Winter Olympics!! - Page 3

MedicCook · 02-15-2010, 10:21 AM

Current Medal List.

United States 6
Germany 4
France 3
Canada 3
South Korea 2
Italy 2
Czech Republic 1
Netherlands 1
Switzerland 1
Slovakia 1
Australia 1
Norway 1
Poland 1
Austria 1
Croatia 1
Russia 1

DrDubzz · 02-14-2010, 03:27 PM

Nordic Combined Silver, first medal ever in that event, finished 2, 4, 6

bscottskangum · 02-14-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RX2010

Nordic Combined Silver, first medal ever in that event, finished 2, 4, 6

They should finish well in the team event

E.J. · 02-14-2010, 04:39 PM

Know what is cool about the Olympics.... I was jumping up and down watching the finish of an event(Nordic Combined) that I am not even sure what the sport consists of.

I was just excited that there was someone from my Country leading and possibly getting a medal in a sport the United States never has....

DrDubzz · 02-14-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by E.J.

Know what is cool about the Olympics.... I was jumping up and down watching the finish of an event(Nordic Combined) that I am not even sure what the sport consists of.

I was just excited that there was someone from my Country leading and possibly getting a medal in a sport the United States never has....

+1 I'm going to need some xanax on hand for the next couple weeks

pnoon · 02-14-2010, 05:19 PM

I love the Olympics but the horrendous glut of commercials makes it impossible to watch.
During the biathlon it was 2-3 minutes of coverage followed by an equal amount of commerical time. And the 2-3 minutes ov coverage wasn't even necessarily action. Sometimes it was just announcers yakking.

Eventually, I got disgusted and turned them off. Sad that the telecasts are more about the sponsors than the competition.

hotreds · 02-14-2010, 05:40 PM

Yup, Peter- that is why I don't watch them! When I lived in Europe, I spent hours in front of the idiot box watching the Winter Olympics- no commercials and no boring "background" kwatch. NBC seems to think we prefer "human interest" stories than sports action. Fogedaboutit! I used to love the skiing and jumping and skating- now it's impossible to watch a cut up presentation tattered by commercials and background stories!

02-15-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I love the Olympics but the horrendous glut of commercials makes it impossible to watch.
During the biathlon it was 2-3 minutes of coverage followed by an equal amount of commerical time. And the 2-3 minutes ov coverage wasn't even necessarily action. Sometimes it was just announcers yakking.

Eventually, I got disgusted and turned them off. Sad that the telecasts are more about the sponsors than the competition.

bb2 no adverts

ucla695 · 02-15-2010, 12:47 AM

I've enjoyed watching this year. Last night's short track race was insane...the Korean short track skater taking out his team mate on the final turn to give the US a 2-3 finish!

BlackDog · 02-15-2010, 12:10 PM

Watching the luge finals last night I saw a guy waving a DDR flag near the finish line. Ahhh, for the good old days. The Olympics just isn't the same without Commies. Back then it was easy. USA = good. CCCP and DDR = bad. Good guys waved American flags and were on the front of the Wheaties box. Bad guys looked like freakish steroid-ridden charactures of The Hulk. Especially the women. Now I don't even know most of the new "Soviet" countries. Much as we may not like the Chinese, they just don't elicit the same visceral hatred we had for the Russians and East Germans. We never had air raid drills in elementary school because the Chinese were going to blow us all to Kingdom Come.

Maybe if the Taliban fielded an Olympic team we could recapture a bit of the "Us vs. Them" of the good old days.

Kreth · 02-15-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackDog

Maybe if the Taliban fielded an Olympic team we could recapture a bit of the "Us vs. Them" of the good old days.

Not likely, with Underwear Bombing having been shot down as an exhibition event for the 2012 Olympics...

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NCRadioMan · 02-15-2010, 12:17 PM

If anyone is interested, here is the ESPN international live stream: http://behaya.info/link1.html

Snowboarding next!

02-15-2010, 03:54 PM

Cant wait for some curling!

DrDubzz · 02-15-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GHC_Hambone

Cant wait for some curling!

I have a work from home day tomorrow, I'm pumped for curling and hockey

MedicCook · 02-15-2010, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RX2010

I have a work from home day tomorrow, I'm pumped for curling and hockey

Is curling on at noon?

chippewastud79 · 02-15-2010, 09:59 PM

I feel like they showed more coverage of the Summer Olympics and none of that was live. This coverage is so broken up and spotty its ridiculous. We watched the snow boarding seeding runs and there were two commercial breaks and a cartoon about dragons and snow boarding and then they showed one rider go and then back to more commercials.

pnoon · 02-15-2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chippewastud79

This coverage is so broken up and spotty its ridiculous. We watched the snow boarding seeding runs and there were two commercial breaks and a cartoon about dragons and snow boarding and then they showed one rider go and then back to more commercials.

It's so painful, I stopped watching. It's hard to stay interested when in an hour segment you have MAYBE 15 minutes of actual coverage, 10 minutes of "in-depth analysis"

, 15 minutes of fluff stories, and 20 minutes of

commercials.

02-15-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RX2010

I have a work from home day tomorrow, I'm pumped for curling and hockey

Lucky! I think I'll be missing both hockey and curling, maybe I'll be able to catch a few minutes.

MedicCook · 02-15-2010, 09:35 PM

Can any of these skaters stay off their butts?

chippewastud79 · 02-15-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

Can any of these skaters stay off their butts?

Nope, every darn one of them has fallen atleast once

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pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Winter Olympics!! I love the Olympics but the horrendous glut of commercials makes it impossible to watch. During the biathlon it was 2-3 minutes of coverage followed by an equal amount of commerical time. And the 2-3 minutes ov coverage wasn't even necessarily action. Sometimes it was just announcers yakking. Eventually, I got disgusted and turned them off. Sad that the telecasts are more about the sponsors than the competition. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

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hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,670 Trading: (63)	Re: Winter Olympics!! Yup, Peter- that is why I don't watch them! When I lived in Europe, I spent hours in front of the idiot box watching the Winter Olympics- no commercials and no boring "background" kwatch. NBC seems to think we prefer "human interest" stories than sports action. Fogedaboutit! I used to love the skiing and jumping and skating- now it's impossible to watch a cut up presentation tattered by commercials and background stories! __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

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