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Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: daigong on February 01, 2006, 08:40:51 AM
Winter Olympics 2006

is coming ...in Torino, Italy. Only days away. February 10-26, 2006.

(http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1823/conanolympics027zf.jpg)

featuring battles such as Japan's Miki "The Other Mikitty" Ando vs USA's Michelle Kwan

(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5023/ando20miki47th.jpg)(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7038/michellekwan04073043md.jpg)

Whatcha looking forward to? Me, I'm just gonna watch hockey. It's my All Star Game.  :halo:

Links:
http://www.torino2006.org
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006
and NBC. You can't miss it  :lol:

ETA:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 02, 2006, 12:45:02 AM
Dude, you gotta watch the women's figure skating.  It's upskirt shots just WAITING to happen!  :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: type0- on February 02, 2006, 12:45:28 AM
i aint watching any of it. well maybe a bit to see if miki is dressed all sexy.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: en on February 02, 2006, 12:46:16 AM
I'm a big fan of both the mikitties, so go MIKI!!!!!!
(though she'd probably have to get a PB to get even a bronze medal...)
Slutskaya is still the one to beat....

Looking forward to the Skeleton events as well, that's a fuckin crazy sport.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 02, 2006, 02:00:58 AM
I guess I watch some hockey and ski jumping.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Flyp on February 02, 2006, 03:58:58 AM
I'm looking forward to all the figure skating events, as well as curling...  Curling is awesome
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: kuno_thunder on February 05, 2006, 02:24:08 AM
Flyp sounds like a Canadian.

I'm gonna check out the hockey, figure skating, speed skating, curling, moguls, bobsledding, and that's about it.  Watching curling in other languages (especially if you're drunk) is the funniest shit in the world.  Works better if you know how the game works. :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ebc on February 06, 2006, 04:02:05 PM
Lol, I totally forgot about the winter olympics I love it though, much better than normal olympics. The ports are all cool  8)
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 09, 2006, 07:44:58 AM
i'm looking forward to speedskating, figure skating, cross country skiing...
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: TheQuickening on February 10, 2006, 08:15:56 PM
Damn, the opening ceremonies have started already and I forgot to set my VCR to tape it.  :(  :(  :(
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Linus on February 10, 2006, 09:13:58 PM
It's been BEAUTIFUL. Nice job, Italians :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 10, 2006, 10:06:32 PM
I chose Bact to the Future part II over ceremonies :( Well the speeches are still going :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 11, 2006, 02:24:23 AM
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Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ahcheungape on February 11, 2006, 02:41:16 AM
The count down is on for the next Winter Olympics in VANCOUVER! here in my home town! its gonna be rockin in 2010 for sure.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: daigong on February 11, 2006, 08:00:58 PM
man, the opening ceremonies SUCKED! Well, I missed the first part. watched where the athletes came out. and NBC's coverage was pretty biased. What up wit Yoko Ono? Susan FREAKIN SArandon? A ferrari doing donuts?? At least they dragged out Pavarotti's fat ass at the end.  :lol:

And hey! There was a Thai cross country skiier! WTF?
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 11, 2006, 08:02:56 PM
Vancouver is beautiful

Gold for America, that was fast
http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/5100190/detail.html?qs=pt=espn
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 11, 2006, 11:42:44 PM
Canada scores a gold medal too! - http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/stories/indepth.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/01/25/Sports/heil-feature060125.html
(http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/heil_jennifer050320.jpg) - Canada's first gold medalist of the 2006 Olympics, Jennifer Heil.


Just finished watching the first hockey game for Canada's women's team.  We fuckin' ANNIHILATED the host Italians 16-0! - http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/icehockey/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/11/Sports/womenhockey_italy060211.html :canada:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 11, 2006, 11:57:49 PM
those medals are different--cool
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 12, 2006, 12:09:16 AM
Apparently, I was mistaken when I initially proclaimed that snowflake design to be the design of the Olympic medals.

Found this site/blog that shows something different.  I also saw one of the medals ceremonies on TV, and the ones they showed looked like this one and not like the snowflake one.

http://2006olympics.blogspot.com/
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 12, 2006, 12:25:09 AM
(http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/5436/captolymp11602112116winterolym.th.jpg) (http://img453.imageshack.us/my.php?image=captolymp11602112116winterolym.jpg) (http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/6836/olyfull56165138pl002olympicsda.th.jpg) (http://img453.imageshack.us/my.php?image=olyfull56165138pl002olympicsda.jpg) (http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/3421/captolymp11002112045winterolym.th.jpg) (http://img453.imageshack.us/my.php?image=captolymp11002112045winterolym.jpg)

they're pretty big
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Sponge Bob on February 12, 2006, 01:05:13 AM
Those Italians  :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 12, 2006, 08:49:04 AM
Quote from: ahcheungape
The count down is on for the next Winter Olympics in VANCOUVER! here in my home town! its gonna be rockin in 2010 for sure.


Cool, we have lots of fun when 2010 comes to our Vancouver and Whistler. It would definitely put Vancouver, Canada on the map and keep it there.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 12, 2006, 01:30:03 PM
Quote
Kwan drops out of Turin Olympics with groin injury; Hughes named as replacement


:( I was hoping Kwan would place gold this year. I'm getting the feeling that shes going to retire, but shes only 25. I don't know the specifics so I'm guessing most figure skaters retire before they reach their 30s? I hope she stays and tries one more time at the Vancouver games.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: TheQuickening on February 12, 2006, 07:05:52 PM
Quote from: Thimas X
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Kwan drops out of Turin Olympics with groin injury; Hughes named as replacement


:( I was hoping Kwan would place gold this year. I'm getting the feeling that shes going to retire, but shes only 25. I don't know the specifics so I'm guessing most figure skaters retire before they reach their 30s? I hope she stays and tries one more time at the Vancouver games.

These days in figure skating, Kwan is considered to be old (or at least 'middle aged') at 25.  This sport, more and more, is being dominated by kids in the 18-early 20's range.  Kwan, IMO, was a longshot to make the podium anyway.  She hasn't been in a competitive meet in almost a year.  She didn't even attend the U.S. Nationals (she made the Olympic team because she was given a special pass by the USOC), so there was no guarantee that she would have/should have been in Torino in the first place.  Also, compared to the current crop of top-notch female skaters, Kwan is lagging behind in the technical skills (specifically, the jumps); she just doesn't have the same degree of difficulty and consistency that is now required to be an Olympic champion.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: daigong on February 12, 2006, 07:22:21 PM
Masa's favorite Winter Olympic sport, the 2 man luge
(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5632/masa25844il.jpg)

Quote from: Thimas X
Quote
Kwan drops out of Turin Olympics with groin injury; Hughes named as replacement


:( I was hoping Kwan would place gold this year. I'm getting the feeling that shes going to retire, but shes only 25. I don't know the specifics so I'm guessing most figure skaters retire before they reach their 30s? I hope she stays and tries one more time at the Vancouver games.


You should sign up to be her personal groin massager. Figure skaters go pro so early. I doubt she'd be back :(

Was watching some of the pairs short program and that Inoue chick landed a triple blah blah ... but what is up with the pants on the women? fuck, I need a HDTV to check the camel toe!!

YEAH :canada: is now tied for 2nd place in medal count! ...edit. NOT. back to 1  :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Sponge Bob on February 12, 2006, 11:11:20 PM
12-0 Canada in Women's Hockey vs the Russians  :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 13, 2006, 07:46:26 AM
Quote from: Thimas X
Quote
Kwan drops out of Turin Olympics with groin injury; Hughes named as replacement


:( I was hoping Kwan would place gold this year. I'm getting the feeling that shes going to retire, but shes only 25. I don't know the specifics so I'm guessing most figure skaters retire before they reach their 30s? I hope she stays and tries one more time at the Vancouver games.


I doubt she will be still around when 2010 comes. I think she will make more touring as a pro then staying an amateur.

Ironically, the sister of Sarah Hughes (the gold medal winner in Salt Lake City, where Kwan finished second to) is taking Kwan's place on the American team.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: en on February 13, 2006, 12:17:48 PM
Yeah, I kind of feel sorry for Michelle Kwan as well, she was amongst the favourite to win a gold medal in the previous olympics and it's a shame she doesn't get a chance to try for the elusive gold medal one more time...25 is actually consider extremely old for an olympian (in figure skating), if I'm not mistaken, if Slutskaya wins gold, she would be the oldest female figure skater to win gold? (not too sure though).

And I wasn't a big fan of Sarah Hughes...so I'm not a big fan of her sister either...
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 13, 2006, 05:04:00 PM
Sasha Cohen 4tw!
I love every sport in the Olympics. Shaun White gold!
Too bad for Ohno though.
You guys can't even comprehend my sadness about Michelle Kwan. :(
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on February 13, 2006, 08:21:14 PM
Michelle Kwan.  I'd hit it.  Figure skating tears up the body though.  I remember listening on the news about banning younger girls in hopes of them not messing up their growing joints and stuff.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 14, 2006, 01:18:55 AM
Quote from: yurinachan
Ironically, the sister of Sarah Hughes (the gold medal winner in Salt Lake City, where Kwan finished second to) is taking Kwan's place on the American team.

Actually, Kwan finished in third place at the 2002 Olympics. She placed second at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.


And in other (sorta) Olympic-related news...

Japanese Men's Figure Skater Takahashi Daisuke gets giant Valentine's Day chocolate from actress Ueto Aya. Lucky muthafucka.
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/archive/news/2006/02/10/20060210p2a00m0et006000c.html


Apparently, female athelete's are REALLY horney at the Olympics :sex:
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/news/20060213p2g00m0dm013000c.html
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 14, 2006, 01:42:19 AM
ueto is too cute...her new pv...so cute..



what else is there to do at the olympics after you finish your competion?
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 14, 2006, 05:19:33 AM
Oh man, my figure skating picks are goin down the drain.
Michelle Kwan for Ladies
Zhang/Zhang for Pairs

Only one left is Weir for mens. :(
Sasha Cohen is my new pick for ladies, only problem is Slutskaya, but Kimmie might come out of no where.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: kuno_thunder on February 14, 2006, 11:27:59 PM
Plushenko's got the gold already.  And Sandhu with the BEAUTIFUL quad-triple toe combo, but fucks up on the axel and lutz.  What do you mean, you're not nervous?  You're nervous, and that's why you haevn't got a clean short prog this year at all.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 15, 2006, 12:36:37 AM
The Russian pair were sore winners.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 15, 2006, 12:57:00 AM
I was happy that the Canadians won silver in the cross country relay today
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: kuno_thunder on February 15, 2006, 08:06:54 AM
Quote from: yurinachan
I was happy that the Canadians won silver in the cross country relay today


Yeah, with some unexpected help too.  Now THAT's the true meaning of Olympic competition.

"History might record it was a Norwegian ski official, following the sport's unwritten tradition by handing Renner a new pole, that prevented Canada's Turin Games from jumping off the track." (http://tsn.ca/olympics/news_story/?ID=154862&hubname=)
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: en on February 15, 2006, 02:36:07 PM
Quote from: Kuno_Thunder
Plushenko's got the gold already.  And Sandhu with the BEAUTIFUL quad-triple toe combo, but fucks up on the axel and lutz.  What do you mean, you're not nervous?  You're nervous, and that's why you haevn't got a clean short prog this year at all.


Yeah when I saw saw the quad toe/triple toe I was going "Wow!" then he follows with a..umm...single axel(?) I was like "What the..."

Everyone's skating for silver in the FS.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 15, 2006, 06:29:51 PM
Finland lost the gold in Freestyle :(

But won Switzerland in Hockey. Yay.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: AlphaTiger on February 15, 2006, 08:27:52 PM
Dude sean white in snowbording was awesome.

From now on the olympics should not run the womans snowboarding after the mens. The girls look so bad after seeing the men bust thouse fat tricks.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 16, 2006, 11:52:08 PM
So I read in the newspaper today that the bronze medal that Canada recently got in women's short track speed skating MAY get upgraded to a silver!  Apparently the skater who took the silver MAY have had her skate up in the air (i.e. off the ice) when they crossed the line, and according to the rules, this would apparently disqualify her from winning the medal, as a skater's blades MUST be in contact with the ice as much as possible.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 17, 2006, 08:04:04 AM
I am amazed at the atheletes who do skeleton. Going head-first down on an icey track is just crazy.  :o
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ohbahsan on February 17, 2006, 07:37:26 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/olympics/2006/02/17/bc.oly.sno.women.ssnowb.ap/index.html

HAHAHAHAHA :ROFL :lol: :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 17, 2006, 08:33:09 PM
I watched that too. Why the hell she had to do it on the second last jump... if she would have waited to the last jump she would have still won the race.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 18, 2006, 12:44:48 AM
Canada won 1 more gold and a silver in the men's skeleton.

So far Norway has 11 medals, Germany, Russia, and Canada 11 medals, and US 10 medals  :wink:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ampedechoz on February 18, 2006, 01:00:21 AM
Quote from: ohbahsan
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/olympics/2006/02/17/bc.oly.sno.women.ssnowb.ap/index.html

HAHAHAHAHA :ROFL :lol: :D


roffle, omg..that was totally unneccessary..looks like she will regret doing that for the rest of her life. tsk tsk
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ahcheungape on February 18, 2006, 03:13:59 AM
we are actually ahead of the Americans! hahaha
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Sponge Bob on February 18, 2006, 03:27:43 AM
Too bad the tommys have the most golds  :wink:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 19, 2006, 12:09:46 AM
Those South Koreans are pretty good on the short-track speed tracking. Especially the women, sweeping all three medals.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 19, 2006, 01:39:32 AM
Quote from: yurinachan
Those South Koreans are pretty good on the short-track speed tracking. Especially the women, sweeping all three medals.
Traditionally, I think that the powerhouses in short track have always been S.Korea and Chinese Taipei.  To a lesser extent Canada has been up there too, especially in the team relays. Lately though we haven't had as many strong individual skaters as we used to have.  American short track program has been improving too.  Getting that Hailie Kim girl who left the S.Korean program definitely helps them too.

And as much as it pains me to say it, props to the Swiss men's hockey team for beating our Canadian boys.  The Swiss played an awesome defensive game. None of our guys could get any real decent scoring chances.  And the ones that they COULD get, got stonewalled by the Swiss goalie (not Aebischer, their other goalie). Kudos to you Swiss boys!


Of course you DO realize, THIS means war. :P
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Tom Green on February 20, 2006, 04:20:34 AM
I heard that there was funding problems for the Japanese winter Olympic
Figure Skating team. Here is a video of one of the girl's Practicing.


http://www.filecabi.net/video/japaneseolympicsteam.html :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 20, 2006, 06:21:27 AM
I'm happy that Canada is tied again in 3rd place with 13 medals. Hope that they win some more to move ahead of the US.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: daigong on February 22, 2006, 02:27:59 AM
Quote from: Tom Green
I heard that there was funding problems for the Japanese winter Olympic
Figure Skating team. Here is a video of one of the girl's Practicing.


http://www.filecabi.net/video/japaneseolympicsteam.html :D


Tom Green! that's awesome! none of that sequined shit. so aerodynamic! :lmao: :lmao:

...I bet if that ice dance team (Canada? where the guy let his partner faceplant into the ice, she still got up and did the pose at the end but OUCH!!)  had that funding - they wouldn't have sucked so bad!
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 22, 2006, 01:58:34 PM
Sasha Cohen ftw!!
I'm annoyed with how much media Emily Hughes is getting. They keep talking about how she skated a personal best and everything. She ended up in like 7th or 8th place! Kimmie Meissner skated a personal best too, I don't hear half as much about her. Just cause Emily's sister won the gold, wow. Seriously, wtf.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 22, 2006, 05:16:53 PM
It appears that these winter games have very low viewership in Canada. Just 4 more days to go and I think Canada won't reach its goal of having 25 medals.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Asmodai on February 22, 2006, 05:19:28 PM
Yeah, I haven't really been paying a lot of attention this time around. Sucky team, bad timezone and too much else going on.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 22, 2006, 06:14:19 PM
Quote from: ctz
I guess I watch some hockey and ski jumping.


Surprisingly curling has become my favorite in the olympics :) I haven't watched ski jumping at all.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 22, 2006, 07:35:20 PM
Canada finished 1-2 in the 1,500 metre long-track speed skating event. :)

So thats 17 medals now. Canada is more of a winters olypmics type of country than the summer one.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: chocolate on February 22, 2006, 09:58:47 PM
Uusipaavalniemi -a mythic god figure of curling :bounce:   :cheers

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Markku_Uusipaavalniemi
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Stryfe on February 22, 2006, 10:06:58 PM
Quote from: ctz
Surprisingly curling has become my favorite in the olympics :)

Seems we made it into the curling finals. Seen this (http://fatali.servebeer.com/~ilkka/idoli.html)? (in Finnish)

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


Quote from: chocolate
Uusipaavalniemi -a mythic god figure of curling

:bow:

Even the normal wiki-entries are crazy. Sheesh.  :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 22, 2006, 10:07:46 PM
Yay for U-15! It's gonna be FIN - CAN final on friday!
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 22, 2006, 11:18:32 PM
curling is freakin awesome
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Sponge Bob on February 23, 2006, 12:55:18 AM
My roommate gets all tense when they throw the rock, then he yells something along the lines of right right left left scrub or sumthing like that, then total silence, the rock hits another rock with a 'ding' sound, then he gets nuts if its a good shot or all emo if its a bad one  :D

Better than sex?   :wink:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 23, 2006, 10:16:45 AM
Curling slang is quite sexy in finnish :)
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Stryfe on February 23, 2006, 05:19:44 PM
Quote from: ctz
Curling slang is quite sexy in finnish :)

Yeah, I particularly liked the little pearls 'Helvetin Vittu!' and 'Paskaksi meni!'
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 23, 2006, 10:59:38 PM
I like how curlers scream as they let the rock go and the others start sweeping the ice.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Sponge Bob on February 24, 2006, 12:12:32 AM
Gotta get the beers and the party gear ready for the Men's Curling Gold Medal Match

NEWFIE PRIDE IS ON THE LINE, TIME TO FINISH THE FINNISH!!!!  :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 24, 2006, 03:08:45 AM
Shizuka Arakawa got gold in the women's figure skating, Sasha Cohen the silver, and Irina Slutskaya the bronze. Sasha had a slim lead after the short program and just didn't do that well. By the time she recovered, it was too late. The points for 1st was 191.34 and 2nd is 183.36.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 24, 2006, 06:25:39 AM
Cohen got hurt on Wenesday. I knew she wouldn't win the gold in that condition, but I'm happy she got silver! She fought through her program well and after the first 2 falls, she did amazing and never gave up, but the highlight is Shizuka Arakawa's Gold Medal performance. Two triples turned into doubles, but she had a clean performance and the triple-triple combination wasn't that necessary after Cohen's falls.
Emily Hughes gets too much media for her skill level.
Remember JB! I predicted that Slutskaya fall! None of my picks got gold though, haha :lol:
I want more Halie Kim goodness!
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 24, 2006, 12:01:46 PM
Screw Emily Hughes. Her older sister Sarah needs to come back and skate again.

Cohen is so cute. Congrats for her silver medal.

Curling needs to get bigger so I can make a curling thread. Congrats to the Sweden Women's Curling team last night for winning gold.

Biathlon seems so hard. You have to ski and shoot and ski and shoot  :w00t:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 24, 2006, 08:18:13 PM
M-15 and his team screwed up :( At least we heard some nice curses from Mäkelä...

I guess Uusipaavalniemi wants to take the gold in Vancouver instead of Italy.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 24, 2006, 08:56:59 PM
Sarah is a fatty. She goes to college now, she won't win another Worlds, much less an Olympic medal.  :o
2010 Kimmie Meissner (or Sasha Cohen if she goes back)! Maybe Miki Ando if she can get her spirals down, or some new Japanese chicka. Who knows what new machine the Russians will pump out.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Stryfe on February 24, 2006, 09:03:36 PM
Congrats to the Canadian curling team... we just plain sucked today.  :(
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 24, 2006, 09:39:25 PM
I forgot Poutiainen got silver in slalom today. She hasn't done too good this season until now.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 24, 2006, 10:58:13 PM
Quote from: Stryfe
Congrats to the Canadian curling team... we just plain sucked today.  :(


Thats 20 medals for Canada and about 80% of the medals were won by girls. That lady speed skater from Canada won 4 of them. I think she will hold the flag for the closing ceremonies.

Look closely at the closing ceremony for Vancouver's mayor. He is on a wheelchair and going to wave the large Olympic flag. The mayor was afraid that the wind might blow him over.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 24, 2006, 11:23:46 PM
Quote from: Ping
Sarah is a fatty. She goes to college now, she won't win another Worlds, much less an Olympic medal.  :o


Thats too bad...she sure had some nice thighs.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 25, 2006, 12:21:34 AM
Congrats to Gushue and the NEWFIE rink on scoring gold in curling! :canada:  

Quote from: yurinachan
Thats 20 medals for Canada and about 80% of the medals were won by girls. That lady speed skater from Canada won 4 of them. I think she will hold the flag for the closing ceremonies.

That's Cindy Klassen.  She has a chance at a potential 5th medal when she skates in the next distance (3000m or 5000m, can't remember which).  And guess what, SHE'S FROM 'PEG SHEETY!!!!! :woot:


Quote from: yurinachan
Look closely at the closing ceremony for Vancouver's mayor. He is on a wheelchair and going to wave the large Olympic flag. The mayor was afraid that the wind might blow him over.

I wonder if they're building a special ramp for him?
http://www.raincitystudios.com/thestandard/blogging/vancouver-mayor-sam-sullivan-to-be-the-first-quadriplegic-to-accept-olympic-flag



Quote from: Thimas X
Quote from: Ping
Sarah is a fatty. She goes to college now, she won't win another Worlds, much less an Olympic medal.  :o

Thats too bad...she sure had some nice thighs.

It'd be interesting to see how well she'd do under the new scoring system.  But yeah, she's in school now.  I've sometimes seen her on TV skating in some professional shows.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Masa on February 25, 2006, 07:00:39 AM
daigong got his revenge, Canada beat Finland in curling  :(
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: daigong on February 25, 2006, 10:01:50 AM
Quote from: Masa
daigong got his revenge, Canada beat Finland in curling  :(


IN YO FACE BITCH! That Newfie fruitcake scored like 6 rock on yo asses!! (http://img45.echo.cx/img45/4935/icontrophy2lj.gif) :canada:

you know what's fuckin hot, Tanith Belbin of the US. I was watching that encore skating and she needs a Maxim/FHM spread NOW.
(http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7528/dancingtr2usaolypa2438wy.jpg)
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on February 25, 2006, 05:51:06 PM
Quote from: daigong
Quote from: Masa
daigong got his revenge, Canada beat Finland in curling  :(


IN YO FACE BITCH! That Newfie fruitcake scored like 6 rock on yo asses!! (http://img45.echo.cx/img45/4935/icontrophy2lj.gif) :canada:


He was merciful when he didn't score the 7th point in the 6th end. I guess he felt pity for our team :D
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 25, 2006, 07:32:03 PM
Quote from: daigong
you know what's fuckin hot, Tanith Belbin of the US. I was watching that encore skating and she needs a Maxim/FHM spread NOW.
(http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7528/dancingtr2usaolypa2438wy.jpg)


DUDE, SHE'S CANADIAN!!! She only got her American citizenship like, two months ago (at the most). She's been skating for the States all these years but they only had her go for her citizenship recently  because her and Agosto were a legitimate medal contender.  If she hadn't gotten her American citizenship they wouldn't have been allowed to compete.

BTW, to the American figure skaters...you're welcome. :canada:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: daigong on February 25, 2006, 07:45:40 PM
Quote from: JFC
DUDE, SHE'S CANADIAN!!! ... :canada:


REALLY WOO HOO!! Praise thread coming up (if I can find enough hot pix)


Cindy Klaussen just missed out on a gold but hey. 5 Medals!! Ain't nuttin wrong with BEING THE FIRST :canada: WOMAN TO GET IT!! Go Peg Sheety!
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 25, 2006, 08:05:10 PM
Quote from: daigong
Cindy Klaussen just missed out on a gold but hey. 5 Medals!! Ain't nuttin wrong with BEING THE FIRST :canada: WOMAN TO GET IT!! Go Peg Sheety!

And the gold went to Clara Hughes, who sets her OWN record!!!  Not only has she ALSO gotten 5 gold medals in the Olympics, but she's won those medals in both Summer and Winter games!
(http://www.nbcolympics.com/2006/0225/5133405_352X264.jpg) left - Cindy, right - Clara
And guess what? CLARA ALSO HAILS FROM PEG SHEETY!!!  :bounce:


http://www.cindyklassen.com/
http://www.nbcolympics.com/speedskating/5133343/detail.html
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=60f376a9-7d58-4d30-8f47-c95dd1c12fe0&k=10438

http://www.womenwarriors.ca/en/athletes/profile.asp?id=49
http://www.speedskating.ca/eng/highperformance/bios_lt/hughes_c.htm
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on February 25, 2006, 08:08:42 PM
Fact- Germans own Biathalon at 2006.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 25, 2006, 08:22:14 PM
Quote from: THUNDERDUCK
Fact- Germans own Biathalon at 2006.

No arguments here on that fact.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: daigong on February 25, 2006, 10:41:18 PM
This is how Sweden's Curling team rocks  :lol:

(http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1562/sssswedes026us.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHKHufdQqF8
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Sponge Bob on February 25, 2006, 10:45:20 PM
wtf lol Rockin' man  :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 25, 2006, 11:23:54 PM
This sure has been a successful games for Canada this time around. Just one medal short of our goal to have 25. Its still good that we got 24  :P
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 25, 2006, 11:54:14 PM
Bode Miller won 0 medals...I'm disappointed but he isn't..."Me, it's been an awesome two weeks," Miller said. "I got to party and socialize at an Olympic level."

Ohno upsets Ahn to win 500-meter gold makes me happy  :bounce:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 26, 2006, 01:56:23 AM
Ohno! It's Apolo!
I LOVE that commercial :lol:
Bode's too laid back I think.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 26, 2006, 02:19:34 AM
I need to see Bode's interview where he said that.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ahcheungape on February 26, 2006, 02:57:46 AM
Canadians with 24 medals!!sweet ass! i am already excited for 2010 here!
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on February 26, 2006, 05:15:53 AM
US third in Short track relay.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on February 26, 2006, 05:26:09 AM
Quote from: THUNDERDUCK
US third in Short track relay.

Canada took 2nd in that! :canada:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on February 26, 2006, 06:43:49 AM
Who wants to http://www.JoinBode.com ?
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on February 26, 2006, 01:12:25 PM
i would....but I'm too lazy right now to sign up..
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Tanier on February 26, 2006, 11:33:15 PM
vi winna sinä kadottaa
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Sponge Bob on February 27, 2006, 05:06:38 AM
omg did i just see RICKY MARTIN in the closing ceremonies? XD XD  :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Asmodai on February 27, 2006, 05:08:04 AM
What better symbol of Italy?  :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on February 28, 2006, 05:39:49 AM
I think the canadian part in the ceremonies kind of suck with the ice and that goofy person on it. A lot of people here didn't like how it represented Canada. In Vancouver, its hardly ever snowing or cold enough here.  :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on February 28, 2006, 08:01:19 PM
Then why are they having winter olympics there?
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Asmodai on February 28, 2006, 09:29:48 PM
Quote from: Ping
Then why are they having winter olympics there?


Bribery?


 :bounce:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on March 02, 2006, 02:41:36 AM
It's not cold enough? wtf.....
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Ping on March 02, 2006, 03:48:55 AM
Says the man that lives in Texas. :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on March 02, 2006, 04:35:02 AM
Quote from: Thimas X
It's not cold enough? wtf.....


I guess someone will make lots of money by making artifical snow XD

Well, it be called the Rainy Olympics if Vancouver had the Olympics this year  :lol: This past January, almost 28 out of 31 days were raining. I do hope that we get snow here when 2010 comes.
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: Thimas X on March 02, 2006, 11:55:02 AM
Quote from: Ping
Says the man that lives in Texas. :lol:


 :P  :P

I was kinda excited about Vancouver but now I find out it hardly snows.  :lol:
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: ctz on March 02, 2006, 12:51:09 PM
Finland has snow, but no mountains. So we can never have the Winter Olympics here :(
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: JFC on March 02, 2006, 06:21:19 PM
Quote from: Thimas X
I was kinda excited about Vancouver but now I find out it hardly snows.  :lol:

The Olympic bid for 2010 was actually shared  between the TWO cities of Vancouver and Whistler.  Whistler is a BIG tourist town (known as a premiere skiing spot) located in a more mountainous area of British Columbia.  Whistler gets a LOT more snow than Vancouver does.  Suffice it to say, most of the outdoor events that actually need snow (eg. nordic/ downhill/freestyle skiing, bobsled, luge, skeleton, etc) will take place in Whistler. Vancouver will have more of the indoor events (such as short-track/speed/figure skating, hockey, curling), as well as the opening/closing/medal ceremonies.

Here's a site that outlines what's supposed to happen where: http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/WinterGames/2010GamesVenues/Competition
Title: Winter Olympics 2006
Post by: yurinachan on March 03, 2006, 12:56:06 AM
Quote from: Thimas X
Quote from: Ping
Says the man that lives in Texas. :lol:


 :P  :P

I was kinda excited about Vancouver but now I find out it hardly snows.  :lol:


Its a good thing because many drivers in Vancouver (Actually, I think Vancouver has some of the worst drivers around...) have no clue how to drive on snow. They complain if there is 1cm of snow on the ground.  :evil:

I did see it snowing on the mountains.  :w00t: