2018 Winter Olympics Thread

[nutmegchoi]

What a beast!!!

[Supermoon]

Wow! Mikaela charged that last run. Amazing.

Great hockey game too. Hoping for a rematch for gold.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

Sick! I'm sure she's happy to get that out of the way, letting her relax for SL and (hoping) all the events.

[goldengatestinx]

Awesome! Man, she was the only skier to really attack that top half - in form over that little knoll that so many of the top skiers came off in the back seat.

Sick turns!

When I saw her balanced off that bump it was like yeahhhhh. Here she goes.

[From_the_NEK]

When I saw her balanced off that bump it was like yeahhhhh. Here she goes.

Agreed. I saw how easy she made that look and knew she was dialed in for that run.

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[uglymoney]

Omg! Yes! At work, can't wait to watch it tomorrow.

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[atomicboy]

Hell yes her run was off the charts. She was in the zone hope it continues. That gold is worth millions, new elite sponsors will be lining up she has the looks, skills, and character.

[MakersTeleMark]

Fuck. Schlep with a prerelease.

[patxi]

Reverse run def makes this 2nd gs run interesting

Reverse 2nd for the top 30 is the norm.

Happy for Mohwinckel also.

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[Skihiker]

Mikaela for the Gold!
Came in 5th in the GS at Sochi. Gold here. Unbelievable. And yes, she attacked that second run, hit that top section well without skidding around those tough turns, and would've won by more except for that little hiccup at the bottom.
Sobbing when she realized she had won. The pressure, the relief.
Congratulations to her. Now on to the Slalom tomorrow.

[MTT]

I was thinking about how to sum up today's events
Here it is

[old goat]

I was watching the men's hockey game vs slovenia. The players are fine but the lack of practice as a team showed.
We need Doc and we get Pierre. Sad.

[The Tortoise]

I was wondering about how these teams would gel.

I haven't watched any men's hockey yet, but from watching the CAN vs USA Women's game I am guessing the women's series is gonna be more interesting.

[Diamond Joe]

I haven't watched any men's hockey yet, but from watching the CAN vs USA Women's game I am guessing the women's series is gonna be more interesting.

The Canadian and US women are on a different level than the rest of the field.

[RShea]

Mikaela for the Gold!
Came in 5th in the GS at Sochi. Gold here. Unbelievable. And yes, she attacked that second run, hit that top section well without skidding around those tough turns, and would've won by more except for that little hiccup at the bottom.
Sobbing when she realized she had won. The pressure, the relief.
Congratulations to her. Now on to the Slalom tomorrow.

She said after her Sochi she wanted to be much improved in the GS discipline and so her last 4 years have been working on that improvement as well as maintaining her top Slalom skills...

[::: :::]

I was wondering about how these teams would gel.

I haven't watched any men's hockey yet, but from watching the CAN vs USA Women's game I am guessing the women's series is gonna be more interesting.

i really liked the scrappy play: energetic, contesting the puck & generally getting after it
that is the fun in hockey without the thuggish targetings that are part of the nhl

[carlh]

Anyone have a link to the GS finals replay so I don't have to search for an hour?

[Diamond Joe]

Only took like 30 seconds..
http://stream.nbcolympics.com/alpine...giant-slalom-2

[old goat]

i really liked the scrappy play: energetic, contesting the puck & generally getting after it
that is the fun in hockey without the thuggish targetings that are part of the nhl

That and the international width rink.

US could have played a little more dump and chase; I guess they were picked to be fast, not big, so maybe that dictates the style of play. Still Pierre didn't need to say it quite so many times.

[Meanfruit]

Wow. Just discovered CBC Canada on demand Olympics coverage. Every sport, full coverage. If you can get it, do it. NBC wishes they could do sports like this

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[east or bust]

this SL course is fucking gnar

[::: :::]

I love the overlay of two athletes skiing at the same time...great use of technology

[goldengatestinx]

I'm curious how it's gnar?

[From_the_NEK]

It is short but there are still a lot of gates that are close together?

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[4matic]

Bad start for MS. Slow out of the gate.