollonubears on Feb 21, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
Not America, just Twist.
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by rollonubears on Feb 21, 2010 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not a big hockey fan but that was entertaining and tense. Nothing like putting national pride on the line to get gripping entertainment!
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I’m totally clueless about hocket but the last few minutes were awesome and Miller was epic.
I wish it were football so I could’ve had more insane enthusiasm like I would’ve gotten when Cal beats down the Furd.
In other words, Go Bears!
I’m totally clueless about hocket
I’ve never seen logical proof made with so few words. Bravo, my friend.
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by CalBandGreat on Feb 21, 2010 8:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Avinash, every single Cal basketball player.
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by rollonubears on Feb 21, 2010 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll take that back after watching the US women obliterate China; it looked like that was the first time the Chinese had every put on hockey pads before. Now THAT was some high (low? whatevs) quality entertainment.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 21, 2010 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
If you watched today’s game and still believe hockey is boring then you are more stuck in your ways than someone who still uses a telegraph.
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by rollonubears on Feb 21, 2010 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t watch today’s game. So you can prove nothing!
I heard we beat those maple syrup Mounties, so that’s always great!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 22, 2010 2:57 AM PST up reply actions
maple syrup Mounties
You are delightfully obtuse.
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by rollonubears on Feb 22, 2010 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
What kind of American are you? You can’t poke a little fun at our northern neighbors from time to time?
by atomsareenough on Feb 22, 2010 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah?!!? Well,
!!!!!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 22, 2010 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
It’s supposed to say jackass but I guess not?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 22, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
lol whoops but it encapsulates me feelings. I do want to learn about hockey though
In other words, Go Bears!
Aren’t you in love with San Jose? Isn’t that the only thing the city has going for it?
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by rollonubears on Feb 21, 2010 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
Russian curlers. Good Lord.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 24, 2010 12:03 AM PST reply actions
That.
Is.
So.
Hot.
Oh.
My.
Science.
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Finally, someone doesn’t say that they “don’t get” hockey. I don’t see how hard it is to understand either. Other than the rules about offsides and some penalties, the basic premise is not much different from soccer (hell, even basketball): try to get the circular object in the goal.
I’m so disappointed he didn’t say curling.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 25, 2010 8:39 AM PST up reply actions
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