View Full Version : The 2010 Winter Olympic Games: Vancouver
DavidMn
02-11-2010, 06:11 AM
Its hard to believe another Olympics is upon us. It's odd to me because it seems like NOBODY gives a ****. :( I mean, I'm not exactly an Olympicophile, but I am certainly interested in the figure skating competition. I know Shizuka Arakawa, the Japanese lady that won in Torino is not competing here, but Evgeny Plushenko, who in my humble opinion is a gorgeous man, is back to defend his title. Anyway, we have 2 weeks to discuss, dissect and anylize the performances of whatever sport you follow. ENJOY!:)
GODDESS6
02-11-2010, 06:15 AM
i love all the olympics~ i prefer summer, since i myself am an gymnast from way back~ but i am looking forward to the ice/speed skating, all the skiing, the snowbaording, stuff like that~ my son & i will be watching as much as we can~
go USA!!!~
DavidMn
02-11-2010, 06:18 AM
i love all the olympics~ i prefer summer, since i myself am an gymnast from way back~ but i am looking forward to the ice/speed skating, all the skiing, the snowbaording, stuff like that~ my son & i will be watching as much as we can~
go USA!!!~It would be nice if an American man could win the figure skating event. No american has won since Brian Boitano in Calgary in 1988.
louielouie2000
02-11-2010, 06:57 AM
At one point I was an olympic-phile... but somewhere in the past decade or so that flame has been extinguished. Well, I should be more specific... the winter olympics were always my thing. I'm a big snow skier, and I love watching figure skating too. I think all of the politics and scandals have finally poisoned me to the games, though. Somewhere in between Tonya Harding whacking Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul being a drunk, Eric Rudolph bombing the Atlanta games, China being communist but allowed to hold the games anyway, Michael Phelps being a pothead, Barack Obama being painted pink for not wooing an olympic committee to hold the games in Chicago, hearing about Vancouver being bashed for having druggies near their venues, etc I have lost my interest. In my eyes, none of this crap is anyone's fault but the media. The way they take the most minute, private, trivial thing and make it seem like the end of the world just makes me f-ing NUTS! The actual games, much less the spirit of why they're actually held, is totally secondary. Who really GIVES A DAMN if Michael Phelps smokes up? Could Barack Obama have said ANYTHING that would have really changed a committees decision, whose mind was more than likely already made up? Honestly, I didn't even realize 2010 was an olympics year :shrug:. I knew I kept reading about Vancouver's intravenous drug usage problem casting a "stain" on the upcoming games, but that's about it :rolleyes:. I'm just so sick of media sensationalism ruining every damn good thing! :distress:
GODDESS6
02-11-2010, 07:59 AM
It would be nice if an American man could win the figure skating event. No american has won since Brian Boitano in Calgary in 1988.
i loved brian!!!~ omg, did you see his cooking show on the food network?~ i liked it, then it just disappeared~
did ya hear nancy kerrigan's father was murdered by her brother?~ she has drama around the olympics even when she is not competing~ poor girl~ & i just saw a pic of tonya harding, wowzer she turned into a moose, i was so surprised~
i like that red headed kid shaun white too, he just freaks me out w/ what he does~
GODDESS6
02-11-2010, 08:06 AM
At one point I was an olympic-phile... but somewhere in the past decade or so that flame has been extinguished. Well, I should be more specific... the winter olympics were always my thing. I'm a big snow skier, and I love watching figure skating too. I think all of the politics and scandals have finally poisoned me to the games, though. Somewhere in between Tonya Harding whacking Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul being a drunk, Eric Rudolph bombing the Atlanta games, China being communist but allowed to hold the games anyway, Michael Phelps being a pothead, Barack Obama being painted pink for not wooing an olympic committee to hold the games in Chicago, hearing about Vancouver being bashed for having druggies near their venues, etc I have lost my interest. In my eyes, none of this crap is anyone's fault but the media. The way they take the most minute, private, trivial thing and make it seem like the end of the world just makes me f-ing NUTS! The actual games, much less the spirit of why they're actually held, is totally secondary. Who really GIVES A DAMN if Michael Phelps smokes up? Could Barack Obama have said ANYTHING that would have really changed a committees decision, whose mind was more than likely already made up? Honestly, I didn't even realize 2010 was an olympics year :shrug:. I knew I kept reading about Vancouver's intravenous drug usage problem casting a "stain" on the upcoming games, but that's about it :rolleyes:. I'm just so sick of media sensationalism ruining every damn good thing! :distress:
not me, & w/ those humongous lungs of his, could you imagine the size bong hit he could take?:lol:~
uuugggg oksana, she turned from this waify orphan to a drunken bleached blonde drunkin' ho~ whenever i see her or hear her name, i cringe:distress:~
everytime i see either nancy or tonya all i can hear is nancy crying "why, why, why..."~ omgoodness also someone had tonya's penthouse spread from her honeymoon, my eyes are still burning from looking, i shouldn't have, but that damn curious cat in me~ there is something about an olympic hopeful w/ her fist stuck in her hoo hoo that one will never get over seeing~ i felt like i needed to be cleansed by a priest afterwards, wowzer~ what a train wreck~ has she been arrested lately?:shocked:~
GypsySorcerer
02-11-2010, 11:44 AM
I love the Olympics, both winter and summer. I enjoy watching the various sports that don't normally get much publicity.
I was obsessed with figure skating as a kid. The first Olympics I remember watching were the 88 games in Calgary. "The Battle of the Brians." I was pulling for Debi Thomas too, but Katarina Witt was just so wonderful and deservedly won gold. And the Russian skaters...Gordeeyva and Grinkov. Loved them.
skcin
02-11-2010, 01:45 PM
Love the Olympics, winter and summer. Looking forward to figure skating & ice dancing the most. I like to watch curling - not sure why, I guess my close proximity with Canada made me catch some sort of virus or something.
Musicman408
02-11-2010, 04:36 PM
I definitely look forward to watching some awesomeness!!!
skcin
02-12-2010, 04:00 PM
Oh my god, how tragic. :(
http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=412058.html#luger+seriously+hurt+crash?__source=msnhomepage>1=39003
WHISTLER -- A men's Olympic luger from the former Soviet republic of Georgia crashed training for the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Friday and has died from the injuries.
Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died from injuries suffered in the crash, German IOC official Thomas Bach confirmed.
"It is a tragedy for his family and the team," said Bach, the IOC vice-president."It casts a shadow over the opening ceremony."
He is the third athlete to die in training in Winter Olympic history. No Winter Olympic athletes have died during competition.
Nodar Kumaritashvili prepares at the start during training at the Whistler Slider Centre on Friday. Nodar Kumaritashvili needed emergency treatment after an accident on a track that is the world's fastest and has raised safety concerns among competitors.
Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled near the finish Friday, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole near the finish line at Whistler Sliding Center.
International luge officials did not have an immediate update on his condition, and officials would not disclose where he was taken.
Rescue officials rushed to the scene and were performing chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 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," three-time Olympic champion and German coach Georg Hackl said. "But there's some things that you can't do anything about."
It was unclear how fast Kumaritashvili was going, although many sliders have exceeded 90 mph 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.
The head of Georgia's delegation also said Friday that the Georgia team may withdraw from the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
"We are all in deep shock, we don't know what to do. We don't know whether to take part in (today's) opening ceremony or even the Olympic Games themselves," Irakly Japaridze said.
Kumaritashvili competed in five World Cup races this season, finishing 44th in the world standings.
Earlier in the day, 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," Australia's Hannah Campbell-Pegg 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."
Kumaritashvili is the third athlete to die during practice for the Winter Olympics. Preparations for the first-ever luge competition in 1964 led to the death of Britain's Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski, who careened off the course on a practice run at the Olympic course in Igls, Austria. Three days later, Australian downhiller Ross Milne also died after crashing into a tree on a practice run.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
FMlex
02-12-2010, 05:41 PM
^ So tragic. Very, very sad. :(
Disturbing video of the accident:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6202459n
DoubtfulMiracle
02-12-2010, 05:53 PM
^ This is very sad. It really highlights to me just how dangerous some of these sports are -- regardless of all the protective gear they have, I guess there's never really going to be anything safe about pounding down a track at anywhere up to 90mph.
I'm a huge fan of the Winter Olympics. I think for me it's the fact that, by and large, these aren't activities I can just wander down the road to do like many of the summer sports (swimming, running, tennis, gymnastics, boxing, cycling etc.). Not that wandering down the road to have a go at them is the same as being a world-class competitor, but so many of the winter sports are completely foreign to us over here in Australia. Everything just seems to look so extreme!
Well, except curling, but I like that too. I think of it as lawn bowls on ice.
Aw yeah, The Opening Ceremonies have started! I'm pumped, mainly because HELLO, CANADA! I love Canada and I want the world to see how awesome we are.
bucklind17
02-12-2010, 09:14 PM
I love the Olympics. I tend to prefer the Winter ones because they just feel cozy somehow. There's less sports, so more focus on each of them. I love the human interest stories about the athletes and I love watching the less mainstream sports like luge (horrible what happened today, wow) and speed-skating and ski jump. Figure-skating and hockey are actually my least favorites of the winter sports, though I enjoy those too. I'm excited to watch the ceremonies today!
Ghost_Tracker
02-12-2010, 11:21 PM
Its hard to believe another Olympics is upon us. It's odd to me because it seems like NOBODY gives a ****. :
I'm not sure that's true. Seems kind of slow on Seven Wonders, in here, and on Facebook tonight for some strange reason! . . . .
I just watched a bit of the Opening Ceremonies, and I thought they were fantastic! :wavey:
EnchantedKiwi
02-13-2010, 05:52 AM
I loved k.d lang's performance of Hallelujah!
chriskisn
02-13-2010, 06:58 AM
well at least I will have something to watch on TV at work for the next two weeks... ;)
Musicman408
02-13-2010, 08:23 AM
That accident is soooo tragic. Like Alexa said, a lot of these sports just sem sooooo dangerous, and there seems to be a high likelihood of serious damage if you make a mistake.:distress:
Ghost_Tracker
02-13-2010, 06:09 PM
I loved k.d lang's performance of Hallelujah!
Yeah, I thought that was awesome! :cool:
I looked up the lyrics afterward, if you read them closely they're shockingly good! . . . . :blob2:
At least, they certainly are, i.m.o.!
bucklind17
02-13-2010, 10:47 PM
Yeah, I thought that was awesome! :cool:
I looked up the lyrics afterward, if you read them closely they're shockingly good! . . . . :blob2:
At least, they certainly are, i.m.o.!
"Shockingly" good? It's a classic! :)
Crazy finals for short-track speed skating just now. Koreans were set to sweep the podium and two crashed into each other on the last lap, getting USA silver and bronze (Ohno and Celski respectively). Love that sport!
Aw yeah, The Opening Ceremonies have started! I'm pumped, mainly because HELLO, CANADA! I love Canada and I want the world to see how awesome we are.
Canada and the US are the best of friends. Of all the world's countries, I think Canada and the US are the closest. We speak the same language, have teams in the same sports league, are huge trading partners, virtually open borders. When there is a war to be fought, Canada and the US are side by side. (except for Viet Nam). If there was ever an attack of Canada, the US would be the first to come to aid, and I believe vice versa.
skcin
02-15-2010, 10:40 AM
I loved k.d lang's performance of Hallelujah!
That was amazing. :nod:
Anyone else disturbed by the news stations replaying the luge accident repeatedly over the weekend? I have been able to catch myself & look away in time (I have no interest in seeing someone die violently.) But does anyone really need to see that on a national news broadcast? And shouldn't they at least give a warning?
FMlex
02-15-2010, 02:49 PM
I just contemplated staying home from class to watch the Olympics. Wth.
I'm usually not so interested in the winter games, but for whatever reason I'm hooked.
I'm really nervous for Lindsey Vonn...
skcin
02-16-2010, 12:15 PM
I love love love watching figure skating. Always have. But since when can you FALL & still medal? :rolleyes: It's pretty ridiculous. Although I believe only the gold medal Chinese team were the only team that didn't fall at all, so I guess someone has to medal right? I know the moves get tougher & tougher, but good god this is the OLYMPICS!
I was pretty underwhelmed by all the other teams. The men's singles usually bore me. Looking forward to the ladies & ice dancing.
skcin
02-17-2010, 01:35 PM
I take it back - can't wait to see the men's final tonight. The top 3 are soooo close!
I take it back - can't wait to see the men's final tonight. The top 3 are soooo close!
FYI- It's on Thursday night.
kak125
02-17-2010, 02:44 PM
i have really enjoyed watching the ice skating as well as the skiing and the luge competitions and esp the ice hockey. its so hard because i am going to root for the usa of course but then its tough because i love my penguin players and want malkin, crosby, gonchar and fleury to do good too.
skcin
02-17-2010, 04:50 PM
FYI- It's on Thursday night.
Thank you. :xoxo:
FMlex
02-17-2010, 05:50 PM
Not a fan of having to watch everything on primetime time-delayed.
I always see the headlines on the internet and they spoil it for me.
It seems like for the Beijing Olympics lots of the sports were real time! I guess it's just the location/time zone.
DavidMn
02-18-2010, 12:53 AM
Is it me, or is Johnny Weir totally overrated. I think he may have won a U.S Championship and has medaled at worlds, so its not like Im saying the guy sucks, but he is apparently out of contention for a medal for these games. It just seems that when it comes to these really bigtime events he cant live up to the hype.
GODDESS6
02-18-2010, 06:22 AM
what about shaun white?, he was amazing on the halfpipe last night~ he didn't even have to do his 2nd run, but did for the fans, doing his secret move for his last trick & his score was even higher than his first~ i heard his coach say "you stomped the **** out of 'em"~
the 2 american male figure skaters are fighting off the rink over a women's skater~ i guess she was dating one of the guys, but staying w/ the other~ such drama behind the scenes:laugh:~
gldstwmn
02-18-2010, 01:48 PM
I loved k.d lang's performance of Hallelujah!
That was amazing. :nod:
ragrsrocalot
02-18-2010, 01:48 PM
[QUOTE=GODDESS6;872306]what about shaun white?, he was amazing on the halfpipe last night~ he didn't even have to do his 2nd run, but did for the fans, doing his secret move for his last trick & his score was even higher than his first~ i heard his coach say "you stomped the **** out of 'em"~
I saw that too. He definetly rocked it. He makes it look so easy. Also watched the womens downhill, holy crap, most of them wiped out. Lindsey Vonn rocked as well.
gldstwmn
02-18-2010, 01:49 PM
Yeah, I thought that was awesome! :cool:
I looked up the lyrics afterward, if you read them closely they're shockingly good! . . . . :blob2:
At least, they certainly are, i.m.o.!
Leonard Cohen is shockingly good. ;)
gldstwmn
02-18-2010, 01:52 PM
what about shaun white?, he was amazing on the halfpipe last night~ he didn't even have to do his 2nd run, but did for the fans, doing his secret move for his last trick & his score was even higher than his first~ i heard his coach say "you stomped the **** out of 'em"~
Shaun is a lot of fun to watch. That move he did at the end was unbelievable. It's like he has total control.
skcin
02-18-2010, 02:33 PM
Is it me, or is Johnny Weir totally overrated. I think he may have won a U.S Championship and has medaled at worlds, so its not like Im saying the guy sucks, but he is apparently out of contention for a medal for these games. It just seems that when it comes to these really bigtime events he cant live up to the hype.
Nope. The hype is all about his personality & flamboyance, not necessarily his talent. IMO he's very good, but not gold-medal talented. Although, he skated very welll in the short program, so you never know - if the top guys f*ck up badly, I guess he could have a shot at bronze. :shrug:
what about shaun white?, he was amazing on the halfpipe last night~ he didn't even have to do his 2nd run, but did for the fans, doing his secret move for his last trick & his score was even higher than his first~ i heard his coach say "you stomped the **** out of 'em"~
the 2 american male figure skaters are fighting off the rink over a women's skater~ i guess she was dating one of the guys, but staying w/ the other~ such drama behind the scenes:laugh:~
Shaun is awesome. I can't help but like him, always smiling. One of the few ginger kids that I like. :D
Heartbreaking about Lindsey Jacobellis. I saw her go off course. So sad for her.
And nobody is fighting over Tanith Belbin. :laugh: Weir is staying with her & redecorated her place with Audrey Hepburn posters. Somehow I don't think her partner or boyfriend have anything to worry about.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/84290272.html
GODDESS6
02-18-2010, 06:25 PM
Nope. The hype is all about his personality & flamboyance, not necessarily his talent. IMO he's very good, but not gold-medal talented. Although, he skated very welll in the short program, so you never know - if the top guys f*ck up badly, I guess he could have a shot at bronze. :shrug:
Shaun is awesome. I can't help but like him, always smiling. One of the few ginger kids that I like. :D
Heartbreaking about Lindsey Jacobellis. I saw her go off course. So sad for her.
And nobody is fighting over Tanith Belbin. :laugh: Weir is staying with her & redecorated her place with Audrey Hepburn posters. Somehow I don't think her partner or boyfriend have anything to worry about.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/84290272.html
man this made me snort~ he has some wild hair don't he, i liked when they were calling him red zeppelin~
& lindsey vonn, what awoman~ she was awesome & after all those crashes~ wowzer~
DavidMn
02-19-2010, 12:25 AM
Good for Evan Lysacek for winning the gold medal in Mens figure skating tonight, edging out Plushenko. This is the first american to win gold in the Men's Figure skating event since Brian Boitano in Calgary in 1988. Pretty damn hot guy as well!
bucklind17
02-19-2010, 12:29 AM
Evan Lysacek is my new favorite Olympian. What a talented, genuine and adorable athlete! He's so graceful, so gorgeous on the ice and his technique is wonderful. Very glad he won tonight because it would have been a shame otherwise, his routine was beautiful. And that smile! It's nice to see an athlete legitimately proud of his accomplishment without coming off cocky or insensitive. I just wish NBC could have shown more of his happiness and less of Plushenko's sour puss during the medal ceremony.
CelticGypsy
02-19-2010, 06:12 AM
Evan Lysacek is my new favorite Olympian. What a talented, genuine and adorable athlete! He's so graceful, so gorgeous on the ice and his technique is wonderful. Very glad he won tonight because it would have been a shame otherwise, his routine was beautiful. And that smile! It's nice to see an athlete legitimately proud of his accomplishment without coming off cocky or insensitive. I just wish NBC could have shown more of his happiness and less of Plushenko's sour puss during the medal ceremony.
I loved Evan! He was sincerely happy about winning the Gold! So happy for him and his mom was crying and so happy too:) I have really enjoyed watching these Olympics:nod:
Can't wait for Tanith and Ben to skate. Johnny Weir is suppose to dance to "Poker Face" on Friday night. Now that should be interesting!
skcin
02-19-2010, 10:14 AM
Evan Lysacek is my new favorite Olympian. What a talented, genuine and adorable athlete! He's so graceful, so gorgeous on the ice and his technique is wonderful. Very glad he won tonight because it would have been a shame otherwise, his routine was beautiful. And that smile! It's nice to see an athlete legitimately proud of his accomplishment without coming off cocky or insensitive. I just wish NBC could have shown more of his happiness and less of Plushenko's sour puss during the medal ceremony.
I agree with your entire post. Last night was awesome. So close too - I honestly feel that either of them were deserving of the gold. According to Scott Hamilton, Lysacek got slightly higher scores because of better choreography & more difficulty in the second half of his skate; Plushenko landed all his jumps (inclusing that incredible quad) but he had all his difficult elements in the first half - not as challenging, so no bonus points.
Can't wait for Tanith and Ben to skate. Johnny Weir is suppose to dance to "Poker Face" on Friday night. Now that should be interesting!
SHUT UP! :laugh: For real? I can't wait!!!
I thought Weir was underscored. He was one of the few people who skated two clean performances. Yeah I know it wasn't as difficult, but I still don't see how you get a medal when you fall down, ala the bronze medalist. This scoring system is awful. Evan did a great job, and I'm glad the Russian streak is over. I'm still smarting over Paul Wylie not winning in Albertville in 92, but that's another story!
skcin
02-19-2010, 12:47 PM
I thought Weir was underscored. He was one of the few people who skated two clean performances. Yeah I know it wasn't as difficult, but I still don't see how you get a medal when you fall down, ala the bronze medalist. This scoring system is awful. Evan did a great job, and I'm glad the Russian streak is over. I'm still smarting over Paul Wylie not winning in Albertville in 92, but that's another story!
I said that earlier too - how do you FALL & still medal?:rolleyes: I guess they figure a failed quad should score more than multiple successful triples? :shrug: Whatever. I did think he was underscored a bit, but it seemed that he was thrilled - I think I heard it was a personal best score for him.
And I just looked it up - the exhibition skate is next Sat 2/27, not Fri.
And I just looked it up - the exhibition skate is next Sat 2/27, not Fri.
:)
Pleshenko is now stating Evan isn't a real champion because he didn't do a quad. Sore losers are always so attractive.
CreepingDeath
02-22-2010, 03:06 PM
That hockey game was greatness. Nothing like America beating America Jr. :p
skcin
02-22-2010, 03:13 PM
:)
Pleshenko is now stating Evan isn't a real champion because he didn't do a quad. Sore losers are always so attractive.
Yeah, very classy. :rolleyes: He told the US media that it's a different scoring system, that if it were the old way he probably would have won instead, that it is what it is. He told the Russian media that they shouldn't give gold to anyone who doesn't land a quad in their routine & that he was ripped off. :laugh:
Did you see ice dancing last night? Loved loved loved the US team's Indian dance routine! The Canadians who are now in first were wonderful as well.
I was not enthralled with Belbin & Augusto (they did alright, but their music/routine didn't do much for me.) Same with the Russians & their controversial aboriginal thing. Yawn.
That hockey game was greatness. Nothing like America beating America Jr. :p
Ha. You are funny. And that game was awesome. Soooo proud of our Buffalo Sabre Ryan Miller. :thumbsup:
I missed the other American team's Indian routine, unfortunately. I saw the others, and although Belbin/Augusto's music choice was poor, it was certainly better than the Russian Aboriginal travesty. And of course the Russian team is still in third. I think the judges don't want to see North America sweep the ice dance medals. I liked the Canadian pair's dance the best of what I saw. They earned the top spot.
skcin
02-23-2010, 11:14 AM
^ Missed last night. Got way too tired. Will have to look for vid today.
Here's Davis & White's Indian routine. This is NOT the Vancouver performance though - I am still trying to find that one. Not having much luck; the olympic committee or NBC probably block it from being posted?
http://vodpod.com/watch/2842838-ice-skating-indian-folk-dance-style-
GypsySorcerer
02-23-2010, 11:31 AM
Very happy for the Canadian ice dancing pair. Their program was gorgeous. White and Davis also did well and am happy they took the silver. It wasn't that long ago when American ice dancers weren't really medal contenders.
The Russian team basically cheated, i.e. used their costumes to help with lifts and transitions and still got a medal over Belbin and Augusto. Sigh. Anyway the Canadians did a wonderful job.
skcin
02-25-2010, 01:07 PM
Go USA hockey! Go Ryan Miller!
Ladies figure skating final tonight. :blob1:
Did you all hear about the speeedskater being disqualified because he changed lanes when his coach told him too, but it was too soon? :shocked: Lost the gold. it's a shame, but he does have 1 medal already. Also, I've heard he's a dick, so maybe it's a bit of karma.
Johnny Weir is suppose to dance to "Poker Face" on Friday night. Now that should be interesting!
Just heard that he probably won't since he wasn't Top 5 & that's who is usually picked to skate in the exhibition skate. :distress:
GODDESS6
02-25-2010, 01:25 PM
did anyone see the video on the TODAY show of kevin pearce an american snowboarder who suffered a horrific head injury before the olympics?~ i guess he & shaun white are friendly rivals & jay had beaten shaun twice in 2009 during competition~ they were both touted as he best in the world & like shaun everyone thought kevin was a shoe in for this years olympic team~
very sad~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP9RF_fK_iI
Very happy for the Canadian ice dancing pair. Their program was gorgeous. White and Davis also did well and am happy they took the silver. It wasn't that long ago when American ice dancers weren't really medal contenders.
Love your avator. I'm a UK grad.
vBulletin® v3.8.11, Copyright ©2000-2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.