The Olympics Thread
you should man up and stop watching stuff that is gay.
she looks like Christie Brinkley
i love the winter olympics. looking forward to the games.
i love the winter olympics. looking forward to the games.
walkonby wrote:
you should man up and stop watching stuff that is gay.
Go listen to your crappy music and play with your cats, wussonby.
Pretty excited for hockey, as usual. I think it'll be Russia ruining Canada's party with the Swedes taking the bronze.
i say gold for crosbyfleury, bronze for malkingonchar and tears for brooks orpik. wings to pick up the silver
real question: who get the big injury
real question: who get the big injury
should canada make it to the gold medal game (fingers crossed, knock on wood, etc), do you have any idea how rockin' that arena is going to be? oh man. the dreams of a nation under one roof… instant epic.
godsshoeshine wrote:IDK, that Swedish team is as old as the US team is green. Now that I'm thinking about it, I probably like Finland for the bronze.
wings to pick up the silver
good point, but its only 6 games. i guess the quick turn around would be troublesome but i still think they can out pass most teams. really i just want to pick someone to beat the russians and not be all chalk
godsshoeshine wrote:I think Russia/Canada is a dream matchup. Just on "wow" factor alone, their lineups are ridiculous. Marty St Louis, Shane Doan, and Alexander Frolov aren't on their respective country's lineups – whereas they're top 6 (if not top 3) forwards on any other roster.
really i just want to pick someone to beat the russians and not be all chalk
oh absolutely. ontario or quebec could win a bronze
olympic hockey is one of the 3 best tournaments in the world
HoyaSaxa03 wrote:
olympic hockey is one of the 3 best tournaments in the world
world cup (soccer) and…?
sweetcell wrote:HoyaSaxa03 wrote:
olympic hockey is one of the 3 best tournaments in the world
world cup (soccer) and…?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010_swimsuit/bracket/
ggw, you've been on FIRE recently. i lol'ed. then i gawked. then i voted in round 1.
sweetcell wrote:Ha, I misread that last night and thought he meant best three hockey tournaments and I was thinking "no shit, Stanley Cup playoffs, Olympics, and IIHF WJC… what else is there? That makeshift Euro-Champions league thing they tried to do for 2-3 years?"HoyaSaxa03 wrote:
olympic hockey is one of the 3 best tournaments in the world
world cup (soccer) and…?
Also since we're talking hockey, I figured some of you would appreciate this:
In my fantasy hockey league, I had the #2 overall pick and took Ovechkin (someone took Crosby #1 in a league where goals get 5 points and assists only 3… wtf?). The guy who had the #4 pick took Malkin and traded me Malkin, Gaborik, and Quick for Ovechkin. Combine that with Heatley somehow falling to my second pick at #15 and suffice to say, the January Jonestown Massacre are running away with the league.
In my fantasy hockey league, I had the #2 overall pick and took Ovechkin (someone took Crosby #1 in a league where goals get 5 points and assists only 3… wtf?). The guy who had the #4 pick took Malkin and traded me Malkin, Gaborik, and Quick for Ovechkin. Combine that with Heatley somehow falling to my second pick at #15 and suffice to say, the January Jonestown Massacre are running away with the league.
Luger Killed in Crash
A luge athlete from Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a crash in training on the Olympic track at the Whistler Sliding Center on Friday, an Olympic luge official at the track confirmed, the worst case scenario developing on a track that many competitors have said is too fast.
Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled 48 seconds into his run, near the end of the track. According to the speed clock on the broadcast, he was going 143.3 kph – 88 mph ? and was propelled over the track wall. He slammed into a steel pole near the finish line.
Officials from the international luge federation and Olympic officials did not immediately confirm his condition, nor where he was taken after rescue officials removed him from the track.
Medical officials rushed to the scene and were performing chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the Associated Press reported. Kumaritashvili was lifted into an ambulance. An air-rescue helicopter was summoned and was over the track about eight minutes after the crash.
Kumaritashvili struck the inside wall of the track on the final turn. His body immediately went airborne and cleared the ice-coated concrete wall along the left side of the sliding surface. His sled remained in the track, and it appeared his helmet visor skidded down the ice.
?It?s a very rare situation,? Georg Hackl, the three-time Olympic champion and German coach, told the A.P. ?But there?s some things that you can?t do anything about.?
Many sliders have exceeded 90 miles an hour on this course. The track is considered the world?s fastest and several Olympians recently questioned its safety. More than a dozen athletes have crashed during Olympic training.
At the finish area, not far from the crash scene, athletes, coaches and officials solemnly awaited word on Kumaritashvili.
?I?ve never seen anything like that,? said Shiva Keshavan, a four-time Olympian from India. ?I?m afraid it?s bad.?
Training was suspended indefinitely, International Luge Federation members were called for a briefing and team captains from each nation were asked to attend a meeting.
Kumaritashvili competed in five World Cup races this season, finishing 44th in the world standings.
Earlier in the day, the gold-medal favorite, Armin Zoeggeler of Italy, crashed, losing control of his sled on Curve 11. Zoeggeler came off his sled and held it with his left arm to keep it from smashing atop his body. He slid on his back down several curves before coming to a stop and walking away.
Training days in Whistler have been crash-filled. A Romanian woman was briefly knocked unconscious and at least four Americans ? Chris Mazdzer on Wednesday, Megan Sweeney on Thursday and both Tony Benshoof and Bengt Walden on Friday in the same training session where Zoeggeler wrecked ? have had serious trouble just getting down the track.
?I think they are pushing it a little too much,? Hannah Campbell-Pegg of Australia said Thursday night after she nearly lost control in training. ?To what extent are we just little lemmings that they just throw down a track and we?re crash-test dummies? I mean, this is our lives.?
A luge athlete from Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a crash in training on the Olympic track at the Whistler Sliding Center on Friday, an Olympic luge official at the track confirmed, the worst case scenario developing on a track that many competitors have said is too fast.
Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled 48 seconds into his run, near the end of the track. According to the speed clock on the broadcast, he was going 143.3 kph – 88 mph ? and was propelled over the track wall. He slammed into a steel pole near the finish line.
Officials from the international luge federation and Olympic officials did not immediately confirm his condition, nor where he was taken after rescue officials removed him from the track.
Medical officials rushed to the scene and were performing chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the Associated Press reported. Kumaritashvili was lifted into an ambulance. An air-rescue helicopter was summoned and was over the track about eight minutes after the crash.
Kumaritashvili struck the inside wall of the track on the final turn. His body immediately went airborne and cleared the ice-coated concrete wall along the left side of the sliding surface. His sled remained in the track, and it appeared his helmet visor skidded down the ice.
?It?s a very rare situation,? Georg Hackl, the three-time Olympic champion and German coach, told the A.P. ?But there?s some things that you can?t do anything about.?
Many sliders have exceeded 90 miles an hour on this course. The track is considered the world?s fastest and several Olympians recently questioned its safety. More than a dozen athletes have crashed during Olympic training.
At the finish area, not far from the crash scene, athletes, coaches and officials solemnly awaited word on Kumaritashvili.
?I?ve never seen anything like that,? said Shiva Keshavan, a four-time Olympian from India. ?I?m afraid it?s bad.?
Training was suspended indefinitely, International Luge Federation members were called for a briefing and team captains from each nation were asked to attend a meeting.
Kumaritashvili competed in five World Cup races this season, finishing 44th in the world standings.
Earlier in the day, the gold-medal favorite, Armin Zoeggeler of Italy, crashed, losing control of his sled on Curve 11. Zoeggeler came off his sled and held it with his left arm to keep it from smashing atop his body. He slid on his back down several curves before coming to a stop and walking away.
Training days in Whistler have been crash-filled. A Romanian woman was briefly knocked unconscious and at least four Americans ? Chris Mazdzer on Wednesday, Megan Sweeney on Thursday and both Tony Benshoof and Bengt Walden on Friday in the same training session where Zoeggeler wrecked ? have had serious trouble just getting down the track.
?I think they are pushing it a little too much,? Hannah Campbell-Pegg of Australia said Thursday night after she nearly lost control in training. ?To what extent are we just little lemmings that they just throw down a track and we?re crash-test dummies? I mean, this is our lives.?
Julian, wrote:wow, i hope so
Also since we're talking hockey, I figured some of you would appreciate this:
In my fantasy hockey league, I had the #2 overall pick and took Ovechkin (someone took Crosby #1 in a league where goals get 5 points and assists only 3… wtf?). The guy who had the #4 pick took Malkin and traded me Malkin, Gaborik, and Quick for Ovechkin. Combine that with Heatley somehow falling to my second pick at #15 and suffice to say, the January Jonestown Massacre are running away with the league.
Looks like I'll have to add Men's Luge to my list of events to watch/record…