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Title: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: SomethingWild on February 07, 2014, 07:17:05 PM
(http://uppix.com/f-Sochi_2014_Compa52f5216300155d04.png)

The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event being held in Sochi, Russia. Officially scheduled for 7 February through 23 February 2014, opening rounds in figure skating, skiing, and snowboard competitions were held on the eve of the Opening Ceremony, 6 February 2014. The Sochi Olympics will be the first Olympics in the Russian Federation since the breakup of the USSR in 1991.

98 events in 15 winter sport disciplines will be held throughout the Games. A number of new competitions will be held during the Games, including biathlon mixed relay, women's ski jumping, mixed-team figure skating, mixed-team luge, half-pipe skiing, ski and snowboard slopestyle, and snowboard parallel slalom. The events will be held around two clusters of new venues; an Olympic Park was constructed in Sochi's Imeretinsky Valley on the coast of the Black Sea, with Fisht Olympic Stadium and the Games' indoor venues located within walking distance, and snow events will be held in the resort settlement of Krasnaya Polyana.

Links:


Let's discuss the games, our favorites, anticipated matches and the controversy! Game on!
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Post by: JFC on February 08, 2014, 04:40:14 AM
Glad to see that Vancouver won't be alone in the "Opening Ceremony malfunctions" category. :lol:

Seriously though, the ballet interpretation of "War and Peace" was neat.


EDIT:
- http://bleacherreport.com/olympics (http://bleacherreport.com/olympics)
- http://www.buzzfeed.com/olympics (http://www.buzzfeed.com/olympics)
:P
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Post by: Stryfe on February 08, 2014, 11:28:00 AM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01433.jpg) (http://gfycat.com/BruisedLongBlacklemur)

Loved it when Fedor built Russia. :P


The opening ceremony was all in all... pretty damn epic.
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 08, 2014, 03:25:30 PM
We came, we skated, we won.

(http://uppix.com/f-Naamloos52f63e1100155fb9.jpg)

(http://uppix.com/f-Naamloos352f63e2700155fba.jpg)

 O0  :twothumbs
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Post by: JFC on February 08, 2014, 06:20:52 PM
Not sure, but I think that this may be the first Olympics where Canada scored a medal on the first day. The fact that the guy (snowboarder Mark McMorris) did it while having a broken rib just impresses me more. :thumbsup

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'Feels like a gold medal to me': Mark McMorris wins Canada's first medal in Sochi
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press | Published Saturday, February 8, 2014 2:11AM EST | Last Updated Saturday, February 8, 2014 11:11AM EST

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Mark McMorris wasn't going to let a broken rib derail his Olympic plan.

The Canadian snowboarder needed acupuncture, massage therapy and plenty of rehab exercises to get back in form after crashing at the X Games late last month. He knew he would have to fight through the pain and impress the judges to reach the podium in slopestyle's Olympic debut.

He did just that Saturday, nailing his second run to win bronze and give Canada its first medal of the Sochi Games.

 "I would have loved to be in the gold-medal position but with what I've been through in the last two weeks, just standing on the podium in general feels like a gold medal to me," said McMorris, a former X Games champion who was touted as a gold-medal contender in the lead-up to Sochi.

American Sage Kotsenburg won gold with a score of 93.50. He was just ahead of Norway's Staale Sandbech, who took silver with a 91.75.

McMorris, who scored 88.75, had to work with a team of specialists and therapists just to get to the starting gate. Once he had medical clearance and knew he wouldn't damage the injury any further, McMorris was determined to succeed.

"It didn't matter how much pain it was going to take," said coach Adam Burwell. "All he knew was he wasn't going to hurt himself anymore. He just needed to ride through it and he did it."
FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/feels-like-a-gold-medal-to-me-mark-mcmorris-wins-canada-s-first-medal-in-sochi-1.1676857 (http://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/feels-like-a-gold-medal-to-me-mark-mcmorris-wins-canada-s-first-medal-in-sochi-1.1676857)
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 08, 2014, 06:27:11 PM
^Slopestyle was a pretty epic event. Nice addition for sure. Kotsenburg's run was pretty sick, deserving win for sure.

I felt bad for that last guy who thought he'd won, but ended up ranking 5th  :nervous


Btw, Vanessa Mae outta nowhere in the opening ceremony  :lol: Taking a break from her violin to do some pro skiing. What a talent.
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Post by: JFC on February 08, 2014, 08:39:15 PM
WOO! Canada just scored it's first gold and silver! And better yet, we got them both in the same event. And even BETTER than that, it was a pair of sisters that won them!

(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip06979.png)

They've also got a third sister that competed in the event, she finished in 12th spot.
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/freestyle-skiing-ladies-moguls-final-3 (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/freestyle-skiing-ladies-moguls-final-3)


Btw, Vanessa Mae outta nowhere in the opening ceremony  :lol: Taking a break from her violin to do some pro skiing. What a talent.
Holy shit, you weren't kidding. :lol:

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-vanessa-mae-vanakorn (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-vanessa-mae-vanakorn)


EDIT:
4'11" Skater Kirsten Moore-Towers Poses with 6'9" Hockey Player Zdeno Chara (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1952502-411-skater-kristen-moore-towers-poses-with-69-hockey-player-zdeno-chara)  :lol:

Olympic Snowboarder Alexey Sobolev Writes Phone Number on Helmet; Phone Crashes (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1953198-olympic-snowboarder-alexey-sobolev-writes-phone-number-on-helmet-phone-crashes)   XD


EDIT 2: Looks like they're still not out of the woods in terms of the "Sochi Problems" that people have been seeing/hearing about over the last couple of weeks.

U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team Member, Johnny Quinn got trapped in a Sochi bathroom and had to break through the door (https://twitter.com/Joerobinow/status/432168527768739840/photo/1/large)
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip06980.jpg)
https://twitter.com/Joerobinow/status/432168527768739840/photo/1 (https://twitter.com/Joerobinow/status/432168527768739840/photo/1)

On the plus side, at least they're using doors that are of such shit quality, that he was able to break through it.

On the down side, everyone that sees that tweet/photo will now know that they're using doors that are of such shit quality, that people can just break through them (meaning that they're not really secure/going to be good at protecting you).
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 09, 2014, 02:30:49 PM
Sarka Pancochova took a nasty fall on the slopestyle which broke her helmet  :O2 She seems fine though, luckily.

And the Netherlands just won another gold thanks to Irene Wust on the 3000m speedskating  :twothumbs
Biggest surprise was the Russian girl who took bronze. She was so happy, haha, was very nice to see.
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Post by: +u+u on February 09, 2014, 02:48:26 PM
Happy for Enni Rukajärvi and silver  :finland:
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Post by: JFC on February 09, 2014, 07:29:58 PM
Canada took silver today in the inaugural "Team Figure Skating" event. :canada:

Also, our women's hockey team blasted the Swiss 5-0 yesterday (would've like to watched the live broadcast of the game, but the damn thing started at like, 6:30-7:00AM for me, and on Saturdays getting up that early is almost impossible for me :P ). Tomorrow our girls face the Finns. :finland:


And the Netherlands just won another gold thanks to Irene Wust on the 3000m speedskating  :twothumbs
One of the Canadian broadcasters was talking about that about an hour ago or so, and he mentioned that out of all the medals that the Netherlands have EVER won at the Winter Olympics, only 2 of them were NOT in speed skating. So I guess that must mean that speed skating might be sort of popular there.  :P


Oh, and check this out.
http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/rich-couple-buys-their-way-into-olympics/2tqtrcan5 (http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/rich-couple-buys-their-way-into-olympics/2tqtrcan5)
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 09, 2014, 07:52:50 PM
One of the Canadian broadcasters was talking about that about an hour ago or so, and he mentioned that out of all the medals that the Netherlands have EVER won at the Winter Olympics, only 2 of them were NOT in speed skating. So I guess that must mean that speed skating might be sort of popular there.  :P

Haha, didn't know that. According to wiki it's "86 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, of which 82 have come from speed skating."  XD

Well, we don't have any hills or mountains whatsoever so that cancels out a lot of sports... and we barely get snow here either, just ice.  :lol:
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Post by: kuro808 on February 09, 2014, 09:36:37 PM
Japan vs. Sweden Women's Ice Hockey

I have to give them credit that this Japan team have toughness, taking contact and fighting for the puck :nervous
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Post by: JFC on February 09, 2014, 11:06:41 PM
Well, during the London Olympics we had McKayla Maroney, the pissed off gymnast (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip07002.jpg). Now, thanks to American figure skater Ashley Wagner, we have a Winter Olympics version (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip07003.jpg). :P

CLICK HERE: USA Figure Skater Ashley Wagner Is Pretty Mad About Her Score (http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/usa-figure-skater-ashley-wagner-is-pretty-mad-about-her-scor)
 :lol:
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 10, 2014, 05:31:23 PM
We came, we skated, we won.

Oops, we did it again!  :lol:

And even BETTER than that, it was a pair of sisters that won them!

The Mulder bros both managed to get a spot on the podium as well!

(http://uppix.com/f-Naamloos352f8fe98001565ad.jpg)

And we're beating all these winter countries in the medal ranking for the time being  XD

(http://uppix.com/f-Naamloos52f8febb001565af.jpg)
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Post by: JFC on February 10, 2014, 08:25:16 PM
Canada had a fairly eventful day today. Our women's hockey team shutout Finland (sorry Masa and shi), our curling teams had mixed results. Highlight for us today was in short-track speed skating, where our guy Charles Hamelin won gold in the 1500m. :rockon: If he's lucky this'll be the first of several medals that he'll be getting.
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/short-track-men-s-1500-m-finals (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/short-track-men-s-1500-m-finals)


And we're beating all these winter countries in the medal ranking for the time being  XD

http://uppix.com/f-Naamloos52f8febb001565af.jpg (http://uppix.com/f-Naamloos52f8febb001565af.jpg)
I'm happy with wherever we end up in the standings




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as long as we're beating the Americans.:P



EDIT: Woo! 1-2 finish in the men's moguls! :cow:
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/freestyle-skiing-men-s-moguls-final-3 (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/freestyle-skiing-men-s-moguls-final-3)


EDIT 2: Holy shit, I know that I've teasted Americans before about how (in my opinion) limited their Olympic coverage is compared to what we Canadians get, but I never thought it would go THIS far. :huhuh

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U.S. viewers complain about NBC Oly coverage
Updated: February 10, 2014 3:25 PM | By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press, thecanadianpress.com

TORONTO - Bashing Olympics coverage in the United States seems to have become a sport in itself for fans seeking live coverage south of the border, with a groundswell of NBC-targeted rage emerging in the Winter Games' opening weekend.
FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/us-viewers-complain-about-nbc-oly-coverage-6 (http://sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/us-viewers-complain-about-nbc-oly-coverage-6)

Like really? Is it so bad that people out there are really buying Canadian IP addresses to be able to access our streaming links?


EDIT 3: Awwwwwwwww shit. XD
The U.S. Bobsledder Who Broke Through His Bathroom Door Got Stuck In An Elevator Today (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/bobsledder-who-broke-through-his-bathroom-door-got-stuck-in)
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Post by: JFC on February 11, 2014, 05:34:04 PM
New day, new post. :)


So apparently, according to members of the U.S. Figure Skating team, there's a special keychain that athletes were given that gives them free Coke/Powerade.
https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/430937284301848576/photo/1 (https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/430937284301848576/photo/1)


Team Canada felt a need to 1-up that. :lol:
Team Canada Has Beer Fridge That Only Opens with Canadian Passport (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1954801-team-canada-has-beer-fridge-that-only-opens-with-canadian-passport)

Not exactly new, seeing as how we actually shipped at least one of these over to random European locations last year. :P
The Beer Fridge - Scan Your Passport | Molson Canadian (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gper3YkzMg#ws)
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 11, 2014, 06:21:19 PM
Holy shit, I know that I've teasted Americans before about how (in my opinion) limited their Olympic coverage is compared to what we Canadians get, but I never thought it would go THIS far. :huhuh

Interesting point, because I'm a bit annoyed with the coverage we are getting as well.
They mostly show the less exciting sports (figure skating and biathlon) and almost no halfpipe snowboarding and no ice hockey whatsoever.
Luckily I can get BBC which seems to air a decent amount of ice hockey, so I hope I can catch the important matches later on.


New of the day for me was Sang Hwa Lee winning the 500m speed skating. She has undefeated status all season, which is amazing.
The best part was that she got really emotional. From what I hear she has super star status in South Korea and is under constant pressure.
I'd link a pic, but they're not out yet it seems. Massive props to Lee, what an amazing woman.
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Post by: JFC on February 12, 2014, 09:16:09 PM
Well, here's something you don't see everyday in competition, let alone the Olympics.

(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip07005.png)
- http://www.sochi2014.com/en/alpine-skiing-ladies-downhill (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/alpine-skiing-ladies-downhill)
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 13, 2014, 05:48:04 PM
^Kinda random how they don't use .000 for Downhill, but do use them for speed skating. Aw well, good for them!


Massive congrats to Hong Zhang for PWING the 1000m speed skating today. Her bright smile is like the sunshine.  :wub:

I am also embarrassed by van Beek's bad sportsmanship. She ruined Sang Hwa Lee's run, who was a prime candidate for a medal  :thumbdown:
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Post by: JFC on February 14, 2014, 07:35:18 PM
Canada's medal-winning pace has dropped off over the last couple of days. :(

Sure, technically we're still in 3rd place for the medal count (according to the way that the IOC organizes the count), but now/as of this post there are 4 countries that have higher medal totals overall.


EDIT:
Despite a couple of missteps, congrats to Japan's Hanyu Yuzuru for winning Japan's first gold medal of the Sochi games AND for being the first Asian man to become men's Olympic Figure Skating champ. :japan:
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip07013.png)
- http://www.sochi2014.com/en/figure-skating-men-free-skating (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/figure-skating-men-free-skating)

Unfortunately for Canada's Patrick Chan, he had a few missteps himself, and thus was not able to break through and become the first Canadian man to win the singles figure skating gold. Granted, a silver is definitely nothing to be ashamed of. It's just that it probably wouldn't sting as much for him if they had both at least been able to skate cleanly instead of having a couple of errors in their long programs.
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 16, 2014, 05:09:10 PM
Super G was pretty exciting. A medal for Bode after all, albeit a shared bronze one.


We came, we skated, we won.

Oops, we did it again!  :lol:

Well, this is getting boring:

(http://uppix.com/f-Naamloos5300e24200157564.jpg)

These top three girls are also skating in the Team Pursuit, so that should be a piece of cake as well.

I'm happy Ter Mors won though. She recently lost her father and she finished 4th (ouch) on the short track finales yesterday!

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Post by: JFC on February 16, 2014, 05:41:30 PM
We came, we skated, we won.

Oops, we did it again!  :lol:

Well, this is getting boring:
Yeah...winning medals is totally dulls-ville. You guys must be really wishing that your speed skaters weren't just one-trick ponies.
:roll:  :P



:canada: takes on :finland: in the last preliminary/round-robin game in about 30 minutes. Unfortunately I'm going to miss it because I've got to go to a baptism for my friends' second child (and no, unfortunately I cannot skip it/show up late; seeing as how I got roped into being one of the godfathers).

It's a shame that Zetterberg's back injury has forced him to withdraw from the tournament. Hopefully team Sweden can rally in his absence.

At any rate, after today the elimination matches start, and we really start to see the shit hittin' the fan.
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Post by: TeriyakiBoi on February 17, 2014, 07:11:48 PM
I think it's safe to say after the Russians lost to the U.S. in hockey that "Putin's on the Ritz"

(http://www.politifake.org/image/political/small/1202/putin-on-a-ritz-putin-politics-1329459054.jpg)
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Post by: SomethingWild on February 18, 2014, 06:02:06 PM
Well, this is getting boring:
Yeah...winning medals is totally dulls-ville. You guys must be really wishing that your speed skaters weren't just one-trick ponies.
:roll:  :P

Of course winning medals is fun. But honestly, the way it's been going is not much fun and bad for the sport in general.
The 1000m for women was great, because it's a super close battle between China, Korea, Rusland, the Netherlands, etc. etc.
We just got another clean sweep. That makes 4x during one Olympics and that's just not normal.

They might even considering canceling the 10K because there were only 14 people participating.
Personally I'd rather see the 100K with 30+ people at the start line instead.

All that aside, this 10K for men just now was legendary. the might Sven Kramer started too quickly and lost the race. Holy crap.
Massive props to Bergsma who set a new OR. Also props to de Jong who won his 4th medal in his 5th Olympics (!).
As you may re-call, Kramer got disqualified four years ago and lost the gold. This year he failed again. This will become an obsession.

edit: oh, and a big FU to Baumgartner for bad sportsmanship.
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Post by: JFC on February 18, 2014, 09:09:45 PM
They might even considering canceling the 10K because there were only 14 people participating.
Apparently, some people have been hearing similar rumors for women's hockey. Since Canada and the U.S. have clearly the 2 dominant powers in the sport so far, if other countries aren't able to step up their women's teams soon, they may just scrap it until they're able to field more competitive teams.
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Post by: +u+u on February 19, 2014, 06:18:36 PM
Silver, gold and beating Russia in hockey. Such a great day  :finland:
(http://i.imgur.com/7zXGL41.jpg?1)
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Post by: TeriyakiBoi on February 19, 2014, 07:47:09 PM
I think after Russia's elimination from hockey, the Kremlin might be going after Ovechkin and the other Russians who play in the NHL.  I guess you could say that they were "Finnished"?
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Post by: JFC on February 20, 2014, 03:57:49 AM
As a Canadian, I'm really concerned about our team's chances after having seen them struggle (IMO) against Latvia today in one of the other men's hockey quarter-finals. On paper, the difference in talent was grossly in our favor, and one would've thought/expected a bit of a blowout today, especially considering the fact that Latvia was still somewhat fatigued after having just played the previous night when they upset the Swiss team.

But give the Latvians credit, they stonewalled pretty much each of our guys in one-on-one or two-on-one type of situations, preventing them from really establishing any major swings of momentum. And HOLY SHIT their goalie was playing like a man possessed! We threw over 50 shots at him over the course of the game, and you could tell that he was, by far, the hardest working player on either team. During the last half of the 3rd period, all issues about the actual score aside, the CBC's commentators were expressing concern (and rightfully so) that the poor guy might be dehydrated, if not on the verge of passing out from exhaustion.

At any rate, we were eventually able to squeak a winning goal past him, and so now Canada moves on to the semi-finals, where we'll see a rematch of the 2010 Gold medal game by facing the Americans. Now the Americans were definitely the stronger team in their quarter-final match against the Czech Republic, so yeah, they've undoubtedly got the momentum to potentially knock us out of the finals. When you compare the American team's performance with the one that Canada put on today, Canadian fans should definitely be concerned.



In other news, at least both Canada's men's AND women's curling teams will be playing in their Gold medal matches.  :thumbup :thumbup
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Post by: zoolander on February 20, 2014, 07:09:39 AM
It was just like that last Olympics too. Canada struggled in group play got taken to the wire in the semis while the US rolled through everyone until the epic finals match. You have to turn it on when you need it in tournaments, plus US plays more into Canada's style and has no Miller going crazy this time. : P
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Post by: JFC on February 20, 2014, 04:09:30 PM
Congrats to the Swiss Women's Hockey team on winning the Bronze medal game today!
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/ice-hockey-women-s-bronze-medal-game-02 (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/ice-hockey-women-s-bronze-medal-game-02)


Crazy that their player that scored what would eventually prove to be the game-winning goal is only 15 years old (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-alina-muller)! :shocked:  If they have more young players that are as good as her, it could bode well for them (and for women's hockey in general) in the future.  :thumbsup
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Post by: kuro808 on February 20, 2014, 09:20:22 PM
So close for the U.S. women :lol:

Congrads to the Canadians for the women's hockey gold

The battle for North America and Nordic Countries tomorrow :fap :twothumbs :twothumbs
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Post by: JFC on February 21, 2014, 01:44:48 AM
So Canada now has Gold for Women's Curling and Women's Hockey! :rockon:

Now we just need their male counterparts to step up to the plate and do the same. :)
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Post by: THUNDERDUCK on February 21, 2014, 05:13:42 AM
Kim YuNa got robbed.  That's my personal opinion.  The Koreans won't forget it, so expect payback in 2018.  Funny how the US Men's Hockey Dream Team gets nowhere near the hype as the basketball team
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Post by: JFC on February 21, 2014, 03:29:24 PM
Sweden wins the first men's hockey semi-final. :sweden: 
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Post by: Stryfe on February 21, 2014, 03:48:53 PM
Terrible game that lacked all of the three most important qualities in hockey:

1. Finland winning
2. Sweden losing
3. Great hockey

All that powerplay, pissed away...
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Post by: JFC on February 22, 2014, 03:59:23 AM
And Canada somehow manages to hold off the Americans to take the other semi-final!  Sunday's gold medal game is gonna be like meatballs and maple syrup!!! :w00t:

And on top of that, we bumped up our overall medal total with 4 medals!!! :rockon:
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/medals-today?country=CAN&sport=all&gold=yes&silver=yes&bronze=yes&date=02.21.2014 (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/medals-today?country=CAN&sport=all&gold=yes&silver=yes&bronze=yes&date=02.21.2014)
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Post by: kuno_thunder on February 22, 2014, 06:28:00 AM
I feel bad for this guy. I mean, leading all the scorers in the tournament, losing a tight one to Team Canada, his sister's medal this year is higher place than his (if he gets one), AND he plays for the Maple Leafs.  8)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1661196_10151889659977234_768556220_n.jpg)
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Post by: JFC on February 22, 2014, 06:24:26 PM
^
That's even more painful now that Finland just smoked them 5-0 to take the Bronze medal.
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/ice-hockey-men-s-bronze-medal-game-02 (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/ice-hockey-men-s-bronze-medal-game-02)  :sweatdrop:


Next question is, seeing as Twitterverse has seen the #f***Canada hashtag a lot from angry/upset American hockey fans over the last couple of days, will it soon be overtaken by a #f***Finland one?


:finland:
Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: Stryfe on February 22, 2014, 06:29:35 PM
Balsam for the wounds. Now that was entertaining hockey, and doesn't hurt that Finland dominated. :finland:

Also a great (international) farewell game for Teemu Selänne with two goals scored. You da man.  :bow:
Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: JFC on February 22, 2014, 06:44:52 PM
The 33 People With The Best Names In The 2014 Sochi Olympics (http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/the-33-people-with-the-best-names-in-the-2014-sochi-olympics)
- http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/the-33-people-with-the-best-names-in-the-2014-sochi-olympics (http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/the-33-people-with-the-best-names-in-the-2014-sochi-olympics)

#3, 9, and 16 =  :wub:

#1, 4 and 33 =  XD


EDIT:
Twitterverse has seen the #f***Canada hashtag a lot from angry/upset American hockey fans over the last couple of days,
As an example...
How Everyone In The United States Reacted To Losing To Canada In Hockey (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/how-everyone-in-the-united-states-feels-about-losing-to-cana)
- http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/how-everyone-in-the-united-states-feels-about-losing-to-cana (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/how-everyone-in-the-united-states-feels-about-losing-to-cana)


Of course, it's not like we would just sit there and take it. :P
The 15 Most Unapologetic Canadian Responses To The Men’s Olympic Hockey Win Against The U.S. (http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/the-most-unapologetic-canadian-responses-to-the-mens-olym)
- http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/the-most-unapologetic-canadian-responses-to-the-mens-olym (http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/the-most-unapologetic-canadian-responses-to-the-mens-olym)



EDIT 2:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/who-is-your-olympic-crush (http://Who Is Your Olympic Crush?)
- http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/who-is-your-olympic-crush (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/who-is-your-olympic-crush)
 :P

Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: JFC on February 23, 2014, 03:23:39 PM
Still kinda sleepy, so pardon me for not being all hyper about this.  :nervous

Man oh man, talk about discipline. THAT was a grinding, blue-collar game if I ever saw one. No ego,  no hot-dogging,  no trying to be flashy just for the sake of being flashy. Both teams laid it all out on the line, with all players doing all that they could to try and win the game. Canada just happened to get the lucky bounces.

Much thanks for a hell of a game Sweden. It was definitely one that we had to work for. :sweden:


:canada: :canada: :canada:


Aaaaaaaaaaaand now back to bed for a couple of hours before the closing ceremonies begin.
:sleep:
Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: SomethingWild on February 23, 2014, 04:03:22 PM
the three most important qualities in hockey:

1. Finland winning
2. Sweden losing
3. Great hockey

The final game had 2/3 so it was a great watch  XD

(http://uppix.com/f-Canada_on_Strike530a0d9700158861.jpg)

Congrats Canada!
Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: JFC on February 23, 2014, 08:32:02 PM
A lot of Canadians are going to be talking about how both our men's and women's hockey teams successfully defended their gold medal wins from 2010. However, when looking back at the medal counts, this year the Dutch (speed skating) team should be the example that people use when they talk about dominance. When you talk about getting 24 medals, all of which basically came from the same discipline, with 4 podium sweeps, and 8 out of 12 possible golds...yeah, that's dominance.

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-netherlands-medals (http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-netherlands-medals)
:rockon:
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Post by: TeriyakiBoi on February 24, 2014, 08:42:24 PM
I guess Putin should take solace in the fact that Russia still ended up with the most medals won.  I'm surprised with as many shitty performances the US had, they still had the 2nd most medals.  You almost hear as much (or more) about how the US athletes finished 5th and/or 7th in some of the sports than you do them actually getting in the Top 3.  Still, at the end of the day, the Olympics are more than just speedskating.
Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: JFC on February 26, 2014, 03:55:54 AM
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Sochi silver medal on eBay? Karlsson not keen on second place
February 25, 2014 8:45 PM | By NESN

Sweden’s Erik Karlsson isn’t leaving the 2014 Winter Olympics empty-handed, but according to him, he might as well be.

The Ottawa Senators defenseman was understandably upset after falling to Canada 3-0 in the gold medal game on Sunday, but his loss might be the Internet’s gain.

Following the game, Karlsson was asked what the silver medal means to him and it turns out he’s not too keen on second place.

“You will see when I put it out on eBay,” the 23-year-old said, according to Olympic News Service, via NBC Sports. Karlsson, who was named the tournament’s best defenseman after notching four goals and four assists, steered the conversation in a more serious direction, adding that one day he’ll be able to look back on the experience and appreciate it.

“It’s obviously something that will be great to look back on and be proud of, but it will take some time before I will be able to reflect on what it means,” Karlsson said.

But in the meantime, it wouldn’t hurt to check eBay, you know, just in case any Olympic medals are floating around out there.
FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://sports.ca.msn.com/nhl/news/sochi-silver-medal-on-ebay-karlsson-not-keen-on-second-place-1 (http://sports.ca.msn.com/nhl/news/sochi-silver-medal-on-ebay-karlsson-not-keen-on-second-place-1)

I'm really hoping that he reconsiders doing this. Hopefully he's just currently saying/thinking this out of frustration from outcome of the game. Wouldn't surprise me if he's also betting/expecting to be on team Sweden for the next Olympics in 2018, but it would really suck (IMO) for him if he went through with this and later on ended up regretting it.



  Still, at the end of the day, the Olympics are more than just speedskating.
Yep, they're also about many other winter Olympic sports like, for example, cross-country and alpine skiing, both of which ended up being pretty much a bust for almost anyone from a country outside of northern Europe.
 :lol:


Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: JFC on February 28, 2014, 03:23:48 AM
Heh...go figure.

Quote
Russia awards cars to its Olympic medallists
Updated: February 27, 2014 6:53 AM | The Associated Press

MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given a Mercedes-Benz to each Olympic medallist from the host country of the 2014 Sochi Games.

Medvedev reportedly gave away dozens of white Mercedes-Benz cars, decorated with the Russian Olympic team logo. While some of Russia's star athletes, like 15-year-old figure skater Julia Lipnitskaia or 17-year-old teammate Adelina Sotnikova, don't even have their licenses yet, Medvedev found a way around that problem by providing a driver — all services paid.

After an embarrassing sixth-place finish in the medals table at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Russia finished at the top in Sochi.

Medvedev says that it is important for the government to continue supporting athletes financially.
FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/russia-awards-cars-to-its-olympic-medallists (http://sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/russia-awards-cars-to-its-olympic-medallists)
Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: JFC on March 12, 2014, 03:44:06 AM
It's been nearly 2 weeks since the Sochi games concluded, and yet there's still more fun to be had. :)

This one has to be posted at full size. Why?

Because it's Olli. :finland:

(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip07084.png)

 :on lol:
Title: Re: The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Thread --> Spoilers/Results inside!
Post by: JFC on March 27, 2014, 06:26:28 AM
BuzzFeed - 27 Photos Of A Ghost Town That Was Once The Sochi Olympic Village
Only a few weeks ago, it was inhabited by thousands of volunteers, Olympic officials, and athletes. Now, it is a ghost town.  (http://www.buzzfeed.com/austinhunt/27-photos-of-a-ghost-town-that-was-once-the-sochi-olympic-vi)
- http://www.buzzfeed.com/austinhunt/27-photos-of-a-ghost-town-that-was-once-the-sochi-olympic-vi (http://www.buzzfeed.com/austinhunt/27-photos-of-a-ghost-town-that-was-once-the-sochi-olympic-vi)