The Olympics! - Page 2

Neo · 02-12-2002, 08:32 PM

Did you see that ghost image they ran on the women's downhill? That was awesome! Just like mario kart.

Joeiss · 02-12-2002, 09:24 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention that whole "scandal" issue about the skating pairs. Canada had a flawless run, but lost to the Russians who I think fell once, but don't quote me on that. So, everybody is saying that the judges goofed up, so this is what I think will happen with the Men's Programs (well, it is what my mom thinks because I don't watch it) : Canadians (Stojko or those chicks who skate) will not win gold even if they deserve it. Why? Because if they do, and there is something just a bit wrong with the performance, everybody will think that the judges gave them the gold to make up for the whole pairs controversy. Meh, makes sense to me.

Oh, and does anybody else here think that Ice Skating should NOT be an Olympic sport? I mean, it is more of a competition, IMO. All of that technical merit and whatnaught shouldn't be in the Olympics.

Ridley · 02-12-2002, 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by Joeiss
Oh, I forgot to mention that whole "scandal" issue about the skating pairs. Canada had a flawless run, but lost to the Russians who I think fell once, but don't quote me on that. So, everybody is saying that the judges goofed up, so this is what I think will happen with the Men's Programs (well, it is what my mom thinks because I don't watch it) : Canadians (Stojko or those chicks who skate) will not win gold even if they deserve it. Why? Because if they do, and there is something just a bit wrong with the performance, everybody will think that the judges gave them the gold to make up for the whole pairs controversy. Meh, makes sense to me.

Oh, and does anybody else here think that Ice Skating should NOT be an Olympic sport? I mean, it is more of a competition, IMO. All of that technical merit and whatnaught shouldn't be in the Olympics.

Well my mom watches ice skating too. I don't, but I did watch the last three (Canadian, Russian and I think Chinese) do the whatever they call it and I have to say, they were robbed. I don't know a whole lot about figure skating but they looked dead on with everything they did and the Russians weren't as good. But you know what? It should be an Olympic competition, it just needs better judging. I mean the European judges have done this to Canadians many times before in skating (at least that's what my mom tells me

) and they're very biased. And I think that, what's her name Selet? I think she's hot

.

*runs away*

Joeiss · 02-12-2002, 09:58 PM

Selet is amazing! I love her... That is the girl, right? I forgot which one is which... But the girl is damn hot, whatever her name is.

Jason1 · 02-12-2002, 10:26 PM

Somebody needs to find the Medal count and post it...I want to see which country has the most medals...

Angrist · 02-13-2002, 01:18 AM

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Originally posted by Joeiss
Selet is amazing! I love her... That is the girl, right? I forgot which one is which... But the girl is damn hot, whatever her name is.

Post a pic!!!

Ridley · 02-13-2002, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by Angrist
Post a pic!!!

These may not be the best pics of her, but they're the only ones I found (oh and it's Jamie Sale I guess):

Joeiss · 02-13-2002, 03:24 PM

Damn she's hot. And Jason, don't you get the newspaper? It is on the front page of thw whole paper, and on the front page in the sports section as well.

Angrist · 02-13-2002, 03:49 PM

This night it's the women's turn to do the 500 meters. I'm not so sure about our sprinters this year... but who knows??!

The Germanator · 02-13-2002, 07:39 PM

I think us Americans have the most medals, or at least were tied for first the last time I saw...

Angrist · 02-14-2002, 06:51 PM

I'm staying up quite late (2 AM) to see the women's 500 meters skating...

nWoCHRISnWo · 02-14-2002, 06:52 PM

Germany has the most medals. USA and Austria are closely following I think.

Angrist · 02-15-2002, 04:15 PM

Nah, I heard that Norway or something got the most gold medals...

Andrea Nuyt became 4th...

Who will be our Ice Queen???

Angrist · 02-17-2002, 08:30 AM

He did it!!!!! He did it!! OMG, that was so great!!!! The guy who always became fourth... The guy that has been skating for over 10 years and never got a medal!!! He got gold on the 1000 meters!!!!!!!!!

Everybody's so happy for him!!!

Great broadcast!

Joeiss · 02-17-2002, 09:55 AM

That race was amazing... The finish was one of the most commical things I have seen in sports. Canada got third! Yeah! Thats funny because he was in last until the big crash.